Patricia Ann Samuelson

Patricia Ann Samuelson, 80, formerly of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away peacefully, September 21, 2011 at her home in Sun City Center, Florida.

A Grave Site Memorial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011, at her final resting place of Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa with Pastor Stacey Grau officiating. There will be a Celebration of Life gathering to follow at the First Lutheran Church.

Pat is survived by her loving husband of 63 years Merlin "Sammy" Samuelson, 2 daughters: Linda (Dennis) Byers of Bradenton, Fl. and Debbie (Chris) Munn of Naples, Fl; 5 grandchildren: Lisa Byers, Todd Byers, Jason Byers, Marc Munn and Meggan (Pat) Lowell; and 2 great-grandchildren: Brook Munn and Ella Lowell. She is dearly loved by her family and will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Sun City Center Florida Redeemer Lutheran church, Sun City Center Emergency Squad or Sun City Center Life Path Hospice. Cards and memorials may be sent to Merlin "Sammy" Samuelson at 2511 Locksley Street, Sun City Center, FL 33573. The family extends special gratitude to Life Path Hospice of Sun City Center, FL.

Pat was born March 5, 1931 in St. Louis Missouri to Lester and Mabel Hayes. She married Sammy Samuelson on April 20, 1948 in Fairfield, Iowa. Pat and her husband were life long members of the First Lutheran Church and lived most of their lives in Fairfield raising a family, enjoying their grandchildren and building a family business. Pat and her husband Sammy moved to Sun City Center Florida in 1997.

Pat's hobbies included playing cards, ball room dancing, socializing with friends, traveling with her husband and most importantly cherishing her family. Favorite past times included dancing with friends in Polishville, IA, spending time in Branson, MO. and enjoying the hobby of flying alongside her husband to the many places they traveled over the years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Lester and Mabel Hayes and 1 sister: Ruth Hayes.