Mary Pat Breitfelder, 82, of Dubuque, died Friday, December 15, 2023, at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center in Dubuque.

Visitation will be from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Pat will be 11:00 am Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at St. Donatus Catholic Church with Father Bob Gross as the Celebrant. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Dubuque.

Mary Pat was born May 10, 1941, in Dubuque, IA, the daughter of Clarence J. and Kathleen J. Crowley Enzler. On August 3, 1963, she married Robert J. Breitfelder in Bethesda, Maryland.

She graduated from Clarke University and received her Masters Degree in Health Service Administration from Cardinal Strich.

Mary Pat was a Public Health Administrator at Hillcrest Family Services before retirement.

She was a member of St. Donatus Catholic Church, the Jackson County Historical Preservation Society, where she served as President, Our Lady of Fatima Mothers Club, NAMI, the National Mississippi River Museum, a bridge club, euchre group, and a gourmet group. She was passionate about uncovering the Luxembourg history in St. Donatus. In her younger years, she was an excellent swimmer and continued to swim into her later years. She was happiest when she had all of her kids and grandkids together.

Survivors include her husband, Robert; nine children, Jeff (Lisa) Breitfelder of Cedar Rapids, IA, Kevin Breitfelder of Dubuque, Renee (Wolf Korndoerfer) Breitfelder of Racine, WI, Tim (Amy) Breitfelder of Dubuque, Mike (Jenny) Breitfelder of Oregon, WI, Chris (Leisa) Breitfelder of Alburnett, IA, Nick Breitfelder of Dubuque, Nate Breitfelder of Dubuque, and Aimee (Shawn) Reddy of Portland, OR; 18 grandchildren, Corey, Scott, J.J., Kyle, Isabelle, Owen, Jordan, Aspen, Andrew, Alex, Leiah, Kennady, Enzler, Will, Emma, Chase, Meera, and Kirin; six great-grandchildren, Zach, Audrey, Ava, Elliott, Daxton, and Gwen; seven sisters, Jean Rossi of Raleigh, NC, Carol (Jack) Dinan of Alexandria, VA, Marge Enzler of Washington, DC, Kathy Brooker of Washington, DC, Connie (John) Regan of Sarasota, FL, Eileen (Kevin) O’Brien of Bettendorf, IA, and Brenda (Frank) English of Washington, DC; five brothers, Msgr. John Enzler of Washington, DC, Jim (Millie) Enzler of Dallas, TX, Jerry (Katie Fischer) Enzler of East Dubuque, IL, David (Frances) Enzler of Indiana, and Tom (Mary) Enzler of Baltimore, MA; and one brother-in-law, Don (Mary Ann) Breitfelder of Chicago, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial has been established for NAMI.

A photo tribute can be viewed and condolences sent to the family by visiting Mary Pat’s obituary at www.hskfhcares.com.