Meet Our Caring Team

Tracy (Murra) Jutting comes to us from Buffalo Center, IA. She graduated high school from there, attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL and returned in 2011 to get back into small town funeral service, where it’s a good thing that everyone knows your name. 

She has enjoyed getting to know the people of Blue Earth and the surrounding communities since starting with the Southern MN group in 2018 and looks forward to many more years to come. She and her husband (Jarvis) enjoy traveling, and participating in area cornhole tournaments and home improvement projects. They have two boys, Jaycob & Domenic.

Rena graduated from the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science program in 2018. She is originally from Blue Earth and is excited to return home to serve the families of this community. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, working out and taking annual fishing trips up north. 

Andrew Schwarz joined Patton Funeral Home & Cremation Service as an Advance Funeral Planner in January of 2022. He grew up and graduated from Charles City, Iowa, and later moved to Des Moines, Iowa where he spent several years working in the mortgage industry. He completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix and taught classes as an adjunct college instructor for four years. In June of 2012, he moved to Albert Lea and has lived and worked there since.

Andrew and his wife, Corissa, were married in October of 2018. Together, they have four adult children. One of Andrew’s favorite pastimes is searching for antiques at various estate sales and auctions. He is an avid collector of several types of antiques, including a large collection of old books, cameras, tobacco tins, and antique commercial trade cards. He also enjoys spending time on walks and bike rides with his wife along the many beautiful nature trails and lakes. You’ll often find him fishing on Fountain Lake and gardening in his spare time.

Gwen (Braunshausen) Armon grew up on a farm in rural Easton, MN, and graduated from Delavan High School in 1989. She went on to get a four-year degree in hotel and restaurant administration at Southwest State in Marshall, MN. After living in the Twin Cities for two years, she moved back to the area in 1995 when she married her husband, Ted Armon. Together they have three children: Jared, Madison, and Katherine. Gwen worked for United Hospital in town for over 20 years and really enjoyed her work in Home Health/Hospice. After taking a break from working, she always thought she would like to join the staff at Patton Funeral Home. Life’s experiences have taught her to show compassion and kindness to people, especially in difficult times. Gwen loves the balance of working part time at the funeral home and being a mom and wife. Her favorite things to do are spending time with family and friends, talking, taking boat or Jeep rides, having bonfires, and being up north.

Tracy has been helping conduct funeral services for three years. Tracy is a lifelong Elmore resident, graduating from Elmore High School in 1983. Tracy farms near Elmore and lives in Blue Earth. He is the father to two wonderful daughters, Rena and Delaney. Tracy enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, fishing and participating in all kinds of recreational sports.