Patricia Jean (Ball) Kjosen, Naples FL, formerly Minot, ND and Stanley, ND, was born March 17, 1939 to Forrest (John) Ball and Mildred (Aardahl) Ball in White Earth, North Dakota.
Pat attended elementary school in White Earth, before moving with her parents to Columbia Falls, MT, where Pat graduated from high school in 1957.Shortly after graduation, Pat returned to White Earth where she worked at the general store in White Earth, the Stanley Community Hospital, and the Bank of Tioga. In August 1958 she married Dean Kjosen of White Earth. The couple moved to Minot, ND where Pat worked for Union National Bank. Dean and Pat divorced in 1969.
Pat moved to Stanley, ND and worked at Scandia American Bank. She moved to Minot in 1979 where she worked at Souris Valley Feed & Seed and later at Trinity Hospital. Pat enjoyed bridge club, and taught Sunday School at American Luteran Church in Stanley. She also donated her time as treasurer for both American Lutheran Church and the Stanley Golf Club. Pat moved to Naples, FL in 2023.
She is survived by her children, Jeffrey Kjosen (Jane) of Marco Island, FL and Todd Kjosen (Jane Weidler) of S. Sioux City, NE; granddaughter, Kirsten Kjosen of Shawnee, KS; sister, Myrna (Dwight) Hauglie of Glenburn, ND and Farrel (Lou) Palazzo of Stuart, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Delores (David) Sanders.