"Her voice was uniquely hers, and it entertained generations. Pat's fans took to Twitter to lament the loss of the local treasure after her passing. However, it is assumed she died due to old age as well as complications arising from the injury from last years. The O'Hare Motor Inn's tribute message didn't reveal the cause of the icon's death. Piano Pat was moved to the Benefis West Rehabilitation center after her surgery (GoFundMe) How did Piano Pat die? Kerri Anderson started a GoFundMe for the musician and out of the $25,000, they were able to raise $21,451. The road to recovery was long and medical bills and assisted-living facility expenses weren't cheap. However, shortly after, she was diagnosed with a C Diff bacterial infection. The 85-year-old losing her balance and broke her hip and hit her head on her piano. Pat suffered an accident on August 15, 2020. I've met so many wonderful people," she further said. "It's just been a good spot all the way around. I don't know if I've got a grandmother challenge for them or what," Pat joked. "We get them from 80 to 21," she said once. From 21-year-olds to someone in their 80s, Piano Pat was loved by all. Pat had to ability to command a room sitting behind the piano and her patrons weren't limited to a certain age group. Piano Pat at the Benefis Hospital in September 2020 (GoFundMe) Everyone loved Piano Pat She was a single mom of three kids with a day job for 35 years as a medical transcriptionist at the Great Falls Clinic. A Rudyard native, Spoonheim began playing the piano since she was 12 years old. I'm just comfortable here," she once said about the lounge that turned her into a celebrity. Pat had been a performer at the lounge for more than five decades and even though she cut down on her appearances in the current years but when she did, it was always a full house. She was hired as a fill-in for a piano player who went on vacation but he never returned to town cementing Pat's position at the lounge permanently. Piano Pat was a popular fixture at the Sip 'N Dip since 1963, a year after the Motor Inn opened.
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