She was born April 29, 1935, in Brookside, the daughter of the late Albert and Frieda (Wach) Beckendorf. She married Gerald Trudell on July 2, 1955, in Oconto Falls. He survives.
Patricia was a homemaker and employed as the assistant city clerk for the city of Mosinee. Her greatest joys were her grandchildren and the times she spent on the golf course with Jerry and their friends.
Survivors besides her husband, Gerald, include a son, Joseph (Luanne) Trudell, Mosinee; three daughters, Cynthia (Richard) Olson and Debra Cramer, both of Mosinee, and Susan (Gary) Ridderbusch, Eagle River; eight grandchildren, Eric and Adam Olson, Nicole, Leah and Joey Trudell, Seth Cramer, and Taylor and Carly Ridderbusch; a brother, Donald Beckendorf, Abrams; and a sister, Betty (Michael) Homick, Green Bay.
Services were held Mon., Jan. 17 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Mosiness, with the Rev. Bruno Lischwe officiating. Burial in St. Paul Cemetery, Mosinee.
Beste Funeral Home, Mosinee, assisted the family.