In Loving Memory
Patricia Carter
May 22, 1929 - November 23, 2022

Family would appreciate memorials to be in her memory to Hospice of Palo Alto County.

VISITATION
Saturday, December 3, 2022
9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Grace Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

SERVICE
Saturday, December 3, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Grace Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. Curtis DeFord

BURIAL
Monday, December 5, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Clear Lake Cemetery
Clear Lake, Iowa

Patricia "Patty" Mabel Carter, age 93, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, died on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at
PARC Hall with family at her side.

She was born on May 22, 1929, at Arnolds Park, Iowa to Albert and Delma (Ulrich) Heick. Patty
graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1947.

She married Eugene Ross Carter on September 7, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa. Patty worked at the local
Northwestern Bell telephone office in Sioux City as a teller. They lived in Sioux City, Iowa, LuVerne,
Minnesota and Glidden, Iowa before purchasing the funeral home and furniture businesses in Kanawha,
Iowa in 1962. In 1972 they acquired a funeral home in Britt. They retired in 1985 to Clear Lake, Iowa.
Patty then worked at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City as a receptionist for many
years, retiring at the age of 86. She moved to Emmetsburg, Iowa in 2016. She made lifelong friends at
NIACC and cherished her NIACC "family".

Patty enjoyed her family and especially time with all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Patty
enjoyed cooking, reading, and doing Sudoku puzzles. Her friends at Willow Ridge can attest to her ability
to win at Domino's and Bingo. She was known for her chocolate cake with white fudge frosting. At
NIACC she was famous for her brown paper bag apple pie, and no, she never burned down the house
baking it! She was a loyal Emmetsburg E-Hawk and University of Iowa Hawkeye fan.

Patty grew in her Christian faith over the years. When living in Clear Lake, she attended church
regularly, belonged to a prayer group, and attended bible studies often. She was a prayer warrior.
When she moved to Emmetsburg, she attended Grace Church with Brian and Jane frequently, and
Pastor Curt DeFord visited her often during her time at Willow Ridge and PARC Hall. How fitting that the
last prayer that Patty heard was Pastor DeFord praying while her family gathered around her as she
passed away. Pastor DeFord said that was the fastest answer to prayer, that she would pass away
peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

She is survived by her three children, Bruce (Faith) Carter, Clear Lake, Iowa, Ann Baier, Alden, Iowa and
Jane (Brian) Palmer, Emmetsburg, Iowa, 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers, Charles
Heick, Las Vegas, Nevada, James Heick, Riverside, California and a sister Judy Moon, Baldwin, Missouri,
and many nieces and nephews.

Patty was preceded in death by her parents, son Todd Carter, grandson Adam Carter, sister Jeanne
Hanby, brothers–in-law Henry Hanby and Hugh Moon, sisters-in-law Barbara Heick and Gloria Heick, and
sons-in-law, Phil Wellik and Mark Baier.

+written by the late Todd Carter in 2020.