Patricia "Pat" J. Carlson, 95, of Kewanee, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Kewanee Care Home. Pat was born December 13, 1928, in Galesburg, the daughter of Clarence and Jennie (Varner) Swanson. Pat graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1946. She attended Western Illinois University with a degree in teaching; graduating in 1950. Pat married Raymond "Ray" O. Carlson, on June 26, 1954, in Kewanee; he preceded her in death on July 26, 2018.
Pat is survived by one daughter, Julie Johnson; son-in-law, Marty Padilla, both of Kewanee; four grandchildren, Mandy Padilla, Zach (Autumn) Padilla, Nikki (Jimmy Scott) Johnson, and Nathan (Megan) Johnson; and five great-grandchildren, Michael Shaw, Skylar Sauer, Mia Padilla, Kaden Cole, and Jordan Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter, Jamie Padilla in 2017; brother, Raymond V. Swanson; two nieces, Beth Swanson Mead and Anita Carlson; brother-in-law and his wife, Leonard and Dolly Carlson; and

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