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Helen Zard
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Helen Marie Zard, 85, of Caledonia, Minn., and formerly of Rochester,
Minn., died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Caledonia Care and Rehab.
Helen was born July 11, 1924, in Tripp, S.D., to Jacob and Emelie
(Zeitner) Dobler. On Aug. 5, 1924, she was baptized at the American
Lutheran Church in Tripp, S.D. Helen attended elementary and high
school in Tripp graduating from Tripp High School in 1942. After
graduation, she attended Mankato Business College in Mankato, Minn.,
for one year. In 1943, Helen moved to Omaha, Neb., where she was
employed as a secretary for Martin Aviation Company until the end of
World War II in 1945. She then moved to Sioux Falls, S.D., where she
became the personal secretary for Mr. Kahler, the manager of the Sioux
Falls Argus Leader, working there until 1947. In June of 1947, Helen
married Donald Stuart Zard at the American Lutheran Church in Tripp,
S.D. They lived in Vermillion, S.D.; Watertown, S.D.; Bismarck, N.D.;
and Mobridge, S.D. until making their home in Rochester, Minn., in
1961. Helen was employed as a secretary for the public high schools for
21 years, retiring in 1987. On Dec. 7, 1996, Donald preceded her in
death. Helen was an active member of her church and was an active
volunteer.
Survivors include three sons, Steve (Mary) Zard, New Prague, Minn.;
Mark (Joanne) Zard, Caledonia; and Clark (Kathy) Zard, Nisswa, Minn.;
seven grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and one sister Trudy
Kinnard, Billings, Mont.
In addition to her husband Helen was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Memorial services will be Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Mount
Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester. Rev. Kathie and Rev. Peter
Nycklemoe will officiate. Entombment will be in Mount Olive
Columbarium. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials
are preferred.
Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home, Caledonia, is in charge of arrangements.
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Alice "Kathleen" Brickman
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Alice “Kathleen” Brickman, 91, formerly of Brownsville and Caledonia,
Minn., died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center
in La Crosse, Wis. after a long battle with dementia.
Kathleen was born Oct. 21, 1918, in Lytton, Iowa, to John and Elsie
(Mayo) Titus. She graduated from Lytton Consolidated Schools in 1939.
On Oct. 12, 1940 she married Henry Wayne Traum in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
They had two daughters and later divorced. Kathleen married Roy Peeper
in 1955, and they farmed outside of Arlington, Iowa. Kathleen and Roy
traveled for 17 years throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
After Roy’s death in 1996, Kathleen moved to Brownsville, Minn., where
she lived in senior housing. At the age of 80, she met and married
Melvin Brickman and they shared six wonderful years together. In Sept.
of 2005, Kathleen moved to Bethany St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse.
Survivors include two daughters, Janice (Dennis) Carter, Liberty, Mo.,
and Cheryl (Jerry) Halsted, La Crosse; two step-daughters, Paula
Peeper, Traer, Iowa, and Rosemary Ott, Oelwein, Iowa.; 12
grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law Dorothy
Whittenbaugh, Elgin Iowa; and nieces and nephews, including a special
nephew and his wife, John and Bonnie Guthrie of Sioux Falls, S.D.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, Roy Peeper and Melvin
Brickman; her step-son Dow “Buster” Peeper; and two sisters, Maxine
Cleland and Audrey Guthrie.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Zion
Evangelical Church, Brownsville. Pastor Brian Cuda and Chaplain Linda
Kuehl will officiate. Friends may call at the church on Wednesday from
10 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be on Thursday, March 4,
at 11 a.m. in Taylorsville Cemetery, Arlington, Iowa.
Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home, Caledonia, Minn., is in charge of arrangements.
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Phyllis Heiderscheit
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 Phyllis Marie Heiderscheit, age 82, died surrounded by family on Saturday Feb. 20, 2010 at Thornton Manor in Lansing.
Phyllis was born on Aug. 30, 1927 to Ignatius and Julia (Sheehan)
Imhoff. She was a life-long member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,
where she was baptized, confirmed and married. She graduated in 1944
from New Albin High School. She then worked in Rochester, Minn. and
Dubuque, Iowa.
She married Leonard Heiderscheit on June 14, 1948. They shared over
sixty-one years together and were blessed with nine children.
She is survived by her husband and their children: Michael (Melinda),
Pryor, Okla.; Richard (Bebe), La Crescent, Minn.; Mary (Alan) Orthaus,
Lake City, Minn.; Julie (Gene) Schultz, Lansing, Iowa; Mark (Kathleen),
New Albin; Terry (Kristin), Rochester, Minn.; Chris (Patty), Holmen,
Wis.; Tim (Jill), New Albin; and Pat (Janet), Lansing; 24
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law Patricia
Imhoff Curran.
