elius and Marye Eleanor Montgomery Smith. She attended school in Salem, IA. Pat continued her education in Mt. Pleasant and was a 1961 graduate. On February 3, 1960, she married John Fredrick Shaffner at Salem Congregational Church. Pat lived in the Salem area prior to moving to West Burlington in the late 1980s.
For over 30 years, Pat worked at Champion Sparkplug as a production worker. Following her retirement in 1992, she began a second career in retail sales working for Montgomery Ward, Fashion Bug, and Christopher & Banks until the time of her death.
Pat was a member of West Avenue Baptist Church and Salem Congregational Church. She actively participated in The Red-Hot Flashes of The Red Hat Society and Menopause Mommas, originally a group of five close friends. Known to her family as a shopper extraordinaire, she loved finding a bargain. She collected Hot Wheels and gnomes.
Those sharing in Pat's life include two daughters, Nancy (Mick) Sones of Andover, MN and Carmen Shaffner of Richmond, VA; one son, John (Elaine) Shaffner, Jr. of Salem, IA; three grandsons, Elton Shaffner, Dylan Anderson, and Taylor Alliman; and a cousin, Sue Agnew of Billings, MT.
Along with her parents, Pat was preceded in death by her brother, John Smith and her husband, Fred Shaffner.
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Mt Pleasant, IA, US, 52641
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Burlington, IA, US, 52601
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Burlington, IA, US, 52601
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