The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

Dec. 1, 1938 - Sept. 22,2022

Patricia Ann Fode (Smith), 83, a lifelong member of the Lind-Ritzville community who was a volunteer and a loving mother and grandmother, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. She was born on Dec. 1, 1938 in Spokane to Lorraine and Bernie Smith.

Pat enjoyed a long, rich life anchored by two pillars: her family and Christianity. A career housewife, she built a loving home with an inviting kitchen that never lacked for fresh-baked pies and the inviting smells of rustic dinners. While her beloved husband of 54 ye...