Date of Birth:
Saturday, February 23, 1935
Date of Death:
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Age:
83 years old

Patricia Ann Kieffer

The funeral Mass for Patricia “Pat” Kieffer will be at 11:00 am on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester (of which she was a charter member) with Rev. Peter Schuster officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church.

Mrs. Kieffer, 83, of Rochester, MN died Tuesday, September 4th at her home in Rochester surrounded by family members.

Pat was born February 23, 1935 in Rollingstone, MN to Edward and Lillian (Ganey) Holland and was raised in Rollingstone, MN. She graduated from Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Rollingstone  in 1953.  On January 9, 1954 she married Charles “Chuck” Kieffer of Altura, MN.  They were married at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Rollingstone and were married for 60 years.  Pat and Chuck started out their marriage in England as Chuck served in the Army from 1953-1955. Pat, Chuck and their family spent time living in Altura, St. Charles and then moved to Rochester in 1968.

Pat was a “stay at home mother” most of her adult life.  Later in her life she worked at both the Rochester Vocational/Technical School and RCTC as an administrative assistant.

Survivors include her six children, Paul (Jeanette) Kieffer of St. Charles, MN,  Mark (Cheryl) Kieffer of Rochester, MN, Tami (Ahmed) AbuAyed of Big Lake, MN, Brenda (George) Brodrick of Farmers Branch, TX, Charles (Michelle) Kieffer of Cambridge, MN, and Jeff (Elaine) Kieffer of Montgomery, AL.

She was the proud grandmother of 13 grandchildren: Jesse (Courtney Buchholtz) Kieffer of Poolsville, MD, Isaac (Christina) Kieffer  of Sterling, VA, Annie Kieffer of Rochester and Kallie Kieffer of St. Louis, MO, Matthew (Rebecca) AbuAyed of Maple Grove, MN, Nadia (Aaron) Opatz of Maple Grove, MN, Yasmin (Elias Achkar) AbuAyed of Dubai UAE, Amy (Marc) deVernon of Capetown South Africa, David (Sarah) Brodrick of Austin, TX, Katelyn (Jesse) Decker of Charles City, IA, Rachel (Liangjie) Gao of Shenzhen, China, Charles John Kieffer III (Chaz) of Minneapolis, MN, and Luke Kieffer of Cambridge, MN.

She also was the proud great-grandmother of 21 great-grandchildren: Kiana, Kynlee, Luke, Lydia, Jackson, Lila, Ethan, Talia, Declan, Eli, Jamil, Adayo, Daniella, Gabriel, Patience, Abel, Melody, Isaac, Titus, Esther and Ellie.

Pat’s favorite hobby was playing the card game of bridge with numerous groups and many friends.  She also enjoyed playing the card game “500”, joining in family celebrations/reunions, traveling both nationally and internationally,  baking deserts,  and being the central contact point of all news regarding the family.

Memorials are preferred to the St. Vincent DePaul Society at Resurrection Catholic Church.

A reception will be held at Resurrection Catholic Church after the service. A private burial will take place later in the afternoon with family at Calvary Cemetery.