Pat Carlson

Pat Carlson, 66, Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, February 2, 2013, in her home surrounded by her loving family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Pat Krabbenhoft was born on April 24, 1946, in Moorhead, MN, to Robert and Rosella Hoppe Krabbenhoft. She grew up in Sabin, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High School. She attended Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND.
Pat married Nicklas Carlson on February 4, 1967, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin, MN, and they made their home in Hawley, MN. She worked for Nodak Insurance, Hawley Jack & Jill, Hawley Manor, and then Noridian Insurance from 1996 until 2012. Nicklas died on July 28, 1998. Pat moved to Moorhead in 2005.
Pat’s family was very important to her, she was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, who always put others before herself.
Pat is survived by her sons, Robert Fiance’ Isabel, Lester Prairie, MN, and Brian Stacey, Fargo, ND; seven grandchildren, Cody, Casey, Katie, Chase, Calli, Caiden, and Alexander; brothers Curt JoAnne Krabbenhoft, Battle Lake, MN, Craig Karen Krabbenhoft, Fargo, ND, and Carter Doreen Krabbenhoft, Mountain Home, ID; former sister-in-law Renee Krabbenhoft; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation: Friday, February 8, 2013, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M., in Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead.
Funeral: Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 1:00 P.M., in The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Moorhead.
Interment: Hawley Cemetery, Hawley, MN.