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Patricia Ernster Obituary
PATRICIA ANN ERNSTER
December 27, 1930 April 24, 2021
Pat is survived by her daughter, Kathy (Mark) O'Donnell of Monument, Colorado; sons, Daniel Ernster and Michael Ernster of Colorado Springs; three grandchildren, Jennifer (Derek) Bantam of Nebraska, Mark (Ashley) O'Donnell and Sean (Leanna) O'Donnell, both of Colorado Springs; four great-grandchildren, Kevin and Tyler Bantam, Sloane and Reagan O'Donnell; and sister, Betty Lou Yellman of Great Falls, Virginia.
Patricia Ernster, age 90, passed away April 24, 2021. She was born in Davenport, Iowa to William and Madeline Britt. She has lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado since 1956.
She was a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, friend, and an avid volunteer.
Pat was an active member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church where she was involved as a Eucharist Minister. She was also a member of St. Elizabeth Circle, Prayer Network, and Befrienders. She was a member of the Association of Retarded Citizens and Faith and Light Community, where she also volunteered.
The most important things in her life where her family, friends, and her faith.
Pat especially enjoyed the beauty of Pikes Peak, playing cards, traveling, fishing, corresponding, reading, keeping in touch with family, friends, and family celebrations.
She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-one years, Richard Ernster; and her sister, Jean Burke of Iowa.
Visitation, 6:00PM-7:00PM, Rosary immediately following, 7:00PM, Friday, May 7, 2021, The Springs Funeral Services, 3115 East Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909.
Attendees for the Visitation and Rosary will be capped at 100 people. Masks/facial coverings required.
Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00AM, Saturday, May 8, 2021, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2318 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907.
Graveside Service, 12:00PM, Monday, May 10, 2021, Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 Hancock Expressway, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903.
Donations in Pat's memory may be made to Catholic Charities of Central Colorado (ccharitiescc.org).
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Myrna
February 5, 2024
Dear Kathy, Danny and "Peanuts",
I quite haphazardly just came across this obituary and feel I should drop you a line, although it's been three years already since your Mum passed.
You probably don't remember me: I used to babysit you when you lived on North Prospect in Colorado Springs back in the latter sixties. I kept in touch with your parents for YEARS after leaving Colorado. They were truly wonderful people, and I'll never forget them!
I've been living in Switzerland for fifty years now, had five children (our youngest son died twenty years ago at age 19), and am now a grandmother to five. It's hard for me to believe, Kathy, that you are a grandmother too! But then, you married VERY young...
Of course, I'll always remember you as children and your parents as they were back in the sixties. Time flies, but memories linger, especially when they are fond.
Love to the three of you and congratulations on your numerous offspring!
Myrna
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