Patricia L. Kelm, 85, of Elkhart, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025, surrounded by her family.Pat – well, where do we even begin? Beneath her polite housewife exterior was a fierce competitor, a lifelong advocate for public education, and the most passionate champion of libraries you'd ever meet. She worked at the library for years (20-plus years, but honestly, she never really retired from it in spirit) and made it her mission to spread the good word about the importance of supporting your local branch. She even founded and ran the Osolo Branch Library Book Club, ensuring that no reader was left behind.In fact, this writer would like to take a brief moment to remind you to go get a library card if you don't already have one. Pat would insist.Beyond her love of books and knowledge, Pat was an adventurer. She and her merry band of travel companions spent decades wandering the globe, from the vineyards of Burgundy, F

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