Obituaries : Patricia Marie Conway Baldridge

Patricia Marie Conway Baldridge, age 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter Kathie in Phoenix on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Patricia was born on May 25, 1928 in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1950, she married Robert Baldridge and moved with him to their farm near Vinton where they lived for 62 years.

Patricia was deeply devoted to the Holy Family, especially the Virgin Mary. She was seldom seen without a rosary, and prayed constantly for her children and grandchildren. She loved to play scrabble and Pinochle with friends and family, and remained the champion scrabble player until her final illness. She was also an accomplished cook, seamstress, landscape painter and a long-time member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton, the Vinton Early Arts Club, and the Jackson Jolly Timers.

Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Leo Conway and Lydia Bear Conway; husband, Robert Donald Baldridge Jr.; brothers, John, Charles, Robert, Donald and Glenn Conway; sisters, Dorothy Conway Meloan and Sherilyn Conway; sons-in-law, Neill Lund and Edward Keninger; granddaughters, Keri Sweigard and Maria Keninger; and great-grandson, Joseph Reha.

She is survived by her brother-in-law, Ray Standard; sister-in-law, Winnie Conway; children, Christina (William) Sweigard, Kathleen (Larry) Thiher, Karen Keninger, Mary Lund, James (Lisa) Baldridge, Teresa (Duane) Haifley, and Joseph (Tammy) Baldridge; as well as many grandchildren, great- grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home in Vinton, Iowa, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 27. Funeral services will be held at Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home in Vinton at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28 with burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Vinton.

In lieu of flowers to honor Patricia's life, the family asks that donations be sent to The Seeing Eye, P O Box 375, Morristown, New Jersey, 07963-0375, the organization that has provided guide dogs to two of her daughters or to Birthright, another favored charity.

Van Steenhuyse-Teahen Funeral Home of Vinton is caring for Patricia and her family. Condolences may be sent to www.teahenfuneralhome.com.