Submitted photoPatricia Steichen will be remembered for her dedication to her friends, family, and the students she served.
According to those who knew her best, saying that Patricia Steichen cared more than most would be an understatement. The long-time Forest Lake educator passed away Sept. 8, but the kindness she shared throughout the community will be remembered for a very long time.
“She was a very big-hearted girl who always wanted to do things for people,” Steichen’s brother Robert said. “She was a kind person who never forgot a birthday. Her friends and her family and the kids she worked with were her life.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Steichen attended the University of Minnesota in Duluth and came to Linwood Elementary to teach shortly thereafter. She taught there for more than 34 years. After retirement, she went to Lakes International Language Academy and worked as an administrative assistant starting at school’s inception.
“If you were ever her friend,
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