Patricia Lou Hartman

Patricia Lou Hartman (Siekman)

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grand-mother and great-great-grandmother, passed away after returning to her home state of Iowa, on May 8, 2026, at the age of 89 years and 8 months. Her beloved daughter and son-in-law were by her side when she passed into eternal rest.

Born in Storm Lake, Iowa, on August 19, 1936, to Lewis and Idella Siekman. Patricia was the youngest of three children. She had two brothers, of whom she loved dearly, Gerald Dean and Richard Lewis.

Patricia, known to her many friends as Patti, was baptized and confirmed at Little Sioux Valley Lutheran Church, in Rembrandt, Ia.

She graduated from Highview School in 1956. She received a basketball scholarship to a business college, in Sioux City, where she played basketball for two years.

Patricia was married and had a daughter, Lynne Marie, who was her pride and joy.

Patricia worked at Sioux Honey Association, in Sioux City, for 30 years, retiring in 1999. After her retirement, she moved to Green Valley, Arizona, and lived for the next 26 years, golfing, traveling, making new friends, playing cards, cribbage and enjoying life to the fullest.

She was a lifelong athlete, playing basketball, softball and golf. Patricia was extremely proud to have been named an All-Conference Guard.

Patti loved to watch college sports and was an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Arizona Wildcats. She had a wealth of sports trivia and recall for game highlights and rivalries.

Patricia’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren gave her many, many years of joy, watching their sports and activities and keeping up through FaceTime calls. She looked forward to spending summers with them, in Iowa. She also treasured her summer’s spent with her special friend Jerry, in Okoboji.

At the age of 3, Patricia acquired Scarlett Fever. At 8 years of age, it was discovered that Patti had lost most all of her hearing.

She felt, “Her greatest achievement was when she became a candidate to have a cochlear implant and be part of experiments in 1994, at The University of Iowa. She felt blessed to hear again.”

Left to grieve her passing are her daughter and son-in-law Lynne and Bob Thacker, her brother Richard(Helene)Siekman, 6 grandchildren: John Douglas(JD)(Brooke)Thacker, Richard Thacker, Kaitlyn(Nick)Peters, Chad (Sarah)Thacker, Brian(Melissa)Thacker and Andrea(Scott)Haldin, 18 great-grandchildren: Skylar, Auraelia, Sophia, Kinnly, Kennedy, Cooper, Idella, Emery, Elliott, Morgan, Harper, Sebastian, Ciara, Daniel, Austin, Kadin, Ella and Charolette, 1 great-great grandson, Jameson, her extended family in Green Valley, countless friends and strangers she had yet to befriend.

Preceded in death by, her parents, Lewis and Idella, brother Gerald Dean, sister-in-law Norma, nephew Jim, and special friend, Jerry Disch.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home; 105 4th Street SW, Altoona, Iowa.

‘Memorial contributions may be made in support of Cochlear Implant Research within the Department of Otolaryngology by mail to the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244-4550, on the memo line or on a note attached, please indicate “Gift in memory of Patricia Hartman “, or online at www.givetoiowa.org/oto and direct gifts to the Cochlear Implant Research fund.’

Condolences may be expressed online at www.Hamiltonsfuneralhome.com.

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