Patricia Harrington, 84, of Wagner

Funeral services are 10:30 AM, Friday, January 8, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Visitation is Thursday at the church from 5 to 7 PM, followed by a 7 PM Prayer Service. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements.

Patricia Louise (Strayer) Harrington was born November 6, 1931 at Omaha, NE, the daughter of Weir and Dorothea "Louise" (Axtell) Strayer. She died Friday, January 1, 2016 at her home in Wagner under hospice care surrounded by family.

Pat lived with her grandparents, Harry and Lottie Amber (Rhodes) Strayer off and on for many years on the farm where she spent the remainder of her life. She received her education at Bryan Twp. #4 country school, Pierre Grade School, Peoria, IL High School, Pierre High School and Wagner High School.

Pat married Gerald Dean "Tub" Harrington, her high school sweetheart, at the United Methodist Church in Wagner on October 20, 1949. They recently celebrated their 66th anniversary.

Pat was a farmwife all her married life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church over 75 years and held offices as President and Secretary for the United Methodist Women. She was active in Circle, was a lay preacher and participated in the School of Christian Missions on the DWU campus for many years. She received her 50 year pin from Eastern Star in 2010 and served the SD Grand Chapter as Grand Librarian and Grand Representative to South Carolina as well as holding offices in the Armour Eastern Star. She worked at the family-owned G&D Grocery and also co-owned and operated the Little Red Shack by the Railroad Track, an antique business in Wagner. She managed Bomgaar's Greenhouse during the spring and summer months for several years.

Pat will be remembered for her "Grandmother's Babysitting Service" and watching her nieces and nephews, latch hook projects, beadwork & jewelry making, embroidery, stamp collecting, and her love of traveling and gardening. She always had a smile on her face.

Thankful for having shared her life are her husband Gerald "Tub" Harrington of Wagner; daughter Deb (Larry) Cap of Mitchell; two sons: Don (Marlene) Harrington of Wagner and Dave Harrington of Wagner and friend Phyllis Schultz; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren: Amy (Cory) Bailey and Cade, Cooper, Bonesteel; Devon (Ryan) Hinckley and Morgan, Cole, Ethan; Wendy (Bryan) Kayl and Landon, St Augustine, FL, Brandan, Sioux Falls; Paul Harrington and fiancé Rubylin Schroeder, Freeman; Laura Harrington, Seattle, WA; Nicky (Chris) Jacobs and Jackson, Farmington, MN; Heather (Jared) Patrick and McKenzie, Makayla, Jefferson, IA; Jessica (Brandon) Duong and Vanessa, Jefferson, IA; and Emily Rose Harrington, Lennox; sister Betty (LeRoy) Atkinson of Perham, MN; brother-in-law Harold Harrington of Noblesville, IN; and 26 nieces and nephews.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents; sister Amber Fitzgerald; brother Jack Strayer; brother-in-law Dale Fitzgerald and stepfather Frank Homolka.