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Obituaries
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Patricia Edwards
Age: 78
City: Coralville
Funeral Date
2 p.m. Monday, 8/17, Jones & Eden Funeral Home, Washington
Funeral Home
Jones & Eden Funeral Home
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Patricia Edwards
PATRICIA EDWARDS
Coralville
Patricia Ann Edwards, 78, of Coralville, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, at the Lantern Park Specialty Care Center in Coralville.
Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2020, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Mike Barr officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2020, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home. A memorial has been established for the American Cancer Society. Interment will be private. Online condolences may be sent for Patricia's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.
Patricia was born November 4, 1941, in Muscatine, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Irene (Carriker) Nelson. She attended school in Washington County, Iowa. Patricia was united in marriage to Wilbur Westen in 1958 in Washington. They later divorced. She married Daniel Edwards in Reno, Nevada. They also divorced.
Patricia worked as a Nurses Aide for Washington County Hospital and also at Old Country Buffet and Taco John's in Coralville. She was a great cook, and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her son, Dan Westen of Coralville, IA; five grandchildren, Michael, Amanda, Derek, Travis and Matthew; twelve great-grandchildren, Caleb, Faith, Daniel, Rosie, Rubey, Marlina, Angel, Drake, Elijah, Alexis, Samantha and Trevor; and daughter-in-law, Korri Westen.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Jerry and Tim Westen; three brothers; one sister; and daughter-in-law, Susan Westen.

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