White Funeral Home
400 First Street West
Independence, Iowa 50644

Independence – Patricia C. Colton, 84 years old of Marion, IA, and formerly of Independence, IA, died Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Hospice of Mercy – Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, IA.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. – Saturday, June 19, 2021, at the White Funeral Home, 400 First Street West, Independence.  Family burial services will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery.  Public visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home.  Memorials will be directed to the Hospice of Mercy.

Patricia Cathaleen Colton was born July 18, 1936, in Buchanan County, IA, the daughter of Jasper Chandler and Erma Rose (Snyder) Chandler.  She graduated from high school with the class of 1954, in Quasqueton, IA.  On March 16, 1958, she was united in marriage to Sylvan Junior Colton at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Independence.  He preceded her in death on July 4, 1981.  Pat worked 26 years for Independence Community Schools as a cook and later as the Food Service Director.  She retired in 1995.  She remained active camping, gardening, dancing, playing cards and doing crafts until her health began to fail.  Most of all she missed cooking for groups of people.

Patricia is survived by two sons, Rodney (Bonne) Colton of Strafford, MO, Scott (Lisa) Colton of Quasqueton; one daughter, Cheryl (Danny) Roberts of Cedar Rapids; also, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  In addition to her husband, Sylvan, her parents; two sisters, Marcia Petcavage and Phyllis Yearous; and two brothers, Ronald Chandler and Michael Chandler, preceded her in death.

White Funeral Home, Independence, IA, in charge of the arrangements.