Patricia (Eischeid) Wessels
Patricia Ann (Eischeid) Wessels, 78, of La Crescent, Minn., formerly of Onalaska, Wis., passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, surrounded by her family.
She was born Sept. 4, 1939 in Orange City, Iowa, to Everett “Eb” and Margaret Jean (Dunlop) Eischeid.
She was raised in Independence, Iowa and was a 1957 graduate of Fayette High School.
Following graduation, she attended St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, then she completed her nursing degree at Upper Iowa University in Fayette.
She married and later divorced, James W. Wessels. Together they had three children, Jeff, Elizabeth and Eric.
Patricia worked as a nurse in Iowa for a several years before moving to Racine, Wis., where she became a professor at St Luke’s School of Nursing. During this time, she also attended Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., earning her master’s degree in nursing.