s" which really brightened her days. Pat and Joe were able to spend almost 34 loving years, always together; before his untimely death in 1991. She was excited to join him in heaven when her time came. Pat ran the Sexton Post Office/Furniture/Grocery store for many years, did daycare in her home, cleaned at various places, worked as a nurse aide at Good Samaritan, and was a secretary for Galbraith Resources until her retirement. Pat is survived by her four children, David (fiancée, Anna Goodell) Penning of Bradgate, Dennis (Julie) Penning of Algona, Doug (Janet) Penning of Algona, Pam (Jim) Smith of Sexton; grandchildren, Josh (fiancée, Britney Harms) Penning of Algona, Joe (Jennifer) Penning of Algona, Russ (Kim) Penning of Ankeny, Ryan (Justin Ruegg) Penning of West Des Moines, Dustin (Lisa) Penning-Smith of Wesley, Randy (Megan) Penning of Algona, Amber (friend, Brandon Vaske) Welle of Algona, Nyx (friend, Bryan Gaillard) Penning of Wesley, Matt (friend, Brandy Armstrong) Smith of Wesley, Bethany (Jacob) Kofoot of Algona, Levi (fiancée, MaKayla Williams) Penning of Whittemore; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Lana, Fenix, Jaxon, Harmony, Kendra, Metix, Kinlee, Charley, Keaton, Carter, Shawna, and one on the way in September; siblings, Joan Anderson, Allen Perkins, Robert Perkins and step-sibling, Marie Perkins. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe; siblings, June Oakland, Alice Tabb, Delbert Perkins in infancy, Marvin Perkins, Ramona Groebner, Jerry Perkins, Ronald Perkins, Karen Reher, and Kathleen Dorr.