Patricia Shaw

Patricia Ellen Shaw, age 78, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Pat was born June 12, 1948, the daughter of Cletus and Genevieve Watson Straub. Pat graduated from Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac in 1967. She then moved to attend Moraine Park, received her LPN degree, and started a job at St. Agnes Hospital until becoming a mom. Pat stayed home and raised her children until they started going to school. She then went back to work at Waupun Memorial Hospital as a certified respiratory therapist and an LPN. On July 11, 1992, she married her best friend, Roger Shaw at Union Congregational Church in Waupun. Pat worked in Waupun until 2016. She loved to go out on Friday nights for an old fashioned, watch her sons and grandkids play hockey and basketball, read, garden, and get together with friends and family. Pat was on the Woman’s Auxiliary Hockey Board for eight years and served as past president.

Pat is survived by her husband, Roger of 34 years; her children: Tonya (Brian) Lont, Sarah Imm, Nick (Stacy) Shaw, and Joe (Melissa) Reinhold; six grandchildren: Grayson Lont, Steven (Ari) Dymond, Cody Imm, Haley Benter, and Brady and Chase Shaw; a great grandson on the way; sisters-in-law: Patricia Straub and Roxann Straub; and several nieces and nephews.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents; three siblings: Mary Ann Will, Michael Straub, and John Straub; and a brother-in-law, Leroy Will.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at Werner Harmsen Funeral Home in Waupun from 4-6pm with services to follow at 6pm with Pastor Kanon Smit officiating.