Patricia I. Harroun

A Mass of Christian burial for Patricia Harroun, age 74, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in DeSmet, Idaho. The Rev. Robert Erickson, S.J., will officiate at the services, and burial will follow at the DeSmet Mission Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Evan Abraham Tribal Longhouse at DeSmet. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at All Saints Catholic Parish, 3330 14th St., Lewiston, with the Rev. Fred Schmidt officiating. Patricia passed away Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, in Lewiston.

Patricia was born Oct. 13, 1943, at St. Maries, to Patrick and Lucy (Whatkin) Finley. She attended the tribal boarding school at DeSmet, and St. Maries High School, where she graduated in 1960. She later attended Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, where she received a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1992. Patricia then attended the University at Buffalo, earning a master's degree as a nurse practitioner in 1995. She worked as a nurse practitioner at the Nimiipuu Health Clinic in Lapwai until her retirement in 2008.

Patricia Finley married Theodore O. Harroun on Nov. 5, 1960, at St. Maries. The couple made their home at St. Maries, moving in 1968 to Orofino, where Patricia continued to live. Her husband, Theodore, died in 1992. Patricia lived at LifeCare Center in Lewiston for the past two years.

Patricia had worked at Community Health Resources in Orofino for several years. She also had been an emergency medical technician volunteer in Orofino. She was a member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and a member of the Catholic Church. Her hobbies included huckleberry picking, camping and traveling. She was an avid reader. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Her family said she was a very compassionate, caring and giving person.

Survivors include her children, Deborah (Mark) Harroun-Strong of Rathdrum, Idaho, Sheila Kom of Clarkston, Tony Harroun of Plummer, Idaho, and Teasa Harroun of Lewiston; five grandchildren: Stephani Harroun, Derek Baughan, Cody (Camille) Harroun, Amanda (Walker) Kom and T. Dalton Strong; and one great-grandchild, Hannah Harroun. She also is survived by her siblings, Celestine White of Miles City, Mont., Henrietta (Duane) Brown of Plummer and Marian Staten of Worley, Idaho.

Kramer Funeral Home of Tekoa is caring for the family. You are invited to leave online condolences at www.kramercares.com.