Crystal Lake—Patricia F. Floeter of Crystal Lake died on March 15, 2013 at home.
Pat was born December 27, 1932 to Daniel Michael and Patricia Edith (Lilly) Fitzmorris in Peoria. She was raised in Skokie. She married her first and only love, Conrad F. Floeter on November 27, 1954 at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Skokie. They lived the first year of marriage in Las Cruces, New Mexico where he was stationed by the U.S. Army at White Sands Proving Ground in the guided missile lab.
She graduated from St. Peter’s Catholic grade school in Skokie, Mallinckrodt High School in Wilmette and obtained her Bachelor degree in Chemistry from Mundelein College (now Loyola University) in 1954. It was while at college that she and Conrad met. In 1973 she complete a Masters at Northern Illinois University.
She was wife, mother and grandmother first and a chemist and politician second. She was the first chemist hired by the County for the Health Department water lab in response to the Clean Water Act in 1971 and initiated the summer testing program of bathing beaches. When her husband decided to run for the judiciary, she left the county employ and was hired by Commonwealth Edison. She retired as an engineer from Commonwealth Edison, Byron Nuclear Power Station. In retirement she founded Hazardous Material Management Systems, a consulting and training company for Federal and State environmental and safety regulations. She also served on the Algonquin Township Board as trustee and was subsequently elected Supervisor.
She was a long-time member of the American Chemical Society and served a term as a National Delegate for the Chicago Section. She was also a former member of the Rockford chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
She was a member of AAUW, the Rotary Club of Crystal Lake Dawnbreakers and a Paul Harris fellow, the McHenry County Republican Party and a founding member of McHenry County Environmental Defenders. She served as chairman of the McHenry County Local Emergency Planning Committee and also served on the Finance Committee of Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.
She was married for 47 years to her college sweetheart, Conrad F. Floeter who died November 13, 2001.
She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant grandson, Madison; her sister, Sheila Cardinell; and a brother-in-law, Joseph Floeter.
She is survived by her six children, Conrad (Donna Lee), Mary Kay (Ted Usdin), Daniel (Nancy), John (Judy), Thomas (Rebekah), and William (Deanna); her grandchildren, Anna Rose and Mary Grace Floeter, Ben (Natalie), Luke (Katherine), Ian, and Mara Floeter, Katherine (Kyle) Bush, Lily and Simon Floeter, Ryan and Justin Floeter, and Hannah and Christopher Floeter; her great-grandsons, Oscar and Charlie; her sister-in-law, Frances Floeter, numerous nieces and nephews, and many cousins, especially Ashleigh Staley of Crystal Lake. She is also survived by Bosnian refugees Denis and Sasha (Heidi) Traup, Rotary Exchange student Paola Zamarron of San Luis Potosi, Mexico and many dear friends and neighbors.
The visitation will be from 3 to 8pm on Wednesday, March 20 at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30am on Thursday, March 21 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.
Burial will follow in Crystal Lake Memorial Park. A light lunch will be served in the Church Hall following the burial.
Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com. For information call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.
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