Patricia Pacanowski

Patricia Pacanowski, of Kenosha, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 in Milwaukee as a result of an injury from a fall. Her loving husband, Dr. Roger Pacanowski was at her side.

Born on February 25, 1936 Belle Plaine, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Eleanor (Mulherin) Sankot. She attended local schools in Iowa and graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She practiced nursing in Iowa City, Iowa; San Francisco, CA; Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA and Milwaukee, WI, where she practiced nursing as a neonatal intensive care nurse.

On August 2, 1975, she married Dr. Roger Pacanowski at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Milwaukee.

She was a talented pianist and loved classical music. She performed at the Anderson Art Center for many art openings. Pat was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and was a former president of the Four Seasons Garden Club in Kenosha and former president of Ikebana International, Wisconsin Chapter, a former member of the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra Board and former president of Kenosha Medical Society Auxiliary. She was soft spoken and had a very kind heart.

Pat is survived by her husband, Dr. Roger Pacanowski; her daughter, Molli (Patrick) Kiser of Chicago; her siblings, Margaret Sankot, James (Judy) Sankot, Tom (Cathy) Sankot and William Sankot and her aunt, Hope Rogers and nieces and nephews.

Along with her parents, Pat was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Sankot.