She attended UCLA and Columbia Teachers college in New York. She taught music for elementary teachers at Brigham Young University. While teaching at BYU, she met and married F. Kent Nielsen.
Pat was devoted to her Heavenly Father and was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in the West German mission, on the Primary General Board, and as a trainer at the Utah South Area Family History Center. She also served in many music callings, her favorite being teaching music in the Primary.
She loved everyone she met and went out of her way to welcome everyone into her home and her life. Pat is survived by an uncle Wilford Knights; her two brothers Roger and Wayne Haglund; her husband Kent Nielsen; 7 children: Kathy Behling (Karl), Jeff (Megan), Rebecca, Sharon, Greg (Becky), Tricia, and John (Alicia) Nielsen; 12 grandchildren: Emily Anderson (Shaun), Jesse Behling, Katie Kerttula (Eevert), and Michael Behling; Jared, Jessica, Kyle, and Joshua Nielsen; Drew, Jacob, Aubrey, and Aaron Nielsen; and 4 great-grandchildren: Gabby and Rhianna Anderson, Alyssa and Chloe Kerttula. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Funeral services will be held on Satuday, February 14, 2009 at 10:30 AM at the Edgemont South Stake Center, 350 E. 2950 N. Provo, Utah.
Viewing for family and friends on Friday, February 13th 6:30 to 9:00 PM and Saturday 9-10 AM. Interment at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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