Full Obituary

     PATRICK I. "PAT" MCFARLANE, age 60, of Glen Flora, WI, formerly of Willard, WI, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Rusk County Memorial Hospital, in Ladysmith.  Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church, in Willard, with Rev. Steve Brice officiating.  Interment will take place at a later date.  Pallbearers will be Lon Knoll (Brother-in-law), Larry McFarlane (Brother), Dave McFarlane (Brother), and Al Debevec (Friend).  Visitation will be held at the church, on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 4pm to 8pm, and again at the church, on Thursday, from 10am until time of service.
     Patrick Irving McFarlane was born in Riceville, Iowa, on May 14, 1954, the son of Donald A. and Donna F. (Duffy) McFarlane.  As a young boy, his family moved to a farm near Willard, WI, where Pat attended North Willard School.  While attending Greenwood High School, he worked at Barr minkery.  He graduated from Greenwood High School in 1972.  Pat was united in marriage to Deborah May Knoll on June 16, 1973 at Holy Family Catholic Church, in Willard. Shortly after marriage, Pat began a 4 year apprenticeship in steam and pipe fitting through Chippewa Valley Technical College with Local 383 in Chippewa Falls, which later merged with Local 434 in Mosinee.  During his apprenticeship, he also worked in the woods as a logger, hauled milk on weekends for Elmdale Cheese Factory and later for North Hendren Cheese to provide for his growing family.  After becoming certified in his trade, Pat worked for 33 years with Local 434 until retiring in June of 2014.
     Pat had many interests in life, but especially loved spending time with his family and grandchildren, hunting, fishing, anything outdoors, sunrises and sunsets, and the simple things in life. He enjoyed staying active, often taking long walks with his wife along scenic country roads or quiet, remote trails. Pat took great pride in his steam fitting work, never failed a welding test, and was the Rock Star of the steam and pipe fitting world. He worked to live, not lived work. 
     He will be dearly missed by his wife, Deb, of Glen Flora;  his 4 sons:  Scott (Cathy) McFarlane of Appleton,  Dan (Erin) McFarlane of Stevens Point,  Dean (Carrie) McFarlane of Marshfield, Matt (Carissa) McFarlane of Fall Creek;  11 grandchildren:  Amber, Dylan, Darcy, Sean, Beckett, Reid, Crew, Rudy, Payne, Holly and Owen;  his mother, Donna McFarlane of Willard; 4 sisters: Carol (Bill) Franz of Colby,  Barbara (Rodger) Ashbeck of Greenwood,  Kathy (Jeff) Potocnik of Trego,  Donna Marie Jaramillo of Neillsville;  3 brothers:  Allen McFarlane of Neillsville,  David (Pam) McFarlane of Greenwood,  Larry (Bev) McFarlane of Willard;  his mother-in-law, Arlene Knoll of Neillsville; sister-in-law, Sue (Butch) Ehlers of Neillsville, brother-in-law Lon (Patti) Knoll of Greenwood, several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
     He was preceded in death by his father:  Donald A. McFarlane;  one son:  Patrick Irving McFarlane, Jr., one daughter: Baby Girl McFarlane in infancy, and his father-in-law, Hank Knoll.