Submitted by: Dan Rich

Patricia Ann Rans

May 27, 1933 - Dec. 14, 2008

South Bend Tribune 12/18/2008
SOUTH BEND - Patricia Ann Rans, 75, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2008, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend. She was born on May 27, 1933, in South Bend, IN, to Phillip and Anna Margaret (McCarthy) Smith. On August 23, 1980, in South Bend, she married Jefferson T. Rans, who survives. Also surviving are a stepdaughter, Roxanne (Dwayne) Leake of South Bend; two step-grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Eileen Carlson of South Bend, Edythe "Gerry" Rakowski of Mishawaka and Helen Kiskowski of Mishawaka; several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Elizabeth "Betty" Wilcut. Retiring after 22 years of service from A&P Grocery, Pat then worked 13 years before retiring for the University of Notre Dame Building Services department. She was a wife, a sister, a godmother and an aunt. She was devoted to her faith and the Catholic Church, and was a member of St. Anthony dePadua Catholic Church. She dearly loved her family and her dogs and they loved her in return. She had a dry sense of humor and a very tender heart. Anything she considered nonsense was dismissed with a flick of the wrist, while the laugh of a child could bring a tear to her eye. She was a lifelong resident of South Bend and a member of Howard Park Senior Center and the TOPS program for many years. She enjoyed bus trips and traveling, old time TV and movies. I Love Lucy was a favorite.