Patricia A. Mahoney, 85, of Oelwein, Iowa, died Monday, March 16, 2026, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.
Celebration of Life: 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein with Deacon Jim Patera officiating.
Visiting with the family: Noon to 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home.
Inurnment: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa, at a later date.
Online obituary at http://www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com
Patricia Ann Alessio was born on May 27, 1940, in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick J. & Marlys Lorraine (Bennett) Alessio. She received her education from Sacred Heart and Oelwein Community Schools. Patricia was united in marriage to Kenneth Burton Mahoney on October 29, 1955, in Dunkerton, Iowa. Patricia was a homemaker and raised her six children. She also worked at K Mart in Oelwein for 20 years, retiring in 1998, and then working part-time at Woodworks by the Lake. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Patricia enjoyed crocheting, cooking and spending time with her family.
Patricia is survived by her 5 Children: Cherri (Dave) Strawn of Independence, Patrick Mahoney of Marion, Kellie Lauer of West Union, Karla (Jay) Sandhagen of Oelwein & Cori (Theresa) Mahoney of Anamosa; 17 Grandchildren: Matt Looney, Mark Looney, Kirsten Mahoney, Ian Mahoney, Brianne (Matt) Winter, Adam Lohrer, Aaron Canny, Michael (Katrina) Mahoney, Gabrielle Lauer, Liam Bell, Ben (Amber) Ingles, Melinda Dufoe, Kyle (Kourtney) Sandhagen, Sam Sandhagen, Hannah Sandhagen (Jacob), Alex (Stephanie) Mahoney and Patrick Pettit; 12 Great Grandchildren; 2 Sisters: Maureen (Jerry) Nolan of Oelwein and Teresa Murphy of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; Brother: John (Lucia) Alessio of Lighthouse Point, Florida; Sister-In-Law: Joanne Alessio of Independence & Many Nieces & Nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband: Kenneth on November 27, 2012, a son in infancy, daughter: Kendell Canny; grandson: C.J. Mahoney, son-in-law: John Looney, and 3 brothers: Fred Alessio, Gregory Alessio & Tony Alessio.
“ you will lose someone you can’t live without,
and your heart will be badly broken
and the bad news is that you never
completely get over the loss of your loved one.
But, this is also good news.
They live forever in your heart that doesn’t heal.
And sometimes its best.
It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly –
that still hurts when the weather gets cold,
but you learn to dance with the limp!”
Anne Lamott