Obituary for Patricia W. Grudzinski

Patricia W. Grudzinski, 73 of Grand Island was given eternal rest on Sunday November 15, 2020.Services will be 2 PM Friday, November 20th at All Faiths Funeral Home. Daniel Naranjo will officiate. To protect others, facemasks are required. Livestreaming will be available at All Faiths Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.Visitation will be an hour before service time. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designations.Fondly nicknamed "Goofy" by her loving husband, Shorty, of 53 years, Patricia had overcome Covid, was a breast cancer survivor and had battled neuroendocrine cancer for 10 years, even though cancer took her, she felt it never beat her with remarkable positivity, tenacity and "Determination."Patricia W. was born to Elmer G. and Lillian L. (Hancock) Conley on Sept, 6, 1947 in Grand Island Lutheran Hospital. She went through the Grand Island school system graduating in 1965.During her teenage days she worked at various jobs, including grocery checker. Later, she got into insurance and secretarial work, working at Don James Insurance and Westlawn Cemetery retiring from Calvary Lutheran Church after 10 years.On April 3, 1967 she was proposed to by her mate for life Leonard (Shorty) Grudzinski, on Giraffe Hill near Phillips NE. They were married June 25, 1967, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Grand Island, NE.They were blessed with 2 children, Deborah and Alan, the joy of their lives. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.She was involved with DAR, Prairie Pioneers, Genealogy Group and was a Member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She enjoyed camping, coloring, watching sports, working puzzles, sudoku and gardening.Left to cherish her memories are her husband Leonard (Shorty), Daughter Deborah R. and her husband Jeff Iwanski, Son Alan W. and wife Kaylene. One grand-daughter Michela Iwanski and significant other Joe Pastuszak and two grandsons, Austin and Andrew Grudzinski. Brother Mike Conley and wife Deb, brother Rod Conley. Plus many family members, wonderful neighbors and friends.She was proceeded in death by her parents Elmer and Lillian.