| Patricia “Pat” Mae Spotanski |

A celebration of Pat’s Life was held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. Inurnment was held at the Cameron Cemetery, south of Cairo. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.

Pat was born on June 11, 1943, in Estelline, South Dakota to Lafayette and Jobina (Sponholtz) Ball. The Ball family moved to Howard, South Dakota, where Patricia graduated in 1962. Patricia married Sidney R.

Moe in 1963, and had four children: Lori, Bruce, David, and Dale. She married Richard Spotanski on September 7, 2001, and they made a loving home in Boelus, Nebraska.

Patricia loved spending time with all her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. She was an excellent cook who loved hosting many garage parties with friends and family. She loved the outdoors, especially fishing and camping. She enjoyed watching Husker sports and spent many hours putting jigsaw puzzles together in the winter. Patricia had a soft spot in her heart for animals. She rescued many cats over the years, as well as her beloved dog, Eddy, who was with her throughout her illness and never left her side.

She truly loved flowers and watching birds, and she always looked forward to her weekly coffee group.

Patricia worked as a CNA for many years.

When she moved to Boelus, she started working at Whitefoot Grocery in Boelus for seventeen years.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of twenty-five years, Richard Spotanski; her children, Lori (Charlie) Wortman of Ogallala, Bruce (Peggy) Moe of Ogallala, Dale (Jody) Moe of Frederick, Colorado, Dane Spotanski of Grand Island, Kyle (Andrea) Spotanski of Boelus, Gregory (Talena) Spotanski of Avondale, Arizona, and Richard (Abbey) Spotanski of Gibbon; sisters and brothers-in-law, Maxine Person of Hartford, South Dakota, Judd (Janet) Ball of Pierre, South Dakota, and Dale (Dottie) Ball of Aberdeen, South Dakota; grandchildren, Brent (Amanda) Wortman of Ogallala, Samantha Moe of North Platte, Michael Moe of Ogallala, Jaden (Ashley) Moe of Ogallala, Justine Moe of Frederick, Colorado, Tia Spotanski of North Carolina, Tyler Spotanski of Grand Island, Hayley Spotanski of Farwell, and Hanna, Brooklyn, Reagan, Rylee, Ashton, and Adaline Spotanski of Boelus; and eleven great-grandchildren.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, David Moe and Michael Spotanski; sister, Norma Magtiby; and her granddaughter, Arianna Moe.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.jacobsengreenway. com.

The Sherman County Times | May 20, 2026