PATRICIA MAE POWERS, 52, of 1803 College St., Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 20, 1948 in Luana, Iowa, the daughter of Virgil Adam and Mabel (Heins) Sawvell. Patricia was a 1966 graduate of Waterloo West High School. She married David Powers on November 28, 1968 in Waterloo, Iowa.
Patricia is survived by her husband David, of Cedar Falls; her son, Phil and his wife Michele of Cedar Falls; two grandchildren, Katelyn and Derek Powers, both of Cedar Falls; her mother, Mabel Sawvell of St. Paul, Minnesota; a brother, Virgil Dale Sawvell of St. Paul, Minnesota; two step-brothers, James and Don Pixler, both of Colorado; her mother and father-in-law, Rosemary and Max Powers of Davenport, Iowa and three sisters-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her father and a step-brother, Lester Pixler, Jr.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Waterloo. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and for an hour before service time Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.