Patricia Ruth Sinclair

Patricia Ruth Sinclair, 75, of Norwalk, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born in Plankinton, S.D. on October 5, 1941 to Jessie Mae (Lowe) and Charles Edwin Wilcox.

Patricia moved to Iowa in 1943. Patricia married Charles Rex Sinclair on August 20, 1960 and together they were blessed with five children. She was a Word Processor at Nationwide for many years, retiring in 2003. She was a long time member of Christ the King Catholic Church and the Women's Altar & Rosary Society. In her free time, Patricia enjoyed spending time with her family, attending her grandchildren’s activities, having coffee with her good friends, traveling to her mother’s home in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, listening to her favorites: Elvis, Neil and the Highway Men and reading her bible.

Those left to cherish her loving memory are her husband of 57 years, Charles; her children, Christina Marie (John) Stroud, Charles Thomas (Cathy) Sinclair, Cynthia Ann (Matt Calder) Sinclair, John Patrick (Stephanie) Sinclair; Jacquelyn Michele (Matt) Dewater; and fifteen grandchildren, Megan Marie (Jon) Schultz, Eric John (Chase Thompson) Stroud, Brandon Michael (Lindsey) Stratton, Ashley Nicole (Corey) Bain, Lyndsey Marie (Troy) Fick, Amber Elizabeth (Joe) Tauke, Alexus Jo Sinclair, Chad David Sinclair, Augusta Marie Sinclair, Amelia Elizabeth Sinclair, Lainey Marie Sinclair, Lauren Michele Dewater, Addison Mae Sinclair, Eli Charles Dewater and Mallory Mae Dewater ; six great-grandchildren, Lucy Lynn Stratton, Charlie Dean Stratton, Layla Ann Bain, Isla Sinclair Schultz, Ella Ruby Fick and Everly Jessimae Schultz; brother Kenneth (Carlotta) Wilcox, and numerous other loving family and special friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Charles Wilcox and by her brother, Darl Thomas Wilcox.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 26, 2017, with a 6 p.m. Rosary, at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street in Des Moines. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5711 SW 9th Street. She will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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