Gwennith Patterson, 86

Gwennith Lynne (Kleinberg) Patterson, 86, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at her home in Post Falls, Idaho. 

Gwen was born in Wynot, Neb., on Feb. 9, 1938. She attended public schools in South Sioux City, Neb., and left school to marry Gerald “Jerry” Patterson in August 1955. They started a family that eventually grew to three children.

Jerry and Gwen spent a few years in Beloit, Wis., before moving to Southern California in 1964.

In 1966, they settled in Santa Barbara, Calif. Jerry and Gwen lived there until they retired in 1996 and moved to Redding, Calif. They moved to Post Falls in 2003.

Gwen was a stay-at-home mom until 1973 when she went to work at Cornet Stores on the Mesa in Santa Barbara. Between 1973 and 1996, Gwen worked at retail establishments in Mesa and then retired to Redding, Calif. Husband Jerry passed away in 2009.

Survivors include children Debra Lynne (Patterson) Northart of Santa Ana, Calif., Gerald Nicholas (Nick) Patterson (Nanette) of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Kirk Anthony Patterson (Lovona) of Post Falls; grandchildren Susannah Lynne Northart of Santa Ana, Calif., Kendra Lynne Patterson of Silverdale, Wash., Timothy Kyle Patterson of Santa Ynez, Calif., Tyler Nicholas Patterson of Nashville, Tenn., and Zachary Christian Patterson, of Bend, Ore.; great-grandchildren Nico, Julia and Pia; sister Sally Hansen and brother Clark Kleinberg of South Sioux City, Neb.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

No services are planned for Post Falls, but a memorial will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa, later in 2025.