She was preceded in death by her sister Ruth Mark, brother-in-law
Wilbur Mark and her brothers and their wives, Vincent and Joyce, Edmund
and Mickey, Robert and LuAnn, Lawrence and Rita, and James as well as
two infant siblings Francis and Catherine.
The funeral mass will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 at St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church in New Albin. Fr. Daniel Knipper will
officiate at the service. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday
at the New Albin Community Center. Interment will be at the church
cemetery.
The Thornburg-Hanson Funeral Home in Lansing is in charge of arrangements.
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Doris Bisping
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Doris Evelyn Bisping, age 86, died on February 12, 2010 at
Caledonia Care and Rehab shortly after being diagnosed with a brain
tumor with her family at her side.
She was born April 24, 1923 in Spring Grove to Ulrich and Clara
Munkel. She spent her childhood in the Spring Grove area.
She attended high school in both the Caledonia and Spring Grove schools.
Doris married Martin Edward Bisping on June 4, 1941 at St Luke’s United
Church of Christ in Eitzen, Minn. six days following her graduation
from high school. She was a homemaker, worked out of the home as a
cook, at a bank, a factory and in a veterinarian office. Doris was a
member of St Luke’s United Church of Christ.
She is survived by seven children: Gary (Ann) Bisping, Portage,
Wis.; Gale (Nickie) Bisping, Rochester, Minn.; Greta (Bob) Meek,
Rochester; Eric (Diane) Bisping, Onalaska, Wis.; Mark Bisping,
Rochester; Kathryn (Butch) Spate, Selma, Calif.; Doreen “Dee Dee”
(Jeff) Slifka, Rochester; 25 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and
her sister Ruth Diersen.
She was preceded in death by her husband Martin in 2005, two brothers, a sister and three daughter in-laws.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 at St. Luke’s
United Church of Christ in Eitzen.Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 5-7 p.m. at Roble Funeral Home
in Spring Grove, and one hour prior to services at the church on
Tuesday.
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Floyd and Doris Austin
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Floyd Everett Austin, 93, died Wed., Feb. 3, 2010 at Caledonia Care and
Rehab, Caledonia, Minn. Doris Gladys (Pederson) Austin died Friday,
Feb. 5, 2010 at Caledonia Care and Rehab, Caledonia.
Floyd was born May 27, 1916 at the family farm in Newburg, rural Mabel,
Minn. to Christ and Florence (Olin) Austin. Doris was born Dec. 19,
1921 at the family farm in Amherst Twp., rural Lanesboro, Minn. to Emil
and Sophia (Frogner) Pederson. Floyd and Doris were united in marriage
on Nov. 15, 1941. They farmed the Austin family farm at Newburg for 38
years. After retiring they moved to Spring Grove, Minn. and had resided
the last eight years at Caledonia Care & Rehab in Caledonia. In
November, 2009 they celebrated 68 years of marriage.
Floyd and Doris are survived by their son Everett (Marilyn) Austin,
Caledonia; daughter Darlene (George) Bradner, Phoenix, Ariz.; three
granddaughters and seven great-granchildren; and a sister-in-law Jean
Pederson, Kenyon, Minn. Floyd was preceded in death by an infant
brother Grant, and brother Gerald Austin, Rockford, Ill. Doris was
preceded in death by her brothers Elmer Nelson, Mabel; Perry, Henry and
Carl Pederson, Harmony, Minn.; Alvin Pederson, Kenyon; and sisters
Evelyn Gleisner, Harmony, and Josephine Austin, Rockford.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 9, 5 to 7 p.m. at Caledonia Care & Rehab, Caledonia.
Funeral services will be Wed., Feb. 10, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the
Caledonia United Methodist Church, Caledonia with visitation at 10 a.m.
until time of service. Interment will be at the Newburg UMC Cemetery,
Newburg, Minn.
Roble Funeral Home of Spring Grove is assisting the family with arrangements.
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LaVern "Sonny" Sherriff
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LaVern L. “Sonny” Sherriff, age 68, of Winona, Minn., died on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at his home.
He was born on Jan. 26, 1942, in Caledonia, Minn., to LaVern J. and
Helen (Pieper) Sherriff. He married Yula Langerud on Dec. 14, 1963;
they later divorced. On June 1, 1985, he married Sharon Brand Poulin.
LaVern attended St. John’s Lutheran School and Caledonia High School.
