It is with deep sorrow that the family of Patricia (Pat) Ann Stagner announces her passing on June 7, 2025, at the age of 82, in Christmas Valley.

She passed quietly sitting under the bright sun of the place she loved dearly.

Pat was born Feb. 18, 1943 at Centerville, Iowa, to Maxine and Thomas Stagner. She grew up in a variety of locales including Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and South Dakota. She graduated from Rapid City Central Highschool in 1961 with honors.

Pat married James Bartha in 1963 and they lived together in Rapid City, Tiawan, and Florida. They later divorced and Pat continued her education receiving a degree in Business Administration while in Florida. Subsequently she moved to Denver Colorado where she met Monte McDonald.

Pat traded a high stress life in the business world for a traveling life with Monte, and never looked back.

Ultimately, they arrived in Christmas Valley where she would spend the rest of her life.

Pat was well known in her chosen community and prior to her health deteriorating was active in many volunteer activities including the annual Free Thanksgiving and Christmas meals provided to the community. Pat was a devout Christian who loved the Lord and regularly attended bible studies with fellow Christians.

Her hobbies included crafts and writing poetry. Her family hopes to recover her writings from both her laptop and paper files as a way to compile and preserve them.

She is survived by a brother, Richard Stagner of Palmetto, Fla.; a sister, Susan Stagner of Fort Lauderdale; and a brother, Mike Stagner of Boise. She will be interred next to her parents in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Tampa, Florida.