Patricia ‘Pat’ Harms Anderson Malcom, age 76, of Fremont died Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at home.
Pat was born January 22, 1947 to Harold Richard and Ella (Wiegand) Harms at Dodge County Memorial Hospital in Fremont. She spent the first 5 years of her life on a farm near Webster. They then moved to a farm 10 miles south of Scribner where she attended school at Dodge County District 30 through the 8th grade. She attended Scribner High School and graduated from there in 1965. She attended Midland Lutheran College majoring in Business and minoring in Physical Education. She was a member of Alpha Beta Lambda business fraternity, Phi Omega Sorority, and the Midland Women’s Choir.
She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner. She later was baptized by immersion on Palm Sunday in 1989 at First Baptist Church in Wayne. She presently attends the Fremont Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir and was a member of the funeral committee and of Mariner’s where she was the Treasurer.
She married Tom Anderson on August, 5, 1967. She married Jerry Malcom on January 22, 1981.
While in college she worked part time for Michael’s Jewelry and Sampter’s Clothing Store. After college she worked for 3 years at George A. Hormel. She later sold Stanley Home Products and Mark Kay Beauty products. She worked for her husband Jerry as an accountant from 1979 until retiring in 2011. She also worked for Harder and Ankeny CPA from 1995 until 2000 when she became the part time secretary for First Baptist Church.
She was a past member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International Sorority and Business and Professional Women.
She loved to read, do crossword and jigsaw puzzles, singing in the choir, quilting, gardening, embroidery work and socializing.
Pat is survived by her husband Jerry, four daughters Amy (Mike) Backstrom, Katy (Bill) Kerrey, Shelly (Dale) Ronfeldt and Cathy Nelson. Sisters, Mary (Richard) Rhodes and Nancy (Dan) Witthuhn and brother and sisters-in-law Corky and Marlene Beckwith, Trudi Malcom and Larry and Trish Malcom. Grandchildren, Audrey (Josh) Ho, Wade and Renee Backstrom, Kaysee Malcom, Zachary Nelson, Taylor Nelson, Adam and Ben Ronfeldt, Lindsay Colely, Scott and Michelle Kerrey. She is also survived by 12 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law Wilmer Malcom.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Fremont Presbyterian Church in Fremont. Rev. Sara Tonje will officiate. Burial will be 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, in the Omaha National Cemetery. Closed Casket visitation will be Monday, from 3 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 to 8 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. Memorials are suggested to Keene Memorial Library or FurEver Home both of Fremont.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
