Daniel Ray Pate

November 13, 1951 - October 23, 2020

Dan R. Pate, 68, loving husband of Mary Katherine (Angermeier) for 47 years and father of Brother Bede (George William) of Benedictine Abbey Notre Dame de Bellaigue, France, and Vetris Marie (Sean) Cullen of South St. Paul, MN, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020. Dan was born in Evansville to the late James Leroy and Theresa Frances (Sauer) Pate on November 13, 1951. Dan graduated from Rex Mundi High School in 1969 and in 1973 from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and in 1978 he graduated with an MBA from Baldwin Wallace College. He worked in the food industry for 32 years at Durkee Food, Pillsbury, and General Mills, before retiring in 2007. In retirement, Dan went back to school graduating from The Atelier Fine Arts Program, Minneapolis, MN, in Classical Realism Oil Painting. After moving back to Indiana in 2014, Dan continued portraiture and still-life oil painting in his art studio at their Chandler residence. Dan is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, and 7 siblings; Bettye Lee Pate, Greenwood, IN, JoNell Stewart, Evansville, IN, Marla (Jim) Johnson, Evansville, IN, Jeff (Debbie) Pate, Evansville, IN, Charlene (Larry) Bitter, Evansville, IN, Judy (Mel) Miller, Newburgh, IN, and Denise (Jeff) Haury, Evansville, IN. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 Hebron Avenue, Evansville, IN, 47714 with a rosary service to follow at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday, October 30, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 5301 Daylight Drive, Daylight, IN with Father Chris Forler officiating. Burial will be at St. John Cemetery, St. John Rd, Elberfeld, IN, followed by a reception at St. John Church. Memorial contributions may be made to; St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 5301 Daylight Rd, Daylight, IN, 47725, Right to Life of Southwest Indiana, 20 NW 3rd Street Suite 810, Evansville, IN, 47708, and St. Vincent de Paul, 809 W. Lafayette, Evansville, IN 47711. Condolences may be made at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.