Doni Patterson

Doni Patterson, age 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

Doni was born in Milwaukee, WI on July 10, 1946. She worked and volunteered at many special needs homes, schools, and hospitals in the 1970s and 1980s to help with her daughter, Debra. Later, in the 1990s and 2000s, Doni got the opportunity to travel with her other daughter, Dena. Together, they went to Marco Island, Florida, St. Maarten, Caribbean, and Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Throughout Doni’s entire life, she enjoyed going to the family property near Wisconsin Dells. There she enjoyed water skiing, snowmobiling, and playing tennis. Prior to retirement, Doni worked as a legal aid for federal judges in The Office of Social Security Hearing & Appeals. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Doni is survived by her loving daughter, Dena (Eric) Beier.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dennis Patterson; daughter, Debra Patterson; and parents, Theron and Janet Edgerton.