Kenneth William Patterson

Ken Patterson, age 72, was born in Buffalo, New York. He passed away on August 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio following a hemorrhagic stroke. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Patterson, his mother, Kay Patterson, and his wife, Karen Patterson. He is survived by his sister Donna (Jim) Triebwasser, brothers Gerard (Susannah Saver-Patterson) Patterson, Rick (Suzy) Patterson, daughters Jean (Ethan Mattor) Patterson and Emily (Theodore Allen) Patterson, and grandchildren Alexandra Mattor, Quincy Mattor, Andrew Allen, and Henry Allen. He is survived by his loving companion, Sandra Jo Haines, and his former spouse, Joanne Young Patterson. He was employed as a bio-statistician at Ethicon in New Jersey, then Abbott Laboratories in Illinois, and then served as the owner of PatterStat. He graduated from Duluth Catholic High School and University of Minnesota Duluth. He earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from University of Kentucky and an M.B.A. from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He was a member of the American Statistical Association for over 40 years. He enjoyed playing bridge, particularly with his grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Nisonger Center for Developmental Disabilities in order to support autism research (, fund #314786). A visitation will be held at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL at 1740 Zollinger Road from 3-5 PM on Saturday, August 18. A celebration of life memorial service will take place at the Evans-Nordby Funeral Home at 6000 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 55429 at 1 PM on August 25 and the burial will be at 9 AM on August 26 at the Biwabik Township Cemetery, 6602 Oak Drive, Gilbert, Minnesota.