Patricia “Pat” Margaret Wallenberg, 84, of Huntley, died peacefully on January 1, 2024, at JourneyCare Barrington with her family by her side.
Pat was born in Chicago on July 3, 1939, to parents Walter and Agnes (nee Mosior) Wallenberg.
Pat is survived by her brothers, Donald (Kathy) Wallenberg, and Kenneth (Dana) Wallenberg, her nieces and nephews, Dawn (Danny) Pavlopoulos, Adam (Michelle) Wallenberg, Amy Wallenberg, Andrew (Jeni) Wallenberg, Alicia (Nicholas) Fleming, Michael Wallenberg, and Michelle (Erik) Derby, and her great nieces and nephews, Ryan, Katie, Matthew, Benjamin, Christian, Gianni, Dion, Olivia, A.J. Quinton, Emma, Elliot, and Simon.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and many aunts and uncles.
Visitation will be Friday, January 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with a service at 11:30 a.m. all at DeFiore Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley.
Interment to follow at St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name can be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Elgin.
For further information please contact the DeFiore Funeral Home, 847-515-8772.
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Pat was an absolutely wonderful lady. I am grateful to have known her for many years. She will be very missed by many. Her kind smile and her grace will never be forgotten.
What a lovely person. She was gracious, kind and wonderful in every way. We knew her from Sun City and Westminster. She'll be missed❤️
Ken, Dana, Donnie, and Kathy. My deepest sympathy to you and your families. Pat was like a sister to me and we all shared many great memories. She is loved and will be missed. May God bless you all. Joe
God has called a beautiful ray of light home. Pat has always brought a warmth and feeling of happiness to all that knew her as we did. Her incredibly contagious laughter was filled with vibrancy and joy. It was impossible to resist laughing with her. Like her brothers, once you hear each of their unique laughs, it was easy to smile and find them in a crowd. This picture of Pat is beautiful, it shows that she was as beautiful on the outside as she was on the inside. We will sorely miss Pat’s way of adding to a conversation as well as her hugs where you could feel the love she had for you. I never wanted to let go. I can remember growing up how the Church let Pat stand as Godmother to my sister Susan at only the age of 16… maybe stretched just a bit as a technicality. Pat was in the first wave of cousins that were born to our original group of aunts. Having 11 children spanned over many years led to gaps between the first sisters and our dad as the youngest. Having such a variety of cousins come together on Christmas Eve at Busha’s was the best part of the year! The Mosior family was anything but a quiet bunch. The house was filled with tradition, love, laughter and plenty of homemade Polish food for all to share. It was great that all the cousins enjoyed their time together. I think of these Christmas’s when I remember Pat, she was a devout Christian, enjoying life, loving her family and dealing with everything God put in her path with joy in her heart. Pat was always thankful for what she had during her life, facing everything with a quiet dignity you had to admire. Passing peacefully in her sleep is a blessing we can all wish we receive. I know we will all miss her as part of our lives and the loss to us will leave a genuine hole where she once beamed as a bright ray of light. We can find comfort knowing that she’s in a much better place and enjoying her perfect heavenly surroundings. Our sympathies extend to her other family and friends. May they find comfort in memories and support from loved ones. Pat brought love to everyone she touched over her 84 years, she was young well below her years, may I be so blessed. We love and will miss you, Cousins; Susan, Laurie, Cyndi and Kathie “Mosior”
I met my husbands Aunt Pat once but I feel like I’ve known her my entire life from the stories I’ve heard from many about how much of a wonderful woman she was. She will continue to be magic to the family, just in a difference way. I hope peace finds the family soon and that one day in heaven I can get to know her more.
Pat lived out her faith in both words and actions. She was an example of a true Christ-follower and we will miss her on Tuesday mornings! We pray for her family and friends who are grieving her passing, but we also celebrate that she is now with her Lord and Savior for eternity.
Pat was such a wonderful and genuine person, everytime I seen her she was always full of smiles. It was a honor to have gotten to meet her and to have performed maintenance on her vehicle to keep her safe on the road. She will be greatly missed! My condolences to the family.
We knew Pat from Westminster and we worked together preparing for Sunday services. She was authentic, kind and caring, and showed Jesus every day to anyone who encountered her. While we will miss her sweet smile, we also know she had the assurance of being with her Savior after her earthly body failed. That is such a blessing to all of those who loved her.
As a member of the Village Church of Barrington, Tuesday morning Bible study, I know I can speak for all who attended and got to know this loving, lively, laughing addition to our group, Pat. She will be missed by all just for her smile, but her comments during the study were also great additions to our understand of HIS word. It will not be the same, without her. We are at a loss, but she is gaining, and we are knowing that one day we will gather again thanks to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Miss you Pat, love you Pat.
I just found out about Pat's homegoing and while I rejoice with her as she is in Jesus' presence, I know we all will miss her smile, her joyful demeanor, her encouraging ways and her delight in reading, studying and talking about the Word of God. I got to know her over years as she attended the Solid Ground Bible Study on Tuesday mornings at the Village Church of Barrington and she was an example to me of a joy-filled reflection of Jesus' light in a dark world.