Patti Anne Hansbrow, our mom and gram, peacefully passed into the spirit world on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at the age of 75 years. She was an elect mother and grandmother, a follower of Jesus Christ, and a true friend.
She lived a life completely dedicated to her Savior and family and is revered by her children and grandchildren for her love, kindness, playfulness, humor, humility, courage, generosity, and selfless service. Her tiny frame had the biggest heart! We are honored that Heavenly Father allowed her to be in our lives and will do our best to carry on her legacy by how we treat each other.
Gram was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on December 10, 1950, to James and Nelda Mellon. She adored her older brother and Sister, Bob and Janet, and she also had a younger sister, Lorraine, who died at birth. She spoke of her siblings often and loved them with all her heart.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, and many other family members and friends. She was so excited to see them again. We find comfort in knowing that they are all together, and we expect she was greeted and embraced by many as she returned home.
Gram loved her childhood living in Lincoln near extended family. She also spent much of her childhood in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Fort Wayne, Indiana before moving to Pleasant Hill, California, where she graduated from high school. In 1969, she married Howard Hansbrow, and they had three boys: Chris and Brian (twins) and Kevin. After their divorce, this amazing woman went on to raise her three sons as a single mother. To not deny them opportunities, she often worked multiple jobs—as a medical assistant, waitress, and in hospitality services. When her boys began a paper route, she was the first one up to fold papers each morning and send her boys out to deliver. Before and after work, she was a chauffeur to the boys to and from school, jobs, sports, and friends’ houses. Saturdays were her cleaning days, so she sent the boys out to run in the fields while she worked to make her home as nice as she could.
From the time they were hers, her boys were her life, and she did everything she could to give them the greatest opportunities to be happy. She encouraged them to be truthful, studious, hard-working, and considerate of others. She supported them in the ups and downs of life and never lost hope for them. She allowed them to be boys and to fill their room with pets—from snakes, salamanders, and lizards caught out in the fields, to turtles, geckos, frogs, and a monitor lizard living in the closet.
Her love for her sons was extended as each one married and brought daughters-in-law and grandchildren into her life. She was always the first to offer to babysit so she could play with her grandkids. She loved to play games—memory, go fish, and Uno—have sleepovers and tea parties, pop popcorn, or eat ice cream and popsicles. And she will always be remembered for offering you a grape soda. She spent her weekends and weeknights going to their games, concerts, or plays, and working as an aid in their classes. She loved them fiercely and was proud of each one of them. Of all the people in the world, these are her favorites:
Chris and Erica: Sam (Allie)[great-grandchildren—
Brian and Jacki: Ethan, Ryen (Rylan), Jocelyn, Logan, Canon, Owen, and Quinton.
Kevin and Heather: Alexia [great-granddaughter—Blair](
Gram was a valiant believer in Jesus Christ. She was raised as a practicing Catholic and attended catholic school in elementary and junior high. She was truly grateful for her faithful heritage. At the age of 42, she made the life-changing decision to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been a believer in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ since that time.
As her boys built their lives in Utah, mom made the di icult decision to leave her family and friends in California to be near her sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. Over her last twenty years, she lived in Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork, and Elk Ridge. She held various callings in each of her Church communities, and she made wonderful friends everywhere she lived. Her final years were spent at Elk Ridge Assisted Living; a place she loved to call home.
Gram lived her faith courageously and faced incredible challenges when she was diagnosed in her early fifties with rheumatoid arthritis, scoliosis, and osteoporosis, which in time crippled her with pain throughout her body. She rarely complained, even when she had no use of her hands and could not walk. Toward the end of her life she declared that her hands were good for nothing but to pray. And through it all, she smiled and joked and acted as if all was perfectly right in the world. She was built on a rock that could not be moved.
Typical of how she spent her life, her final hours were with her three boys. She trusted in Heavenly Father and her Savior and said she had no fear. She expressed her love and her readiness to go home.
Gram, mom, we love you. Until we meet again. We know you will be the first in the line to greet us home. And do not worry, we will “be careful” … and “don’t you cause any trouble either.”
A visitation in her honor will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2026 from 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. at Walker Funeral Home located at 187 South Main St., Spanish Fork, Utah. Her funeral service will immediately follow, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the same location. Interment will be at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery located at 420 South 400 East, Spanish Fork, Utah.
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