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March 21, 1930-Oct. 25, 2026
Minot
Patricia Elaine ("Patsy", "Pat") Pattison was born in Glasgow, MT, on March 21, 1930, the 6th of 7 children born to Jacob and Amanda (Gulbrandson) Pattison. Our Lord called her home on October 25, 2026.
Patsy graduated from Glasgow High School in 1948 and the University of Montana in 1952. She taught in Montana before moving to Bismarck where she met her future husband, Jerome G. Leer. Patsy and Jerry were married on November 26, 1959, in Glasgow. They lived in Bismarck, ND, New Hope, MN, where their three children, Gary, Kim, and Julie, were born, Virginia Beach, VA, Peoria, IL, and Germantown, TN. In 1979, they moved to Carrington, ND. After Jerry died in 1993, Pat married Dr. Richard Shepard in 1994. They lived in Perham, MN, and Sun City West, AZ. Dick died in 2005. In 2017, Pat moved to Minot, ND.
Pat is survived by her children: Jerome G., Jr. "Gary" Leer and his wife Karen of Bismarck, Kim and her husband Don Fornshell of Minot, and Julie Leer of Bismarck; her grandchildren: Lindsay and Steve Thuner; Aaron and Jessy Fornshell and their children, Neely, Jase, and Ryer; Alex and Katelyn Fornshell and their children, Burke, Corbett, and Miller, all of Minot; Caleb Fornshell of Bismarck, Jason Jensen of Bismarck, and Mathew and Jess West Jensen and their children, Grace and Claire, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Dick's children and grandchildren: Nancy Shepard and Frank Lopez of CA and their son Sam; Bob Shepard and Barb Kampf of MN and their children Katie (Kyle) and Ron (Rachel), and Mary and Monte Easterday of ID. In addition, Pat is survived by her brother-in-law, David Leer, Bismarck, and sisters-in-law, Verna Pattison, Havre, MT, and Mona Leer, Scottsdale, AZ, and many nieces and nephews and their families all of whom she loved dearly. In addition, Mom is survived by her dear friend since the 5th grade, Norma Maney of IL, keeping in touch through the years and occasionally getting to visit in Illinois, Arizona, and Glasgow.
Thank you all for your faithful presence in Mom's life whether through phone calls, letters, visits, or memories. You all enriched her life beyond measure.
Mom was preceded in death by her husbands Jerry and Dick, her parents, Jacob and Amanda; her siblings and their spouses: Bill and Peggy Pattison, Jean and LJ "Bake" Baker, Lyman and Mary Pattison, Leo Pattison, Dora and Bunny Radakovich, and Marie and Jim Fargo; Jerry's parents, Gil and Gay Leer; Jerry's siblings and their spouses: Burdette and Jeanne Leer, Gene and Ellen Leer, Sye and Lois Leer, Lincoln Leer, Joan Leer, D.G. "Dolly" Leer, nephew Don Baker; and Dick's parents and siblings.
We are comforted knowing Mom is home with her Heavenly Father and Savior and is reunited with loved ones who have gone before her. Our most heartfelt thank you to the staff and caregivers at Edgewood Memory Care for the care you gave and love you showed Mom.
Memorial Service: Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Minot.
Interment: Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, ND. Burial will take place at a later date.
Visitation: One hour prior to the service.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial to Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington, ND, to the Perham (MN) Food Shelf or other feeding ministry of your choice, or to the charity of your choice.
The service will be livestreamed for the public to view and can be accessed by going to the Thompson-Larson Funeral home website: www.thompson larson.com
Those wishing to sign the online register and share memories may access the online obituaries section at (www.thompson larson.com).
Published by The Minot Daily News, October 28, 2026.