Patricia Anne Jorgensen

Patricia Anne Jorgensen passed away peacefully at age 85 on June 1, 2026, with family by her side. Born August 17, 1940, in Faribault, Minnesota to John (Jack) and Madeline Constance (Connie) Zensen. She lived a full and vibrant life enjoying fishing, RVing and dancing.

She married Robert Roal and welcomed 3 children, Jennifer, Jeffrey and Judith. After divorcing she married Paul Schumacher and welcomed their daughter Dawn. They lived many years in rural Nebraska and Iowa raising sheep and having horses. After Paul’s death she married Raymond Jorgensen and they enjoyed many summers in northern Minnesota and many winters in Arizona and Texas until his death. In 2018 she met her partner Robert G. Carlson while wintering in Texas and they finally settled down in his hometown of Clay Center, Kansas where they lived until her death.

She is survived by her siblings, Jack (Dee) Zensen, Tom (Kim) Zensen and Nancy (Freddy) Lauritson, her children, Jenny, Jeff, Judy and Dawn, grandchildren, Joe, Josh, Jake, Sarah and Alyssa and several great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Rita.

No services are planned at this time

Memorial contributions can be made to the Clay Center Zoo c/o Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home