In Loving Memory of
ARIENS
Patrick Henry (Pat)
08.06.1930 – 08.09.2023
Patrick Henry Ariens, 93, grazier of Green Hills, Calliope, loving husband of Marianne Ariens (nee Patterson) for 63 years, passed away very peacefully on September 8th, 2023, in Gladstone, Queensland.
Pat was born on June 8, 1930 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, the eldest son of Mando Stephen Ariens and Kathryn Greene Ariens. Pat was a dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend to many. He is survived by his brother Stephen (Lynn), his wife Marianne and their nine children and twenty-one grandchildren: Joshue (Anna), Joya, Theo, Lucy and Jonathan; Angel (Pete) and Jerome; John (Wendy), Jed and Shannon; Patrick (Fiona), Justin and Emily; Joachim; Alexander (Bernadette), Elizabeth, Teresa, Catherine, Rebekah, Simon, Patrick, and Alistair; Walt (Meegan), Laney and Austin; Marialice (Tsering), Karma, Maela and Namka; and David. He is preceded in death by his brothers Michael and Thomas and his granddaughter Carli.
The Requiem Mass will be held at Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Gladstone on Monday, September 18th at 11am, with the wake at Yaralla Sports Club from 1pm. A private burial will be held the following day at Calliope Cemetery