Patsy Ruth Sigg McGowan, 78, Iola, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Iola Nursing Center.
Patsy was born Sept. 11, 1934, in Iola, the daughter of James Frederick and Bertha Madlyn (Dunton) Weeks. She graduated from Iola High School.
On May 30, 1955, Patsy married Don Sigg and they made their home in Iola. They later divorced. In 1992 she married James McGowan. He preceded her in death in 2010.
She is survived by four children, Janice Carroll and husband Mark, Pratt, Donnie Sigg, Kansas City, Dennis Sigg, Eunice, N.M., and Scottie Sigg, Salina; one brother, James Weeks, Humboldt; three sisters, Peggy Carnahan, Gas, Laura Turner, Chanute, and Jean Byrum, Sheldon, Mo.; three grandchildren Daniel Potter, Kristi Holland and Freddy Sigg; and two great-grandchildren, Wyatt and Khloe Holland.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Simmons.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Catholic Church, Iola.
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Catholic Church.
Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Iola.
Memorial choice is Allen County Hospice and may be left with Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel. Iola.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
Patsy Sigg McGowan
