Patricia Kathleen Bischoff

Patricia Kathleen (Reddel) Bischoff, 76, of Stevensville, died Sunday September 11, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Hospital. A Celebration of Life service will be held at11:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., officiated by Pastor Thomas Batsky. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday at Starks & Menchinger Chapel. Memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund. Friends wishing to sign the online guestbook may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com Pat was born on December 27, 1934 in St. Joseph to Frederick & Mazie (Roper) Reddel. She graduated from Valparaiso University in 1956 with a B.A. in English. She married Stuart Bischoff on September 15, 1956; they would’ve been married 55years this Thursday. They met in the 2nd grade. Pat was a life-long member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She always expressed her loved and pride for family and especially enjoyed when they were all together. Pat enjoyed going to any activity or events that her children or grandchildren were involved in. Most recently, she loved to attend David’s football games to cheer on the Titans. She was an awesome homemaker, baker and cook, loved flowers and was an avid reader. Pat enjoyed knitting dish rags to give to friends, had a fantastic sense of humor and always liked to dress so cute. She will be greatly missed by her family. She is survived by husband Stuart; her four children, Debbie (Steve) Minter, Barry (Katy) Bischoff, Krista (Rich) Bierbaum, and David Bischoff; four grandchildren, Nathan Minter, Catie Minter, Aaron Bischoff and Luke Bierbaum; two brothers Roger Reddel and Fred Reddel. Proceeded in death by a son Nick Bischoff on September 23, 2010 and brother David Reddel in 2010.