Jan 29, 2021
Patricia Ann Schade, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by her three daughters on January 12th in Gilbert, Arizona. Pat led a very happy, active life filled with family and friends.
Pat was born to Kenneth and Thelma Gethmann in Des Moines, Iowa on October 4, 1941. She attended Gladbrook, Iowa High School, graduating in 1959. Pat was a guard on the girl’s 6-on-6 1959 state championship basketball team. She was selected as co-captain of the All-Tournament team and was later inducted into the Iowa Girls Basketball Hall of Fame. Pat fondly told the story of the blizzard the night of the state championship when all the fans were snowed in at Vets Auditorium. Frosty Mitchell was brought in to entertain everyone with an all-night sock hop!