Patricia M. Braudt, 84, of Princeton, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at her home.
Memorial Services were held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 29, at the First United Methodist Church in Clinton. A private burial was held at the McCausland Cemetery prior to the memorial service. Serving as pallbearers were her grandchildren. Visitation was Monday, June 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the church. Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory was honored to serve the Braudt family and online condolences may be expressed by visiting her obituary at www.snellzornig.com.
Patricia Marie Braudt was born Feb. 27, 1937, in Clinton, the daughter of Eugene and Sarah (Cousins) Dannatt. She was an active member of 4-H through high school and graduated from Clinton High School in 1955. Pat went on to earn her teaching certificate at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. She married Jimmie Braudt at the Princeton Presbyterian Church on June 1, 1958.
Pat was a teacher. She taught at the North Scott Country School, second grade at West Union Elementary, first grade at the Newton Emerson Hough Elementary School, and in Clinton she taught third grade at Roosevelt Elementary and served as a substitute teacher. She also touched hundreds of children’s lives as a preschool teacher at Kiddie Kampus Nursery School and then retired after serving for 18 years as director of the YWCA Kindergarten Readiness Program. Pat was lovingly known as “Miss Pat.”
She was an active member of First United Methodist Church, past member of Princeton Presbyterian Church and served as a leader and board member for Marriage Enrichment, Inc. Pat was honored in 1995 as the YWCA Woman of Action. She was an avid reader and wrote two books: “Little Patsy’s Stories” and “Journey Home.” Mostly she enjoyed spending time with her family, her church family and friends and having people spend time at the HomePlace.
Pat is survived by her husband of 63 years, Jimmie Braudt, residing in Princeton; four children: Steven (Anne Lippincott) Braudt of Wilton; Robert (Jocelyn) Braudt of Savage, Minn.; Scott Braudt of Princeton; and Dawn (Paul) Bleeker of Newton. Grandchildren: Sarah (Brian) Thompson, Wright (Chelsea) Braudt, Cody Braudt, Christopher Braudt, Mackenzie Bleeker, Michaela Bleeker and Madison Bleeker; great-grandchildren: Trent and Calla Thompson; and two sisters: Dorla Schroder of Princeton, and Beverly (Robert) Boyle of Knoxville, Tenn. She is survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial checks may be made out to HomePlace Ministries that will be directed to missions and ministries that Pat loved.
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