Patricia A. Eklund

Patricia A. Eklund, age 89, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, formerly of Gibbon, went to be with her Lord on Monday, April 15, 2024.

The family will greet visitors on Saturday, April 27, at Good News Baptist Church, 6830 Eastern Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., followed directly by a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Terry Frazine officiating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Gibbon. Memorial contributions in honor of Pat Eklund may be made to Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods: https://faithhospicecare. org/donate/.

Patricia held a master’s degree in special education and taught in Gary, Indiana, for 33 years with a one year hiatus in 1983-1984 to teach at ECLA in Madrid, Spain.

She participated in numerous mission trips to Russia in her retirement years.

Patricia will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Pamela Eklund; son-in-law, David Jones; grandchildren, Aiden Jones, Zachery Jones, and Bee Jones; sister, Virginia Yendra; brother, Ervin J. “Buddy” and Betty Louise Stall; and 11 nieces and nephews, their children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Eleanor and Earl J. Graves, and brother-in-law, Lavern “Bud” Yendra.