Patricia E. Schaefer

Patricia "Pat" Edna (Feldkamp) Schaefer, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 13, 2025. She was born on September 3, 1942, daughter of the late Bernard and Vera (Kerkoff) Feldkamp.

A lifetime resident of Kaukauna, on August 29, 1970, she married Bob Schaefer at St. Mary's Church celebrating 54 years of marriage.

Pat enjoyed passing on her joy of gardening and travelling to her grandchildren, reading, and watching old VHS tapes of her favorite shows. She loved attending her grandchildren's sporting and school events and supporting her son's passion for coaching volleyball. She cherished her time in Princeton with her extended family, shopping and eating lunch with her daughter and grandchildren and fishing with her husband.

 She and Bob are especially thankful for all of the fun times they had with their close friends surrounded by a bonfire. Many embellished stories were also told with additional friends sitting on stools at Jerry Kamp's Bar. One of her fondest memories of her extensive times travelling was taking Bob to the West Coast on a three-week tour of National Parks.

 Pat is survived by her husband, Bob Schaefer; daughter Diane Nushart (Toby); son Brian; grandchildren Charlie and Ashley Nushart; sister Mary Ann (Ted Vahovius); sisters-in-law Shirley Vanderloop, Bev Hess and Debbie Vandenberg and many other family and friends.  

She was preceded in death by her in-laws Cletus and Betty (Siebers) Schaefer; sisters Elaine and Carol (Jim) Van Rossum; brothers Roger (Rose) Feldkamp and Cletus (Mary Anne) Feldkamp; brother-in-laws Allen Vanderloop, Bob Hess and Ron Vandenberg; nephew Todd Feldkamp and niece Lori Vanderloop.

 Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 at St. Katharine Drexel-St. Mary’s Site, 119 W. 7th Street, Kaukauna. Visitation will begin at the church at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Mass. For online condolences, please visit www.verkuilenfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to Children's Hospital would be appreciated.