Patricia "Patcie" Wieland Obituary (1932 - 2024)

Patricia “Patcie” D. Wieland, 91 of Bloomington passed away Sunday February 4, 2024, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. There will be a Memorial Service for Patcie on Saturday March 2, 2024, at 11 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Normal. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Reverend Kathy King-Nobles will officiate. Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Clinton. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington is handling arrangements. Patcie was born May 18, 1932, in Decatur to Ivan Fredrick and Florence Delores Kinman Wieland. She is survived by her niece, C. Dan’l (Roy) Marshall of Roseville, California, nephew Ivan Fredrick Wieland II of Cedar Falls, Iowa, her great niece, Abigail Wieland of Cedar Falls, and many dear friends, including Patsy Sherrard of Normal, Mary (Mark) Thompson of Bloomington, John (Mary Jo) Mayer of Bloomington, and Linda Dotson of Bloomington. She was preceded in death by her brother Daniel Fredrick Wieland. Patcie graduated from Decatur High School in 1950 and attended Millikin University from 1950-1953. She received her bachelor’s in education from Tulsa in 1954. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and Millikin Alumni club. She was a committed and passionate teacher for many years, retiring from Unit 5 Schools. Through the years she also taught in Tulsa and Tokyo. She loved to travel and was a pet lover. She was a caring person who would help anyone. Patcie was also a gifted artist. She was very proud to be a friend of Bill W. since 1964, spending 56 years with Alcoholics Anonymous. Memorial contributions may be made to Sterile Feral Foundation or the Salvation Army.