"I am so saddened by this news. Jim and I had the pleasure of meeting Pat several years back when we Fell in love with her Walkers and brought home Beauty and Gracie. Not long after Beauty gave us another beautiful foal, we named Mojo. Every visit with Pat and Bob was anyways a joy. No matter the circumstances she always had a smile for us and was thrilled at showing us her herd. She showed us what a true horse owner should be. My daughter even had one of her Jack Russell's. Pat will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her. My heart goes out to the family. You are in our thoughts and prayers."
In loving memory of
PATRICIA LYNN WILSON
May 28, 2017
Patricia Lynn Wilson, 65, Negaunee, entered eternal life on Sunday, May 28, 2017, surrounded by her family after one day in U.P. Health System- Marquette following a brief illness.
Pat was born on August 30, 1951 in Flint, MI to the late James C. and Marilyn E. (Reed) Jones. She graduated from Flushing High School. After graduation she moved to the Upper Peninsula, finally settling at her dream farm where she was surrounded by horses, dogs, cats, chickens and any animal that needed her love.
Pat loved horseback riding or brushing and caring for them. She also enjoyed camping, traveling with her husband Bob, antiques, spending time with her kids, grandkids and great grandchildren, who were the joy of her life. Always ready for any adventure.
Pat worked at the Marquette Veterinary Clinic in Harvey. She had many house and office cleaning jobs over the years. She also worked at Shopko and did merchandising for Acosta and Revlon. Pat semi-retired to enjoy time on her farm and spend time with her family.
Pat was recognized by the Joslin Diabetes Center for 50 plus years of courageous living with Type I Diabetes. She was also a member of both Grace Lutheran Church of Gwinn and Community Covenant Church of Skandia, where she was close to Pastor Todd Spranger and his wife Kim.
Her final act of kindness was to make sure her diabetes would aid in research for others and help future generations.
Pat is survived by four children, Brett (Tammy) Lewis of Gladstone, Karri (Marcus) Falkenberg of Menasha, WI, Robert Wilson, Jr. of Gwinn and Dane Wilson of Fort Knox, KY; two grandchildren, Ashley (Tyler) Marohnic of Gladstone and Courtney (Jordan) Isetts of Escanaba; four great grandchildren, Adelyn and Aiden Marohnic and Annabel and Emma Isetts; and her brother, Richard (Freda) Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert E. Wilson, Sr. on April 25, 2017; and her infant son, Scott Lewis on January 6, 1972.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Canale Gwinn Funeral Home with Rev. Todd Spranger officiating. Pat’s family will greet relatives and friends in the funeral home from 2 p.m. until the time of the service in the funeral home. Refreshments will be served following the service.
Pat’s family would like to thank Deanie and Keith Lemoine, Gerald Iery and Charlene Kangas for their support through this difficult time.
“God forbid that I should go to any Heaven where there are no horses”—Author Unknown
The Canale Gwinn Funeral Home is assisting the family where memories may be shared at canalefuneral.com
Tributes
"I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to all the Wilson family. There's such a sense of helplessness when someone we love dies. I'd like to share some scriptural thoughts that really helps me. Prayer is so valuable at this time but it's not that prayer simply makes us feel better. 2 Cor.4:7 says that God can give us, "... power beyond what is normal ", to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget, but it means we recover. The reason we recover is because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28, ".. all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out ". Jesus was referring to the resurrection, this is our hope that helps us recover and gives us power to go on. 2 Cor.1:3 describes our Creator as, "... the God of all comfort ". One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort (Ps.83:18) be your comfort now during this time of sorrow."
"I am so sorry to hear of Pat's passing. We worked together for Revlon over 17 years, and she was a joy to have on our team. She was always so down to earth and easy going. She told me several time during these past couple of months that you need to take time for what is important, because you just never know how much time you have. I will miss her greatly. My thoughts go out to her family during this time of grief."
"I am so sorry to hear of Pat's passing. If ever there was a woman who loved all of God's creatures it was her. I enjoyed stopping for a visit when I had my horses and sharing dog and horse stories. I know all your beloved pets who have passed before you are happy to see you. Bob and you can go for a beautiful ride. God bless and many prayers to the Wilson family."