Patricia "Pat" Hejdak, age 76, of Oshkosh, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Bethel Home, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Milwaukee on March 25, 1928, the daughter of the late Adam A. and Emma (Holz) Hejdak. After graduating from high school, she moved to Oshkosh and worked at Wisconsin National Life Insurance Company for seven years. She then went to Tucson, Arizona and worked there for three years at which time she returned to Oshkosh. She worked at Kimberly-Clark for 30 years until retirement. She was a long time member of Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Pat is survived by her brother, Kenneth (Mary) Hejdak of Oshkosh; one sister-in-law, Sun OK Hejdak of Seoul, South Korea; step-nephews, several cousins and many friends. Per Pat's request, she will be cremated. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 31, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in Seefeld Family of Funeral Chapels, 300 N. Eagle Street with the Reverend Jeffrey Berg of Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church officiating. A time of gathering for relatives and friends will be held one hour before the service. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, if so desired, memorials may be made to Martin Luther Ev. Church in her name. A very special thank you to my brother and sister-in-law, Ken and Mary, for all their care and services thru the years. Also a thank you to Dr. Michael Kim at Aurora; Dr. Karen Gremminger and the entire cancer unit. Jenni Zelinski and the staff on 2 west at Bethel Home.
God looked around His garden and He found an empty place, He then looked down upon this earth and saw your tired face. He put His arm around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful. He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering, He knew that you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered, "peace be thine." It broke our hearts to lose you but you didn't go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God took you home.
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