Patricia Louise Thorpe, age 77, of Sac City, IA, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by her family. Patricia was born on November 11, 1937, in Truman, MN, to parents Halvor and Ferne (Wise) Homme. She and her family later moved to Storm Lake, IA, where Pat graduated from high school. She then attended nursing school at Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Sioux City, IA.
Patricia was united in marriage to Douglas A. Thorpe at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake on December 7, 1958. They were blessed with three children: Lori, Gary, and Julie.
Pat worked as a nurse for many years at the local hospitals in Storm Lake, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Ankeny, and Estes Park, Co, before settling down in Sac City in 1978, where she worked at Loring Hospital for five years. She later became the school nurse for the Sac County Community School District from 1983 until retirement in 1999.
Pat was a people person and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She liked to be outside and camp. She also enjoyed cooking, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards, and traveling. She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her children: Lori Intveld (Doug Painter) of Sioux Falls, SD, Gary (Jackie) Thorpe of Clear Lake, IA, and Julie Ballantini of Sac City, IA; six grandchildren Brock (Megan) Intveld, Jamie Intveld, Cory and Holly Thorpe, Matt and Amanda Vaughn; and three great-grandchildren Braelyn and Mason Intveld, and Lyla Corderman. Pat is also survived by brother Robert (Suzi) Homme of Highlands Ranch, Co; sister Shirley Becicka of Oxford, IA; and many extended family members and friends.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents; husband Douglas Thorpe, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Delphine and Darrell Borron, nephews Troy and Trent Borron, and Jim Becicka.
