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Viola Zwack-Beutz Obituary
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with the Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, and 10:30-11:15 a.m. April 25 at the church in Freeport.
Viola Elizabeth Zierden was born Sept. 13, 1934, in New Munich, Minnesota, to George and Mary (Schaefer) Zierden. She graduated from Sacred Heart School in New Munich in 1948 and from Melrose High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to Larry Zwack June 7, 1958. From this union they raised five children. Throughout these years, Viola worked as a nursing assistant at the Albany Hospital and at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home, did day care in her home for 16 years and did home care for a number of years, retiring in 2001. She married Jim Beutz in 2001 and continued to live in Freeport until 2017 when Viola moved to Pondview Estates in Albany. Viola enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, coloring books, Diamond Dot Art, gardening, canning, and was a fabulous baker.
Survivors include her children, Michael (Patti) Zwack of Sauk Centre, Arlene (Mark) Hollenkamp of Grey Eagle, Steven (Karen) Zwack of Freeport, Carl (Liz) Zwack of Albany and Tom (Krissi) Zwack of Sauk Centre; four grandchildren John Zwack, Joshua Hollenkamp, Karla Zwack and Holly Zwack; four great-grandchildren Meleah Zwack, Sonya Zwack, Gabe Hollenkamp and Jazper Hollenkamp; great-great-grandchildren Nova Webber, Nai Elly Zwack and Rayna Mayac; step-grandchildren, Brian (Suzanne) and Missy; step-great-grandchildren, Samantha, Ben, Cecilia and Georgia; sisters Loretta Thomas of Paynesville and Sister Phyllis Zierden of Wilmette, Illinois; and brother Clarence (Rosemary) Zierden of New Munich.
Viola was preceded in death by her husbands, Larry Zwack and Jim Beutz; granddaughter Shelbi Rose Zwack; sisters Florence Funk and Marcella Nierenhausen; and infant brother Raymond Zierden.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
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