Patricia Ann de Kock (nee Stang) passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023 surrounded by her family in North Battleford, Saskatchewan after battling cancer.

Patricia (Pat) was born on July 12, 1955 in Camrose, Alberta where she eventually met Fran de Kock.  Pat and Fran were married on November 29, 1974 in Hardisty, Alberta.  In 1980, they loaded up the three girls in their costumes on Halloween night and moved to North Battleford, Saskatchewan where Pat resided until her death.  North Battleford is where Pat and Fran raised their family and grew their aviation business which resulted in a wonderful extended aviation and farming family.  Pat and Fran were fortunate to have recently celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary at home with their family.

Pat enjoyed playing ladies fastball, coaching her daughters’ softball and ringette, gardening, sewing, providing lovely meals to those she cared for, dancing, knitting, painting, mothering all her fly-girls/boys and student pilots and most of all spending time with her family, friends and extended aviation family.  She always had a lot on the go and most of the time it was all about helping others.

Pat (Mom and Nanny) will be missed each and every day by those who knew and loved her.

Pat is survived by her husband Fran, daughters Cathy de Kock (Aaron Gordon), Caralynn Gidych (Ryan) and Carla Caswell (Mark), as well as her granddaughters Keifer, Makenzie, Evelyn and Elizabeth.

In lieu of flowers, Pat asked that donations be made to the amazing Home Care team that provided much needed support to her and her family during her battle with cancer, the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation in support of Battlefords Home Care Services.

The celebration of life will be held at the Western Development Museum at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023.  The program will be followed by a light lunch.

Condolences for the family can be made at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements have been entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium – Elle Dell & Trevor Watts Funeral Directors.

• Date : 2023-12-07
• Location : North Battleford, SK