Patricia Ann Corbin Hagler passed away peacefully in Tampa, Florida on July 25, 2021.
Pat was born in Washington, Kansas, in 1934 to Marjorie and Harold Corbin, but grew up in Stapleton and Arnold, Nebraska. She was the only girl between four brothers, James, Bud, Jerome and Bobby Corbin. She and her husband, Donald ‘Pete’ Hagler, raised three children in Arnold, Cheryl, Blaine and Jene. Her three children gave her seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and daughter Cheryl.
Pat was a hard worker all her life. She and Pete owned the Arnold Redi-Mix cement company and Hagler Trucking company in Arnold for over 35 years. Pat also owned a Hallmark gift store in Arnold for eight years.
After she retired, Pat moved to Mesa, Arizona, for 14 years where she was active in dance clubs, card clubs and many community volunteer activities. A few of her favorite volunteer duties were with her church serving meals, with the Elks Club as an administrative assistant and at the Mesa Arts Center where she served as an event guide. She was an accomplished Bridge player earning the Life Master and Bronze levels in The American Contract Bridge League. Pat was also very active in several national organizations throughout her lifetime. Two of her most valued honors with those organizations was the Rotary Club Paul Harris Award and the President Volunteer Service Award she received from President Bush.
Pat really enjoyed traveling and she used her square-dancing hobby as a venue to see America on group cruises and participating in dance competitions throughout the United States. But her love for travel didn’t stop there – she was also a history buff so she traveled to several different countries touring historic sites. She toured the memorial in Hiroshima, Japan. She went through the gas chambers in Auschwitz, Germany, and she saw Jesus’ empty tomb in Golgotha, Israel. She was even baptized in the Jordan River in Israel.
Pat dedicated her body to science research. Her inurnment will be in the Arnold Cemetery on October 30, 2021. Ben Eickhoff will be assisting the family with the service.