- Date Of Birth: January 14, 1927
- Date Of Death: October 3, 2022
- State: Colorado
Patricia Josephine (Schneider) Abbott was born January 14, 1927, in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and passed away quietly the early morning of October 4, 2022. She was 95.
Pat was the daughter of Paul Oscar and Thelma Irene (Conner) Schneider. She grew up in Lake Elmo with many Schneider cousins, and she walked the 2 miles to and from school from the family home on Lake Elmo Dr., across from the lake. She and her cousins and neighborhood friends learned to swim early and enjoyed the lake in the summer; Pat enjoyed rowing for her dad as he fished. She graduated from Stillwater High School in 1944 and was elected class secretary and homecoming queen. After graduating she became a professional secretary and executive assistant; while working at the Emporium she served one winter as a ‘princess’ in the Winter Carnival, and in her escort met her future husband John Steele Abbott Jr.
Pat is survived by three children John, Ken, and Carolyn, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (with two more on the way). She had a sister Dorothy (Dot) and a brother John (Jack) who have passed away, with 6 nieces and nephews in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
