Patricia Anne “Pat” Ward, 79, of North Platte, formerly of Grand Island, passed away Jan. 2, 2018, in North Platte.

Pat was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, on Aug. 16, 1938, to Howard and Betty Barnd Tipton. They moved several times and finally settled in Grand Island when Pat was in eighth grade. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1956, the last class before Central Catholic opened.

Following high school, Pat attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing and Duchesne College in Omaha.

In 1958, she married Jack Sargent. She and Jack had three children, Tim, Tom and Steve. Jack was killed in a parachute accident in 1962.

In 1963, Pat met and started dating C.P. “Bing” Ward, who had served on the Grand Island Police Department with Jack Sargent. Pat and Bing were united in marriage on Sept. 5, 1963.

On Nov. 5, 1964, Pat and Bing and had their first daughter, Stephanie. It was then that Bing adopted the three boys. Later in June 1967, Pat and Bing had twins, a girl and a boy, Kelly and Scott. Pat and Bing continued to reside in Grand Island, where they raised all six of their children.

Pat worked for Skagway Super Market from 1972 until her retirement in 2000. She was the supervisor of all checkers and carryouts at both the north store and south store until her retirement. Through her tenure at Skagway, she touched and impacted the lives of all those around her, including hundreds of students and young adults, as well as the community.

She and her husband Bing lived in Grand Island for more than 50 years before moving to North Platte in 2012.

Pat was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Simply put, her life was her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jack; and one younger brother, Jimmy.

She is survived by her husband of 54 years, C.P. Bing Ward; their six children, Tim (Janelle) Ward of Gunter, Texas, and their four children, Hannah, Halle, Keely and Griffin; Tom (Joan) Ward of Ankeny, Iowa, and their four children Bryon, Nicolette, Collin and Nicholas; Steve (Tami) Ward of Hallandale Beach, Florida, and their three children, Jenna, Carly and Jack; Stephanie (Jeff) McFadden of Dallas, Texas, and their twin daughters, Claire and Carsen; Kelly (Rolly) Kramer of Hershey and their daughter, Emma; Scott (Julie) Ward of Tampa, Florida, and their two daughters, Brittin and Adalyn. Additional members of the family include six great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers, Jayne Ball of Omaha, Geraldine Empey of Paradise Valley, Arizona, Barb Chamberlain of North Platte, Mike and Terry Tipton of Grand Island. She additionally had wonderful brothers- and sisters-in-law, as well as countless nieces and nephews, each whom she loved and adored.

Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Online condolences may be shared at giallfaiths.com.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, at All Faiths Funeral Home, Grand Island. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, at All Faiths Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.