Patrick J. Frederiksen 78, of Minneapolis and formerly of Aurora and Brookings died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Hennipen County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Patrick was born June 27, 1939 in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services are at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Elkton. Burial is in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Elkton. Visitation will be one hour preceding services at the church.
At 2 weeks old, he was adopted by his loving parents Axel (Ak) and Sarah (Sadie Hurney) Frederiksen. Patrick was raised on a farm near Aurora. He attended District 33 through eighth grade and graduated from Elkton High School in 1957. Pat was very active in 4-H projects, especially dogs. He raised, bred and sold purebred collies throughout the United States. He won many state judging contests through FFA. He showed his collies at various dog shows throughout the Midwest earning Best of Show in Omaha.
In a Danish and Irish family, celebrations and family gatherings were frequent especially at "Aunt Eva and Uncle Andrew" Andersen's farm, and St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Elkton. Fourtth of July picnics were an annual celebration for the "Hurney Clan" at the Frederiksen farm. Patrick had many talents, one of which was singing. He would often sing in the church choir.
He loved nature-animals (especially dogs and birds), flowers, and the great feel of dirt. He would collect marvelous pictures of sunsets of the desert while in Arizona, and flowers while in Oregon. Pat was an interior decorator in Minneapolis in the 1960's, a realtor for Red Carpet in Phoenix in the 1970's before he returned to Brookings to pursue a degree at SDSU. He moved to Eugene, Oregon in the 1980's where he completed his bachelor's degree and attained a master's degree in Landscape Design.
For many years in Eugene, he owned and managed his business, Landscape Dimensions. Pat moved back to Brookings in 2004 to be closer to his mom. In Brookings, he worked in real estate again until he moved to Minneapolis. Declining health forced him to retire.
Patrick is survived by his brother Richard (Beth) Frederiksen, Elkton, three nephews; two nieces and their children; two half-sisters, Glynis, (Al) Kock, Wentworth, and Lori Schultz, Monticello, Minnesota and their families.
He will be missed by his special friends and clients through his businesses and his mentoring with AA.
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