Patricia Mae Punteney

Patricia M. Punteney, 81, of Waterloo and formerly of Oelwein, Iowa died Monday morning, July 20, 2015 at NorthCrest Specialty Care in Waterloo, Iowa.

Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterloo with Reverend Thomas J. McDermott officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and after 10:00 A.M. Thursday at the church.
Rosary: 4:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Inurnment: At a later date in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.

Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Patricia Mae King was born September 28, 1933 at Spokane, Washington the daughter of Patrick Kelly and Eva Mae (Riste) King. She graduated from Oroville High School in Oroville, Washington. On March 6, 1954, she was united in marriage to Alvaro James "A.J." Punteney at Oroville, Washington. Patricia was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterloo. Her interests included working at Kathy's Bakery, cooking, gardening, crocheting, embroidering, taking care of children and most of all her Catholic Faith.

Patricia is survived by her 5 daughters: Eva (Raul) Garcia of Waterloo,
Geri Punteney of Toledo,
Teri Jo Punteney of Seattle, Washington,
Carolyn (Craig) Rohrick of Independence and
Marilyn Payne of Independence;
1 son: Ted Patrick Punteney of Sebastopol, California;
14 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren;
2 sisters: Mary (Bob) Seamons of Oroville, Washington and
Deloris (John) Brentt of Spokane, Washington;
2 brothers: Bill (Ann) King of Lacey, Washington and
Tom (P.J.) King of Hillsboro, Oregon; and
many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on April 8, 2006; son: Shane Kelly Punteney on December 7, 1984; son-in-law: Kevin Payne; grandson: Danny Higgins; and 3 brothers: Edward King, Jimmy King and Michael King.