Carol Patterson
December 24, 1944 – January 14, 2022
A service in witness to Carol’s life and faith will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home, 917 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, Centrica Care Navigators, or Battle Creek Friends Church, c/o the funeral home.
Obituary
Age 77, passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, January 14, 2022. Carol was born in Kalamazoo, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1944, the daughter of Ernest and Elda (Setter) Hiscock. On January 4, 1964, she married Ray Veat Patterson who preceded her in death on December 17, 2020. Carol worked at a flower shop where her love and knowledge about flowers grew. This knowledge helped her to plant the most beautiful gardens. Her servant heart led her to many places where she cared for her community. She would serve at the food pantry, “Love Thy Neighbor” or the locals churches. During Christmas, her favorite holiday, it was fun to come to her house where you could smell pine scented candles, cookies baking and the numerous batches of Chex mix. You would see Christmas throughout the house where the kids loved going from room to room seeing how Grandma decorated from year to year. She would make a delicious meal and even her table was impeccably decorated. She especially loved spending time with her family, watching her grandkids play sports, traveling the country with her husband in their “Roadtrek”. Carol is survived by her children, Penny (Tim) Born of Battle Creek, Lisa (Tim) Kellam of Augusta, Brian (Kim) Patterson of Galesburg; grandchildren, Amber (Ben), Nicole (Paul), Jordan (Noelle), Ben, Tyler, Emma (Wyatt), Allie (Carson), Blake and Trevor; great-grandchildren, Eli, Payton and Felicity; many nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, and countless friends. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Max, Hiscock.
Oh what an honor it was to have known Carol. She was always so loving, kind and compassionate. She loved her family to the depth of her being and it was so evident. She will be greatly missed by so very many of us. Our prayers are with all of you as you move through the coming days and weeks ahead. May you feel the love and peace that only God can provide in your sorrow.
Penny, Lisa, Brian. I am thinking of you all at this difficult time. I am so sorry for the loss of your precious, beautiful Mom. My condolences to the family and friends that are grieving as well. She was a remarkable lady.
So sorry to hear of the loss if your mother/grandmother! RIP Carol..
Family, We are so sorry to hear of Aunt Carol’s passing. We rejoice in knowing that her and Uncle Ray are once again united and enjoying streets of gold! Hugs and love to all, Terry & LeeAnn
We were shocked by the passing of Carol, such a strong, vibrant, loving person, she will be missed. The family is going to miss her strong leadership and loving guidance for a long time. She left you with strength and a strong faith that will help you cope. She and your dad were a great team together and super parents. They are in the arms of Jesus.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Condolences and prayers of encouragement and strength to the Patterson family. Carol was a very kind and gracious volunteer at our COVID vaccine clinics, and despite the long hours she always had words of encouragement at the end of her shift. Carol would share stories of her grand and great grandchildren, seeing her smile and laugh about their reaction to situations was priceless. Thank you to Carol’s family for sharing her with us.
I’m so sorry to hear of the passing of Carol. I would have come to her memorial had I known in advance when it was. My prayers are with you all.