Patricia Margaret Maring

Patricia M. Maring, 90, of Davenport, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at MercyOne-Genesis Medical Center, Davenport.

Funeral services and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 4105 N. Division Street, Davenport. Private burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery, West Point, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4 until 6 p.m. at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. There will be additional visitation at Our Lady of Victory on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until Mass begins. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Victory Foundation.

Patricia Margaret Merschman was born at her family home on November 7, 1935, in West Point, Iowa, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Mueller) Merschman. She worked for Sheaffer Pen Company in Fort Madison, Iowa, as a young lady. She was united in marriage to Darrell Maring on July 6, 1958, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. He preceded her in death on February 1, 1996, after almost 38 years of marriage.

Patricia was deeply devoted to her Catholic faith and was a charter member of Our Lady of Victory Parish. She had a passion for family history, authoring a book about her lineage and dedicating years of work to several others. Patricia also loved to travel, finding great joy in visiting the villages of her ancestors in Germany and France. In quieter moments, she enjoyed knitting and crocheting, and she was an avid bowler for more than 50 years.

Those left to honor her memory are her children: Steve (Chris) Maring, Columbia, Missouri, Carol (Helmut) Hiegelsberger, St. Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria, and Greg (Melissa) Maring, Reynolds, Illinois, as well as eight grandchildren, and a brother and sister-in-law, Ed (Georgia) Merschman.

In addition to her husband, Darrell, she was preceded in death by her son, Jeff, and an infant son, Billy, her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Audrey (Jim) Slee. May they rest in eternal peace.