Celebratingthe Life of Patti Holst

April30, 1931 – December 19, 2025

“The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in asun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail” Psalms73:26-28

PatriciaLee Holst was born April 30, 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Edand Lois Creech.

She passed peacefully at Westview Healthcare Center in Sheridan, WY on December 19, 2025.

She graduated with her teaching degree from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado and taught Elementary school for over 30 years in all different elementary grades. Patti loved children of all ages and loved teaching them, showing them how to learn and try new activities.

She loved her family and children as evidenced by her selfless care of a large blended family, becoming a cherished friend to her in-laws, grabbing whatever chance she was given with her grandchildren, and being the sole caretaker of her parents.

Patti loved writing, had a newsletter to keep everyone up to date on family happenings, created scrapbooks to celebrate different holidays, wrote a couple of stories about her various family dogs, and created a Family History Book for each of her children. It could be said she was one of the pioneers in her family of DIY birthday cards and gifts. She was the family photographer and thankfully because of her persistence in this endeavor her family enjoys many years of memories.

She was an avid gardener and could make anything grow from vegetables to flowers, even in the harsh climate of Colorado. Her yard in Idaho was a masterpiece of ilies, roses, columbine, tomatoes and berries.

She was quite the outdoors woman, from camping to back packing with her family, including all the way down and back up the Grand Canyon. She loved hiking and exploring trails all over the United States.

Patti loved the Lord as well. She cherished volunteering in the various women’s ministries at the different churches her and Dale attended over the years. She loved finding ways of helping familiesless fortunate.

Adventurous, outdoors woman, advocate for the less fortunate and lost, cook for large family, always willing to try new things, be creative, grab life by the horns and give it all she had….

Patti was preceded in death by her parents (Ed and Lois Creech), her brother (Eddie Creech), her husband (Dale L Holst) and her youngest son (Patrick M Holst).

Patti was survived by  Children: Ray Caesar and his wife Janet; Mike Holst and his wife Linda; Susan Ward and her husband Michael; Stephen Holst and his wife Kathy; and Linda Wilson.

Grandchildren: Kendra Martin , Kevin Holst, John Holst, Rachael Nakano, Daniel Holst, Emily Baquedano, and Walt Wilson.

16 Great-Grandchildren

Champion Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with local arrangements.

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