Patti Grace Berglund

November 17, 1965 - October 29, 2020

Patti Grace (Horne) Berglund, 54 After a long, hard fight Patti has gone home to be with the Lord. She passed October 29, 2020 peacefully in her home with family by her side. Patti was born in Sanford, North Carolina on November 17, 1965 to Glenn and Grace (Kiser) Horne. She grew up in Carthage, North Carolina playing and working on the family tobacco farm. After graduating from Union Pines High School, she moved to South Florida where she met and married the love of her life, Richard Howard Berglund. They were married for 31 years and had two amazing sons, Richard Glenn Berglund (Samantha) and Austin Howard Berglund. She was an amazing GP to eight beautiful grandchildren and is also survived by her brother, Charles Horne (Dawn); sister Bonnie (Horne) Martin; sister-in-law, Merrilee Berglund; and a huge extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Grace (Kiser) Horne; her sister, Melinda Horne; nephew, Chris Martin; and brother-in-law, Connard Martin. After moving to Okeechobee, Florida in 2003 Patti became quite the local “celebrity” with her “Okeechobee Lake in the Moonlight” song and her jalapeño cornbread (on the menu at Tin Fish) not to mention her killer homemade BBQ sauce and Coleslaw. She loved Okeechobee and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose, the VFW and the South Florida Mudrunners. She was also a part of the Okeechobee News and Okeechobee The Magazine family. Patti loved to dance and sing, and would grab a microphone, hairbrush or pen at any moment for a pop-up karaoke party. She also loved photography, painting, and writing poems. She could pen a beautiful poem in your honor in a heartbeat. She collected antiques and loved to ride four wheelers and go mudding with friends. She was super creative and made amazing couples Halloween costumes every year. Patti’s kind heart, adventurous soul and amazing laugh will truly be missed by all who knew and loved her. As she would say … Laugh so hard ... you pee your pants. Join us for a celebration of Patti’s life to be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Hospice of Okeechobee, PO Box 1548, Okeechobee, Florida 34973. Those wishing to leave a message of condolence may sign the register book at, www.OkeechobeeFuneralHome.com All arrangements are entrusted to the direction and care of the Buxton & Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home, 400 North Parrott Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida, 34972.