Patricia Marlene Blomlie
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Patricia Marlene Blomlie, 19, was born in MN on February 16, 1953 to William and Clara (Holan) Blomlie. She graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis in 1971. She worked at Burger King at 2220 W Broadway Ave in Minneapolis.
Patricia was one of six young people staying at the Miner's Motel in Keystone when Battle Creek flooded the rooms they were in. All of them grabbed mattresses and attempted to float in the flooded creek. The three that survived were able to grab on to buildings until the water passed by them, but the three who were unable to perished.
She is survived by her parents and two sisters, Judy Fossland and Janet Blomlie of Minneapolis; a brother, John Peder Blomlie and his wife Virginia; a nephew, Scott Allan Fossland, and a niece, Stacy Rae Fossland, also of Minneapolis, MN.
Patricia was buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.
Patricia was one of six young people staying at the Miner's Motel in Keystone when Battle Creek flooded the rooms they were in. All of them grabbed mattresses and attempted to float in the flooded creek. The three that survived were able to grab on to buildings until the water passed by them, but the three who were unable to perished.
She is survived by her parents and two sisters, Judy Fossland and Janet Blomlie of Minneapolis; a brother, John Peder Blomlie and his wife Virginia; a nephew, Scott Allan Fossland, and a niece, Stacy Rae Fossland, also of Minneapolis, MN.
Patricia was buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.
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“Patricia Marlene Blomlie,” Flood of 1972, accessed May 9, 2026, https://1972flood.omeka.net/items/show/25.