Patsy Chick

Patsy L. Chick, age 70, of Pomeroy, Iowa died December 8, 2021 at her home in Pomeroy. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Lake Benton, MN from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a short prayer service at 12:30. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Patsy Lee (Thomsen) Chick passed away on Wednesday, December 8th at the age of 70 at her home in Pomeroy, Iowa. She is survived by her soul mate Raymond Chick, brothers: Larry (Anita) Thomsen, Frank and Charles Thomsen, and sister Judy (Curtis) Johansen. Nieces: Tonia (Mike) Czech, Stacy (David) Riphagen, Erin (Kevin) Owen and nephew: Corey (Laura) Garritsen. Patsy was born August 5th, 1951 in Hendricks, Minnesota to Frank and Hertha (Claussen) Thomsen. They lived on a farm just outside of Lake Benton until 1955 before moving to town. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church, and graduated Lake Benton High School in 1971. Soon after graduating Patsy moved to Madison, Minnesota and worked as a nurse’s aide at the Madison nursing home until her mother passed away in 1980. She returned to her family home, babysat and worked in the kitchen at the Edgewood Bluff and the Ivanhoe nursing home. She then worked as a nurse’s aide at the Sunrise Manor nursing home for a number of years. On November 2nd, 2001 she married Raymond Chick. They lived in several places including Missouri before settling in Pomeroy Iowa. Although in all her travels, she never did make it to Pukwana. Patsy continued to work in either the kitchen or as a nurse’s aide at Kids’n’Kare, Good Sam and the Homestead. It was clear that Patsy loved cooking, baking, children and the elderly. Asking someone if they knew Patsy most often resulted in a smile and then a story about her sense of humor. Patsy had a very optimistic outlook on life, even during her battle with cancer. Doctors and nurses were amazed to always find her with a smile on her face and a snarky reply to how her day was going. Another of Patsy’s great loves were her dogs, Sparky, Norby, Taz, Patch, Doobers and Tex. Patsy was preceded in death by her mother Hertha Thomsen, father Frank Thomsen, sister Theresa Garritsen, brother-in-law Steven Garritsen and her daughter.

Patsy Chick

August 5, 1951 - December 8, 2021