Patricia Diane Little

Patricia D. Little, age 66, of Rochester, Minnesota passed away on January 29, 2026 after battling Alzheimer's.

Patricia Diane Little was born June 25, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Verna and Hubert (Heckwine) Withers. She grew up in central Illinois. Pat and Richard Manzke welcomed their daughter, Angela, in October of 1976 and they later separated. She met Mike Little in 1979 and they married on May 7th, 1984. Later in 1984, they moved to Rochester, Minnesota.

Pat worked in purchasing at IBM for 20 years while also playing bass guitar in a local rock band "The Chubs" with Mike for 29 years. She is affectionately known to their fans as Mama Chub.

After the birth of her granddaughter, Payton, she retired from playing music and spent much of her time babysitting her and enjoyed watching her grow up. She also loved her fur babies very much.

She is preceded in death by her brothers, Richard Pyle and David Withers; sisters, Laurie Withers and Cindy Pyle; mother, Verna; father, Hubert and her dear friend, Jacque Veer.

She is survived by her husband, Michael Little of Rochester, MN; daughter, Angela (Clint) Gifford of Eyota, MN; granddaughter, Payton Gifford of Eyota, MN; sister, Sharon Withers of Paxton, IL and brother, Kenny Withers of Washington, PA.

A celebration of Pat's life will be held at a later date.