Patricia Ann Hansen

Patricia? ??Ann? ?Hansen Pat? ?Hansen? ?was? ?born? ?on? ?November? ?27,? ?1947? ?in? ?Davenport,? ?IA? ?to? ?Don? ?and? ?Lucille? ?Hansen.? ?Pat passed? ?away? ?on? ?December? ?26,? ?2016? ?due? ?to? ?complications? ?related? ?to? ?diabetes.? ? Pat? ?was? ?preceded? ?in? ?death? ?by? ?her? ?parents,? ?husband? ?Frank? ?King,? ?and? ?son? ?Daniel? ?Kreiter.? ?Pat? ?is survived? ?by? ?her? ?son? ?Scott? ?Kreiter,? ?his? ?wife? ?Amy,? ?and? ?grandsons? ?Sage? ?and? ?August? ?of? ?Malaga, WA;? ?sisters? ?Shirley? ?Ewoldt? ?of? ?Eldridge,? ?IA,? ?Barb? ?Hensing? ?of? ?Salem,? ?OR,? ?and? ?Donna? ?Hansen? ?of Cave? ?Creek,? ?AZ;? ?and? ?stepson? ?Frank? ?King,? ?his? ?wife? ?Angie? ?and? ?grandchildren? ?Gabe? ?Coin,? ?Lacey Welsh,? ?and? ?Lydia? ?and? ?Isabelle? ?King? ?all? ?of? ?Eldridge,? ?IA. Pat? ?was? ?the second? ?oldest? ?of? ?four? ?sisters? ?who? ?spent? ?most? ?of? ?their? ?childhood? ?in? ?Mt.? ?Joy,? ?IA.? ?Pat? ?was? ?a? ?member of? ?the? ?North? ?Scott? ?High? ?School? ?Class? ?of? ?1966. Shortly after graduation Pat married Don Kreiter and they had two sons, Scott and Daniel Kreiter. In 1985 Pat married Frank King. Pat? ?worked? ?for? ?Blue? ?Cross? ?/? ?Blue? ?Shield? ?in? ?Davenport,? ?IA? ?from? ?1982? ?to? ?1992.? ?? ?Pat? ?and? ?Frank relocated? ?? ?to? ?the? ?Portland,? ?OR? ?area? ?in? ?1992? ?with? ?the? ?intent? ?of? ?becoming? ?entrepreneurs.? ?While continuing? ?to? ?work? ?for? ?Blue? ?Cross/Blue? ?Shield? ?in? ?Portland,? ?Pat? ?and? ?Frank? ?explored? ?their entrepreneurial? ?side.? ?? ?One? ?evening? ?as? ?they? ?continued? ?to? ?pitch? ?ideas? ?to? ?one? ?another,? ?they? ?decided to? ?go? ?out? ?for? ?ice? ?cream,? ?hoping? ?to? ?find? ?something? ?similar? ?to? ?Whitey's? ?Ice? ?Cream? ?back? ?home.? ?They realized? ?that? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?"good"? ?ice? ?cream? ?in? ?Portland,? ?and? ?at? ?that? ?moment? ?their? ?business? ?idea was? ?born. Pat? ?and? ?Frank? ?founded? ?the? ?Great? ?Northwest? ?Ice? ?Cream? ?Company? ?in? ?1994? ?and? ?grew? ?it? ?into? ?a? ?very successful? ?business,? ?supplying? ?specialty? ?ice? ?cream? ?flavors? ?to? ?many? ?high? ?end? ?restaurants? ?in? ?the Portland? ?metro? ?area? ?and? ?became? ?a? ?cornerstone? ?vendor? ?at? ?the? ?Portland? ?Saturday? ?Market.? ?Pat sold? ?the? ?business? ?in? ?2014? ?and? ?retired? ?to? ?the? ?Wenatchee,? ?WA? ?area? ?to? ?spend? ?time? ?with? ?her? ?son, Scott? ?and? ?family. Pat? ?was? ?first? ?and? ?foremost? ?an? ?artist.? ?Whether? ?she? ?was? ?concocting? ?a? ?never? ?before? ?seen? ?flavor? ?of ice? ?cream? ?or? ?creating? ?a? ?one? ?of? ?a? ?kind? ?handicraft,? ?creativity? ?was? ?where? ?she? ?really? ?shined.? ?Any? ?of her? ?family? ?and? ?friends? ?who? ?have? ?been? ?the? ?recipient? ?of? ?one? ?of? ?her? ?kitchen? ?creations,? ?handmade gifts,? ?limericks? ?or? ?even? ?her? ?well? ?thought? ?out? ?practical? ?jokes? ?can? ?attest? ?to? ?her? ?creative? ?talent. She? ?adored? ?spending? ?time? ?with? ?her? ?grandchildren? ?and? ?managed? ?to? ?pass? ?on? ?a? ?full? ?dose? ?of? ?her keen? ?and? ?lively? ?sense? ?of? ?humor? ?to? ?them.? ?Pat? ?was? ?an? ?amazing? ?mother? ?and? ?grandmother,? ?and? ?was a? ?bright? ?light? ?everywhere? ?she? ?went.? ?She? ?was? ?loved? ?by? ?all? ?and? ?will? ?be? ?missed. You are invited to view her online guestbook at: www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Patricia Ann Hansen

November 27, 1947 - December 26, 2016