Patricia Ann Lansford, 82, of Michigan City, IN, passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at Franciscan Alliance.
Patricia was born July 18, 1934, in South Bend, IN, to Donald and Vera (Hirsch) Whiteman. She graduated from Riley High School in 1951 and Indiana University School of Nursing in 1955. There she met her husband, Kenneth G. Lansford, M.D. They were married Sept. 18, 1955, in South Bend.
She worked for many years as an operating room assistant for her husband as well as for Dr. Aileen G. Stiller, and also volunteered at the Red Cross Blood Bank.
Her passions were her family, her horses, and the arts. She could often be found collecting authentic American Indian jewelry and pottery or enjoying fishing in Wisconsin and Canada with her husband. Pat was an accomplished artist, winning several showings and hosting a few of her own shows at Purdue NW and The Presbyterian Church Art Show.
She was a member of Indiana University Alumni Nurses Association, Door Prairie Questers and LaPorte Red Hat Society. In the past she was also a member of LaPorte Service League, a Camp Fire Girls President and leader, LaPorte and Michigan City Art Leagues, The Art Barn, and the Beechwood 18 League.
Pat is survived by her daughters, Gail (Jeffrey) Johnson and Susan Kay (Larry) Hackett; her four grandchildren, Aaron (Megan) Johnson, Alexia (Zachary) Baker, Derek (Cassandra) Johnson and Neil (Samantha) Hackett; and her 10 great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Johnson, Sophia Hackett, Theo Johnson, Brady Baker, Caleb Baker, Louise Johnson, Drew Baker, Charlie Johnson, Kennedy Hackett, and Ainsley Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her sister, Billie (Joe) Kapshandy.
A Celebration Of Life Service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, with a time of visitation from 2 p.m. until the service, at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, LaPorte.
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