He served his country with the United States Army and achieved the rank
of Motor Sergeant. LaVern was very proud of his service to his country
during the Vietnam War Era. He worked in construction and was a truck
driver for Winona Excavating and Winona Plumbing.
He is survived by his mother, Helen Paris, Winona; wife Sharon
Sherriff, Winona; children, Kimberly Smith, Austin, Minn.; Kristi
Dailey, Delano, Fla.; Timothy (Rochelle) Poulin, Winona; Theresa
(Randy) Palmer, Ridgeway, Minn.; and Raymond (Beth) Poulin, Winona; 12
grandchildren; sisters, Loretta (Leonard) Klug and Helen (Curtis)
Lippie; and sister-in-law, Barb (Norm) Andrews.
A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at
St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Reverend Richard A. Moore
officiated. Following the service, the American Legion Leon J. Wetzel
Post #9 provided full military honors outside of the
church. Burial will be at a later date in Evergreen
Cemetery, Caledonia.
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Margaret "Peg" Colleran
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 Margaret Josephine Colleran, age 90, died on Jan. 30, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn.
Peg was born in La Crosse to Hilda and John J. Anderson on Feb. 17,
1919. She married Robert J. Colleran in 1941. After raising eight
children while living in St. Joseph Ridge, Peg returned to college and
completed her BSN degree at Viterbo College when she turned 53, and
began work at St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse. She worked as a
Psychiatric Nurse until her retirement at age 70. Peg then joined the
Peace Corps and assisted St. John’s Hospital in Montserrat, West Indies
develop a psychiatric program. She earned the Kennedy Peace Corps
Volunteer of the Year Award for the West Indies in 1990 for her service
during Hurricane Andrew which struck the island during her enlistment.
Upon returning from her service, she retired to Brownsville, Minn. and
continued to do volunteer work with RSVP in La Crosse, Houston County
Women’s Resources and as a Pen Pal to area school children. She moved
to The Wellington residences in St. Paul in 2006.
Peg was preceded in death by her husband Robert Sr., sons Robert Jr., Dennis J., and Timothy J.; and a brother Charles Anderson.
She is survived by sons Michael, Ashland, Ore.; James Patrick,
Shreveport, La.; daughters Sarah (Babak) Colleran-Armajani, Mendota
Heights, Minn.; Bridgit (Peter) Albrecht, Minneapolis, Minn.; Maggie
(Dave) Colleran-Hey, Brownsville; daughter-in-law Barbara
Allen-Colleran, Portland, Ore., seven grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; a sister Marion Thompson, La Crescent, Minn.; and
brother John (Audrey) Anderson, San Diego, Calif.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Church in Brownsville on
Friday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m., with a reception to follow at noon.
Memorials may be directed in her name to the Red Cross for Haitian
Relief, or Houston County Semcac Food Shelves.
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Julie Schulte
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 Julie A. Schulte, 50, of Dorchester, Iowa, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, Iowa.
Julie Ann Schulte was born on June 11, 1959 in Waukon, the daughter of
Vernis and Irene (Mangels) Engelhardt. She attended the Little Red
School House in the Forest Mills area, graduated from Waukon High
School in 1977 and attended NICC in Calmer, Iowa. On Sept. 8, 1990 she
married Dave Schulte at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon. They
farmed together in Waterloo Township in rural Dorchester where they
raised crops, hogs and beef cattle. Julie worked in the Allamakee
County Assessor’s Office from 1979 until 1995. She then started a
career working with persons with disabilities at TASC Inc. in Waukon
and she was currently working at ABLE in Caledonia, Minn. where she
served on several boards.
Julie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dorchester where
she was active in its ladies circles and was a CCD teacher.
Survivors include her husband, Dave Schulte of Dorchester; four
children: Benjamin, Nicole, Matthew and Michael, all at home; a
brother, Dean (Sue) Engelhardt, Fairfax Station, Va.; a special
aunt, Lolita Engelhardt, Postville, Iowa; her father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Lloyd and Ruth Ann Schulte, Waukon; brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, Rick Schulte, San Raman, Calif.; Randy (Julie) Schulte,
Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Craig (Amy) Schulte, Eagan, Minn. and Laurie
(Jeff) Carpenter, Appleton, Wis.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her mother-in-law, Shirley
Schulte; a grandmother, Paula Mangels and an uncle, Oran Engelhardt.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s
Dorchester Catholic Church in Dorchester, with Fr. Joseph Schneider
officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may
call from 3 - 7 p.m. Sunday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where
there will be a 3 p.m. scripture service.
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