Patricia Baukol

Patricia ‘Pat’ (Knauss)

Baukol (92) passed from

this world to her eternal

home on September 5,

2022 at St. Gerard Com-

munity Care Center in

Hankinson, North Dakota.

Pat’s funeral will be held

September 24, 2022 at

11:00 a.m. CDST in Im-

manuel Lutheran Church,

Hankinson, ND. Rev. C.H.

Jahnke (St. Andrew Luth-

eran Church, West Fargo)

will be officiating.

Pat was born to Ted

and Lucille Knauss, April

30, 1930 at home on the

farm near Hannaford,

North Dakota. She attend-

ed Bartley Country School

through 8th grade. She

graduated from Hanna-

ford High School May 28,

1948. She met the love of

her life (Duane Baukol)

while he was working for

her father on the family

farm. They were united in

marriage at Mahnomen,

Minnesota on May 29,

1948. (This past May, Pat

and Duane celebrated

their 74th Wedding An-

niversary.) Their first

home was in Waubun,

Minnesota. They also

lived in Moorhead, Min-

nesota. In 1950 they were

blessed with a son, Rick.

In 1953 they moved to

Hannaford and purchased

the Hannaford Locker

Plant. Also that year they

were delighted to add

their daughter, Ellen. In

1956 their second son, Ar-

lan joined the family.

In 1961, the family

moved to Turtle Lake,

North Dakota. Pat had al-

ways wanted to be a

teacher, so she began

teaching Sunday school at

Trinity Lutheran Church.

She also babysat for

friends, and was a Girl

Scout leader. The family

resided in Turtle Lake un-

til August of 1968, when

they moved to West Allis,

Wisconsin. Pat continued

babysitting and teaching

Sunday school. In 1970,

the family moved to West

Fargo. In 1971, they

moved to Carrington and

in the same year to Coop-

erstown. There she began

her career working in the

Activity Department at

the Nursing Home. 1975

found them in Minot. She

took care of her

grand-daughters for

several years, and contin-

ued her career in the Ac-

tivities department at

Trinity Nursing Home in

Minot. After she retired,

she babysat for two chil-

dren whom she and

Duane treated like

grandchildren. She also

spent time tutoring her

grandchildren. In 2008

they moved to West Far-

go. In 2018 they entered

the St. Gerard Community

Care Center in Hankinson,

North Dakota.

Pat loved reading, play-

ing games on her iPad,

solving word finds and

other puzzles. She loved

to bake. Her fresh

homemade buns and cho-

colate chip cookies were

family favorites.

Pat is survived by her

beloved husband, Duane;

her son Rick (Sharon),

daughter Ellen (Jim Beck-

er), and son Arlan (Vicky);

grandchildren Tina

Hyder, Laurie Baukol,

Mike Baukol (Christy),

Angie (Mike Hagen), El-

izabeth Becker, Amy Bau-

kol, Sarah Becker, and

Austin Baukol (Maggie);

and 15

great-grandchildren and

numerous nieces and

nephews; her sisters Kay

(Harvey Brudvig), Mary

Jane, and Becky (Mel

Moe). Pat was preceded in

death by her parents, her

daughter-in-law Twila

Baukol, her sister Phyllis

Nelson; brother Frederick

Knauss; and her

grand-daughter Amanda

Baukol.

Pat’s funeral will be

held September 24, 2022

at 11:00 a.m. CDST in Im-

manuel Lutheran Church,

Hankinson, ND with visi-

tation one hour prior to

the service. The funeral

will be officiated by Rev.

C.H. Jahnke (St Andrew

Lutheran Church, West

Fargo).

West Funeral Home &

Life Tribute Center

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