Pat Vigil

Patricia ‘Patsy’ Vigil, of North Platte, passed away at home with her husband by her side on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the age of 79.

Pat was born June 21, 1941, in Shelby, Montana, to Lloyd and Evelyn Hellinger. She graduated from Shelby High School in 1959 then went to beauty school in Denver. Pat continued living in the Denver area where she got married, raised three children, and worked as a florist for 30 years.

In 1992 Pat met Dave Vigil and they were married on July 9, 1993, in Arvada then made their home in North Platte. They enjoyed traveling and RVing together. Pat liked fine arts, plays, musicals and was an artist. She was good at painting and enjoyed teaching kids how to paint. She was also a member of the Prairie Art Center. Pat loved her family, especially her grandchildren near and far.

She leaves behind her husband, Dave, of North Platte; children, Rodney (Audrey) Leonard, of Perth, Australia, Kathaleen (Brad) Pfenninger and Ronald (Rhonda) Leonard, all of Arvada, CO; stepchildren, Vicki (Dan) Czech, of Arvada, CO, David (Pam) Vigil, of Lincoln, Brian (Jaci) Vigil, of Colorado Springs, and Brandi (Chris) Sponie, of North Platte; her sister, Ruby Bussell, of Shelby, MT; grandchildren, Evan and Megan Leonard, Ashley and Lindsey Pfenninger, Randy (Melissa) Leonard, Robin Leonard, Tylor (Kendra) and Zach Torres, April Vigil, Cooper and Ava Sponie; great-grandchildren, Rudy and TJ Torres; and other family.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Evelyn Hellinger; stepdaughter, Trina (Vigil) Briones; brother-in-law, Doug Bussell; and grandson, Brett Torres.

Funeral service will be 11:30 a.m., Monday, October 26, 2020, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Burial will follow in Ft. McPherson National Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 1-6 p.m. Sunday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Lupus Foundation. For those unable to attend, services will be recorded and posted to the website.