Passed away on April 11, 2019 at the Pillars Hospice.
Born in Born in St. Paul, MN, Patricia Ann Leivermann (Patt) graduated from Monroe High School, and started her adult life with the phone company, drafting blueprints of local line placements. She met and married Thomas Leivermann in 1950, and they had 11 children. Patt spent much of her life in the hospitality industry, waitressing, hosting, and singing at local legends such as Gannon’s, the Parker House, the Lost Spur Country Club and Diamond Jim’s. She was a Mrs. Minnesota finalist, an “Ivory Soap Girl”, a member of the Red Hat Society, and a Klondike Kate in the 1983 Winter Carnival.
Patt loved family, sewing and craft shows, prime rib, popovers, and singing with friends. She enjoyed golf and hockey in her earlier life. In recent years she completed countless community projects including making blankets and baby outfits for “Bundles of Love” and the homeless and Christmas stockings for low income families and various community groups. Over the years she developed a significant collection of sewing machines, fabric, and notions, which also led to long term relationships with both the vacuum repair man and the sewing machine repair man!
She is survived by daughters Christine Leivermann (Bob Carroll), San Francisco, CA; Kathryn Larkin, St. Paul; Dianne VanderVeer, St. Paul; and Monica O’Brien (Kyle Altstadt), Denver, CO; her sons Mark Leivermann, West Jordan, UT; and John Leivermann (Aleshia), St Paul; 12 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; multiple nieces and nephews; and her sister Ceil Exner and brother Richard Milnar, both of St. Paul. She was preceded in death by her husband Tom; children Joe, Greg, Jay, Tim and Danielle; her brother John Milnar; and her parents John and Marie Milnar.
A celebration of Patt’s life will be held on Wednesday April 17, 2019, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Shakopee Community Center, 1255 Fuller St S., Shakopee MN. Ph: (952) 233-9500. Please feel free to wear bright colors. For more information contact: Christine Leivermann (925) 948-9352. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Healtheast Foundation, 1690 University Av West, Suite 250, St Paul, MN 55104-3729, specifying The Pillars Hospice.
Published on April 14, 2019
