Patricia “Pat” Louise Retherford, age 68 of North Branch, passed away Dec. 18, 2016 from a stroke.
Pat was born May 12, 1948 in St. Paul to parents, Henry and Katherine (Holtzbauer) Pojanowski. She graduated from Forest Lake High School in 1966. She married Larry Retherford on June 18, 1966 and they had 50 wonderful years together. She worked for Superior Engineering as an Operator and Quality Control. She loved donating her time to St. Gregory the Catholic Church in North Branch. Pat loved spending time with her family, especially with her many grandchildren and great-grandchild. Pat helped many people in life and also in death. She was a donor, and she was able to donate her liver, and both kidneys to three recipients, she was also able to donate her heart and lungs to the U of M and her eyes to the Lions Eye Bank.
She is preceded in death
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