Patty Marie Gallant

PATTY M. GALLANT, age 38, of Elmore, formerly of Isanti, died Monday, January 2, 2012, at United Hospital, Blue Earth. Memorial services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 1:00 PM, at Elmore United Methodist Church, with Rev. Art Keith officiating. Visitation time will be one hour prior to services at the church. Patton Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Blue Earth is assisting the family with the arrangements. Web tributes may be left at www.pattonfh.comPatty was born June 16, 1973, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Gordon and Mary (Armstrong) Andersen. She was raised in Isanti where she was a 1992 graduate of Cambridge/Isanti High School. She came to Elmore and was soon married to Robert D. Gallant on May 10, 2003 in Cambridge. The couple resided in Elmore where Patty was a homemaker. She loved to play cards and darts. She was a caring & loving person and a wonderful mother. Patty is survived by her husband, Robert Gallant of Elmore, her daughter, Noel Smith of Elmore, her son, Travis Smith of Elmore, her daughter, Cassie Gallant of Elmore, her mother, Mary Martinson of Isanti, step-father, Brian Martinson of Isanti, her brother, G. J. (Ginger) Andersen of Baldwin Township and several aunts and uncles.She was preceded in death by her father, Gordon in 1996.