Patricia Rae (Crowly) Canfield Meisenholder

PATRICIA RAE (CROWLY) CANFIELD MEISENHOLDER, 82. nbsp; ROCKFORD - Patricia Rae (Crowly) Canfield Meisenholder died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Provena Cor Mariae Center.nbsp; Born May 16, 1925, in El Reno OK, the youngest daughter of Walter Q. and Jennie B. (Bates) Crowly.nbsp; She married Dr. Burt J. Canfield at Fort Sill, OK where she worked as a Lab Technician.nbsp; The couple returned to Rockford where he was co-founder of the Canfield Clinic and she was active in and Past President of the Rockford Art Association was active in the Womens Club, and a member of the Mayflower Circle of 2nd Congregational Church.nbsp; After Burts death in 1966 she graduated from Rock Valley College where she worked as an Assistant to the Registrar.nbsp; She married David L. Meisenholder in Rockford in 1969 and moved to Lincoln NE.nbsp; There she graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Masters Degree in Accounting, and worked as Director of the Job Training Program of the State of Nebraska Department of Labor until her retirement.nbsp; She was active back-stage in the Lincoln Childrens Theatre Summer Starz Series . nbsp;nbsp;Pat loved travel, collecting art and antiques, and entertaining guests in her home.nbsp; She returned to Rockford after Davids death in 1999.nbsp; Pat is survived by her sister, Carol Copeland of Phoenix, AZ; sons Thomas M (Linda) Canfield of Montrose, CO; Robert E (Caren) Canfield of Rockford; daughter Sally Canfield of Rockford, grandchildren: Betsy Youngquist, Charles (Debra) Youngquist, Joseph (Lilien) Youngquist, Anna (Donald) Cooling, Leah (Scott) Voohries, Suzanna (Devin) Farebee, James Canfield, Kimberly Canfield, Gregory Canfield, Elizabeth Canfield, and eight great-grandchildren.nbsp; Special thank-you to the staff at Provena Cor Mariae for their compassionate and professional care and support. Predeceased by parents, two brothers, a sister, and both husbands. Funeral services will be held at 4 PM, Sunday, January 27, 2008, at Fitzgerald Funeral Home and Crematory, Mulfordnbsp; Chapel, 1860 S. Mulford Rd. Rockford, IL. 61108 with Rev J. Michael Solberg officiating. Visitation will be from 2PM until service time at the funeral home.nbsp; Burial in Willwood Burial Park.nbsp; Memorials may be made to Provena Cor Mariae Center, 3330 Maria Linden Dr., Rockford, IL 61114. Send online condolences at www.fitzgeraldfh.com