Patricia Breniman

Patricia JoAnn Breniman (Fuller) passed away March 12, 2018 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday March 19, 2018 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. with a public visitation held on Sunday March 18, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 5-7:30 p.m. For condolences please visit www.Mitchellfh.com or call (641)-844-1234. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to be used at a later date.  The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Patricia and her family. Patricia (Patti) was born on August 17th, 1941 to the proud parents of Robert and Elaine (Stier) Fuller in Melbourne, Iowa. After graduating from business school she married Daryl Breniman in 1961, the two made their lives in Marshalltown. As a youth she was a member of the Melbourne 4H Club, and later became the clubs leader.  Patti has now been the leader for over 45 years.  In 2005 Patti was inducted into the Central Iowa Fair Hall of Fame, and in 2008 she was also inducted into the Iowa 4H Hall of Fame at the Iowa State Fair. In her free time she was an avid bowler. She worked at Crew Lanes and was a junior league coach for many years.  She was enthusiastic about her own bowling and carried the city high average in the early 80’s. Her love of children showed through in everything she did. She went by “Grandma Patti” to all of her 4-H’ers. She volunteered in her free time at the Central Iowa Fairgrounds helping out with just about anything and she loved to run the kitchen during Bingo. Patti touched many lives and will be missed by her family and friends. Patti was a member of the New Horizon’s Methodist Church in Melbourne. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 57 years, Daryl, daughter Jodi Breniman, sisters Donna (Bill) Greenley, of Boone , Sandy (Ed) Spence of Marshalltown, Sue (Mick) Sharer of Marshalltown, nieces Missy (John) Sharer Pieters, and Angie Nash, nephew Todd (Betty) Nash, and many close friends from the 4H community. She is preceded in death by her Parents and nephew Scott Nash.