Patricia M. Pat DeBacker, 87, of Coeur dAlene, Idaho, formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska, died peacefully, Thursday, March 10, 2011, at her home surrounded by four generations of her family. Services will be Friday, March 25, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Marys Cathedral. The Rev. Harold R. Kurtenbach will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 4 7 p.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Pat was born February 4, 1924, at Heartwell, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Chester & Cecelia Lynch. Survivors of the immediate family include her children & spouses: Susie & George Crump of Port Republic, MD Patrice & John Mike Downey of Deer Lodge, MT Jerry & Ellen DeBacker of Bellingham, WA Jan & Jim Facciano, of Bellingham, WA Donna (Mrs. John) DeBacker of Grand Island, NE Bill & Ann DeBacker of Shoreview, MN Dianne & Patrick Sullivan of Coeur dAlene, ID Laura & Tom McAloon, Spokane, WA Julie & Kelly Wolfe of Lincoln, NE Joyce & Jack Schmoll, Charlotte, NC One brother & sister-in-law, Dr. Joseph & Terri Lynch of Omaha, NE Others left to cherish her memory include thirty-two grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Pat grew up in Hastings, NE and received her education there. She married Richard L. DeBacker at St. Cecelias Church on September 4, 1946 and they started their life together in Omaha, NE. The family moved to Grand Island in 1955 where they lived until Dicks death in 2000 after 54 years of marriage. Pat was proud of her WWII work as a Navy bookkeeper in California. After raising eleven children, she began a new career teaching life skills to developmentally disabled adults at Mid-Nebraska Mental Retardation Services and continued lifetime relationships with many of her clients. Pat was an active member of St. Marys Cathedral parish in Grand Island with her life-long friends in the Altar Society, Christian Mothers, Bible study and bridge and enjoyed volunteering at Stuhr Museums Prairie Town Mercantile. She continued her active church involvement at St. Pius X parish in Coeur dAlene, and is loved by many parishioners as their Grandma Patsy. Pat celebrated her life in her faith, her family, her friends new and old, with laughter, a grin and a twinkle in her Irish eyes. She is welcomed into heaven by her husband, Dick, daughter Mary Miner and son John. Memorials are suggested to Grand Island Central Catholic Foundation. Online condolences may be given at www.curranfuneralchapel.com.