Patricia “Momma D” (Redman) Dillard, 61, of Utica, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Allure of Mendota Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa with Rev. Duane Kaufman, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park, where full military rites will be accorded by the American Legion Post #33 Honor Guard. Visitation will be from noon until the time of service at the funeral home. A celebration of life will be held following the burial.
Patty was born on July 23, 1962, in Plano to Daniel and Lenna (Bowline) Redman. She worked as a restaurant cook. Patty served in the U.S. Marines from 1982 to 1985.
She is survived by her parents, Daniel (Kathy) Redman of Sheridan and Lenna Bowline of Marseilles; two sons, Daniel (Alison) Dillard of Spring Valley and David (Blair) Dillard of Ottawa; four grandchildren, Daniel “DJ”, Brooklyn, Aubrey, and Greyson Dillard; and a brother, Charles Redman.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
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