Patricia Lacroix

Patricia M. LaCroix, age 72 of Faribault, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her home.             Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, at Sacred Heart in Faribault. Interment will be held at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Faribault.             Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault on Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and at the church on Wednesday for one hour prior to services. The Faribault Aerie 1460 Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary will conduct a memorial service on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.             Patricia Margaret Zimmerman, the daughter of Wallace and Rachel (Bushey) Zimmerman, was born on March 5, 1937 in Faribault. Pat attended Bethlehem Academy High School and graduated with the class of 1955. On May 11, 1957 she was united in marriage to Clayton LaCroix at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Faribault. During the first years of their marriage Pat stayed at home and helped on the farm. Later she went to work at the Faribault Regional Center and retired after 28 years in 1999. Pat was a member of the Faribault Aerie 1460 Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. She loved camping, fishing, flowers, garage sales and adored her grandchildren.             She is survived by her husband, Clayton LaCroix of Faribault; by five children, Calvin LaCroix of Faribault, Denise (Tom) McNamara of Faribault, Karen (John) Komp of Brooklyn Park, MN, Gwen LaCroix of Minneapolis and Brenda (Dean) Krohn of Faribault; by five grandchildren, Naomi LaCroix, Matt Krohn, Katie Krohn, Dale Krohn and Tyler McNamara; by three sisters, Mary Burke of Inver Grove Heights, MN, Lorraine Langdon of Faribault and Rita (Art) Benjamin of St. Paul, MN and by other relatives and friends.             She was preceded in death by her parents, her grandson, Brandon McNamara, three brothers, Bob, Tom and Joe Zimmerman, by her brother James in infancy, by her inlaws, Walter and Gladys LaCroix and by two brothers in law, Jim Burke and Lowell Langdon.