Patricia “Pati” Jane Vining, 57, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 at her home in Pacific Palisades.
She is survived by her husband, Steven Vining, and her children. Kaitlin, Colin and Alison.
Pati was born on June 25, 1959 in Harmony, Minnesota to James and Florence Netland. She was the third of their four children, Cindy, Kathy and Mark. In 1983 she met Steven Vining and in June 1984 they were married in Minneapolis. Together they raised their children as they moved to Georgia in 1989, Connecticut in 1991 and finally to California in 1996.
An incredibly kind and giving person, Pati made many lasting friendships and left her mark in each home they made. She was known as a volunteering dynamo, involving herself in civic, educational and church groups everywhere she lived.
In California she was involved in the Marquez Elementary Parents Group, AYSO Youth Soccer, Palisades High School Parent Booster Club, Palisades High School College Center, Women Helping Youth Organization, Girl Scouts, Palisades Lutheran Church and the Palisades Lutheran Preschool. She will be greatly missed and all those who met her will remember her laugh and infectious spirit.
She was buried on Sunday, March 5, surrounded by her family at the East Norway Lake Church in New London, Minnesota.
A memorial will be held on Saturday, April 8 at the Palisades Lutheran Church at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Pati’s name to her two favorite charities: the Heifer Organization and the Los Angeles-based Women Helping Youth.
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