Patricia Ann Terrance
ISHPEMING, MI – Patricia Ann Terrance, age 69, of 10 Southwood Lane, Ishpeming, passed away on Friday, October 22nd, 2021, at Trillium Hospice House in Marquette. She was in the loving care of her husband Tim and U P Home Health and Hospice.
Pat was born in Chicago, IL, on August 22, 1952, a daughter of the late Margaret (Coffee) and Paul Miller. She attended the City of Chicago Colleges, for her Nursing Degree and later Northeastern Illinois University, for her degree in Secondary Education. Pat worked as a Registered Nurse at Level 1 Trauma Emergency Rooms in the Chicago area.
Pat and Tim retired to the Upper Peninsula in 1999. Pat decided to go back to work and spent 14 years with U.P. Home Health and Private Duty, and then several years at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility, in Ishpeming. Pat loved to play the slots at the area Casinos and will also be remembered as a verrucous reader. In her younger years, Pat enjoyed mountain climbing in Colorado and also made several parachute jumps.
Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Timothy J. Terrance, of Ishpeming, whom she married in Lake Tahoe, NV; sister, Shelia Miller and brother,, Paul Miller, both of St. Petersburg, FL; her best friends, Gayle Fox of Lake Zurich, Il and Janet Brand of Huntley, IL, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen Martin.
Per Pat’s wishes, cremation will take place with no public services.
Pat’s obituary may also be viewed at bjorkandzhulkie.com, where relatives and friends may leave a note of remembrance.