Bernice Norma

Patterson

Bernice Norma Patterson, age 95 , passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 , at Sweetwater HealthCare.  A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21, at Roscoe Cemetery , under the dir ection of McCoy Funeral Home and officiated by Rev. Keith Hills, Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Sweetwater.

Bernice was born to Otto and Emma Heine Hackfeld, at Roscoe, Texas on Septemb er 26, 1925, their third child and the last survivor of si x children . She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, attended Brownlee School, and later graduated from Roscoe High School. Bernice was married in 1945 to Bobby Patterson, and they resided in Big Spring, Texas . She worked as a bookkeeper for various companies there, and then embraced life as a stay-at-home mother when t heir son, Ricky Wayne, arrived.  She had lived in Sweetwater for the past 29 years , and resided at Sweetwater Healthcare for the last 15 years. She was a member of Faith L utheran Church and always enjoyed the times she was able to attend services and fellowship with her Faith family.   Bernice will be remembered--by family and friends, including the staff at Sweetwater HealthCare --as always having a smile on her face and a bright shiny disposition .  One nursing home angel remarked that "every day of her life was a beautiful day." In years prior to the Covid, and while their health still permitted, Bernice's best buddy and running mate was her older sister, Alma. Bernice en joyed embroidery and other handiwork.  She was also an avid reader and puzzle buff.

Bernice was predeceased by her son, Ricky Wayne Patterson, in September o f 1996, as well as her five siblings:  Alma Hackfeld Green, Oscar Hackfeld, Willie Hackfeld, Vict or Hackfeld and Viola Hackfeld Dean. She is survived by her granddaughter, Kelli Renae Patterson and her children.  Also surviving are her nieces and nephews: Glenda (Jay) Soules and David ( Karyn ) Green, all of Sweetwater; Rebecca "Becky"(G ary ) Rayburn, o f Tomball; Brad (Grace) Hackfeld of Hobbs, NM; Bruce (Sybil) Hackfeld and Brian Hackfeld, of Dallas, Wayne (Denise) Hackfeld, of San Antonio, and Virginia Dean, of Lubbock.   Bernice is also survived by two very special first cousins (last of the Hackfeld Clan ), Leona Backhaus Tucker, of Fort Stockton, and Evelyn Hackfeld Ford, of Arlington, as well as many second and third cousins and friends.

Our family would like to express deepest appreciation to Hendrick Hospi ce Care and Sweetwater HealthCare , and to each and every one of their employees, who so tenderly and loving ly cared for Bernice .

In lieu of flowers, m emorials may be made to Hendrick Hospice Care or Faith Lutheran Church.