Pat Patton

Pat has served on the Board of Funeral Directors Life since May 2019. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science, and in 2019, he was honored to be recognized as Alumnus of the Year by the University of Minnesota, Program of Mortuary Science. Pat has been a licensed mortician and funeral director in Minnesota since 1979 and is a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) and a Certified Crematory Operator (CCO). He has served on many boards throughout his career, including the Executive Board of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and has served twice as Minnesota's representative to the Policy Board of NFDA. Additionally, Pat is a former president of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association (MFDA) and a past member of the MFDA Service Corp. Board of Directors. In 2003, he was presented the Helen Keller Sight Award from the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank. Furthermore, Pat is also a former president of the Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce, served as the Chamber representative on the Sauk Centre Economic Development Authority, and was a member of the advisory board of Saint Michael's Home Care and Hospice. Pat and his wife Sue moved to Sauk Centre, MN in 1984 when Pat became the manager of the Schad Funeral Home. In August 1993, Pat and his wife Sue purchased that business and the Pattons worked alongside each other for 26 years as co-owners of Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services with four locations in central Minnesota. In December 2019, they sold their funeral homes to their long-time funeral director, Linda Holm, a Sauk Centre native. In retirement, the Pattons will continue to reside in Sauk Centre and spend the winters in The Villages, Florida.