Patricia McDaniel, 86, Valley City, N.D. died Monday, Feb. 24, in Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon, ND. A memorial service will be held 11 am Saturday, March 1, 2024, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Valley City, ND. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Inurnment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon. Pat was born December 17, 1938, to August and Florence (Portts) Chalk in Lisbon. She graduated from Lisbon High School and attended Valley City State University and graduated from Northern Colorado University. Following her graduation, she taught kindergarten and 1 st grade in Anoka, MN. While in Anoka she was active in church choir and community theatre, where she sang the lead in many musicals. Music was a very important part of her life. Pat knew the lyrics to hundreds of standard, pop and jazz tunes. Pat married Monte McDaniel on February 21, 2000, in South Padre Island, Texas. They made their home in Valley City. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and PEO. Pat was always an animal lover. She always had a dog and had multiple dogs over the years. Pat made many contributions to animal shelters. She is survived by her husband; a cousin, Crystal (Don) Highness, Fargo; stepsons Jim (Nicole) McDaniel, Valley City and Mark (Keele) McDaniel, Pahrump, NV; grand kids Megan White, Madison (Braden) Liljenquist, Chase McDaniel, Kyle McDaniel, Tate, Breck and Kinlee Sufficool; brothers-in-law Joel (Joy) McDaniel and Paul (Avis) McDaniel and many nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her parents and father and mother-in-law Arnold and Margaret McDaniel. Arrangements by Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City. An online guestbook is available at www.olivernathanchapel.com