Patti grew up in Roberts and Soda Springs and in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Provo High School. She also attended Brigham Young University and University of Wyoming and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. On June 23, 1967, she married David Wayne Schwab in Salt Lake LDS Temple. Patti and David started their life together in Roy, Utah, then lived for 30 years in Lyman, WY, where Patti worked as a secretary for the school superintendent. After moving to Idaho in 2002, she worked for Rigby school district. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as a Relief Society President and as an organist in every ward she lived in for 55 years. She enjoyed reading, writing poetry, crocheting, and made an afghan for all of her grandchildren. She also loved watching Jeopardy and was an avid BYU football fan. Patti was a gifted pianist and instilled a love for music in all of her children. Her family was her focus and she dedicated her life to them. They were her greatest joy and she felt it was an honor to be their mother and adored her grandchildren.
Survivors beside her husband of 55 years included: children Jeffery (Deborah) Schwab of Salem, OR, Janet (Jason) Edwards and Deryl (Rebecca) Schwab, both of Cheyenne, WY, Brent Schwab of Smoot, WY, and Karen Judy of Ririe; daughter-in-law Jessica Holee of Middleton, ID; son-in-law James Keller of Boise; sisters Carol Ridge, Janice Evans, Cathy Dalrymple, and Paula Christensen; brother Kevin Christensen; and 18 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lowen Woodrow and Gayla Clark. Funeral services held Tuesday, June 28th at the Ririe Willow Creek Ward, 14061 N. 130 E., with Bishop Steven Holm officiating.∼Obituary pendng, Wood Funeral Home