Frank N Patterson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Frank N. Patterson, age 81, died January 6, 2017 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Thursday at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, followed by burial in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday at Campbell Aman Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM Frank N. Patterson was born March 22, 1935 in Colcord, Oklahoma the son of Ira and Opal (Henderson) Patterson. Frank was raised in Webb City, Missouri until enlistment in the U.S. Navy in 1953. He served aboard the U.S.S. America, U.S.S. Independence, and various duty stations worldwide throughout 20 years of naval service. He saw combat in Vietnam 1969-70 while serving as a hospital corpsman with the 1st Marine Division. He met his wife, Tsuruko while stationed on the island of Okinawa and was married in Tokyo, Japan in 1963. Frank retired from the Navy in 1973. He then went on to work in the law enforcement and nuclear maintenance fields. He made his home in Blair in 1985. Frank was a member of the Blair VFW Post 1251, Blair American Legion Post 154, and Fleet Reserve Association, branch 276 in Omaha. Frank is survived by his wife Tsuruko Patterson of Blair; children: Linda Powell, Susan Patterson and Richard Patterson, all of Blair, Patty Butler of Joplin, MO,; siblings: Shirley Warren of Oklahoma City, OK, and Dorothy Johnson of Tulsa, OK; along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Nancy McMillen, son David Patterson and sister Mary Freese.

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Frank N Patterson

March 22, 1935 - January 6, 2017