Dolores "Dee" Patterson

Obituary:

Dolores R. “Dee” Patterson, 93, formerly of Stanley, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Cornell Care Center.

Dee was born on May 29, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Louis and Victoria (Opon) Ciolkosz. Her family moved to the Junction area of rural Stanley when she was a young girl. She lived in Palatine, IL, for many years where she raised her family, and later spent time in Venice, FL, before returning to Stanley, WI.

She is survived by her sons, Larry (Monique) Pacewicz and Steve Pacewicz; her grandchildren, Jacky (Shaundel) Horton, Steven (Mikayla) Collins, David (Tiffani) Collins, Nicholas (Darci) Pacewicz, and Zachary Pacewicz; and her great-grandchildren, Benjamin Collins, Violet Collins, Charlotte Collins, and Hank Collins.

Dee was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Patterson; her daughter, Linda Collins; her brothers, Leonard, Ronald, Erwin, Edward, and Mitchell; and her sisters, Virginia Burzynski and Bernadette Jakubowicz.

A graveside service will be held in the spring at St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Cemetery.