Individual Details
Helen Gerding
(September 10, 1906 - July 8, 2004)
Helen Schwieters
97
Melrose
July 8, 2004
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Melrose for Helen Schwieters, 97, of Melrose, who died peacefully July 8, 2004 at Pine Villa Care Center, Melrose. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers will pray at 5:30 p.m. followed by Franciscan Sisters prayer service at 6:30 p.m. and parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Helen was born in Saskatchewan, Canada to Bernard and Catherine (Spaeth) Gerding. She married Nicholas Schwieters on September 17, 1930 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. They owned and operated Ideal café in Belgrade for nine years before moving to St. Cloud in 1939. They moved to Elrosa in 1942 and had the liquor store there until 1947 when they moved to Freeport and owned the Pioneer Inn. They moved back to St. Cloud in 1957 and then to Melrose in 1958 where they owned Nick's Bar. They retired in 1968. Helen was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Melrose, Christian Mothers and various card clubs. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and playing cards.
She is survived by her children, Guy Schwieters (Eileen) of Crosslake, Roger Schwieters (Nancy) of Crosslake, Sr. Jean Schwieters of Little Falls, Glenn Schwieters (Ann) of Waseca, and Fr. John Schwieters of Santarem, Para', Brazil; sister, Rose Miller of St. Cloud; 9 grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Nick; her parents; and brothers and sisters, Carl, John, Hubert, Leonard, William and Tony Gerding, Mary Nentl, Ann LaRock and Gertrude Frerichs.
97
Melrose
July 8, 2004
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Melrose for Helen Schwieters, 97, of Melrose, who died peacefully July 8, 2004 at Pine Villa Care Center, Melrose. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers will pray at 5:30 p.m. followed by Franciscan Sisters prayer service at 6:30 p.m. and parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Helen was born in Saskatchewan, Canada to Bernard and Catherine (Spaeth) Gerding. She married Nicholas Schwieters on September 17, 1930 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. They owned and operated Ideal café in Belgrade for nine years before moving to St. Cloud in 1939. They moved to Elrosa in 1942 and had the liquor store there until 1947 when they moved to Freeport and owned the Pioneer Inn. They moved back to St. Cloud in 1957 and then to Melrose in 1958 where they owned Nick's Bar. They retired in 1968. Helen was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Melrose, Christian Mothers and various card clubs. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and playing cards.
She is survived by her children, Guy Schwieters (Eileen) of Crosslake, Roger Schwieters (Nancy) of Crosslake, Sr. Jean Schwieters of Little Falls, Glenn Schwieters (Ann) of Waseca, and Fr. John Schwieters of Santarem, Para', Brazil; sister, Rose Miller of St. Cloud; 9 grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Nick; her parents; and brothers and sisters, Carl, John, Hubert, Leonard, William and Tony Gerding, Mary Nentl, Ann LaRock and Gertrude Frerichs.
Events
| Birth | September 10, 1906 | Saskatchewan, Canada | |||
| Marriage | September 17, 1930 | Saint Cloud, MN - Nicholas B. Schwieters | |||
| Death | July 8, 2004 | 56352 Melrose, Stearns Co., MN - she was 97 |
Families
| Spouse | Nicholas B. Schwieters (1906 - 1973) |
| Child | Roger Schwieters |
| Child | Jean OSF Schwieters Sr. |
| Child | Glenn Schwieters |
| Child | John Fr. OSB Schwieters |
| Child | Guy J. Schwieters (1934 - 2007) |
| Father | Bermard Gerding (1869 - 1953) |
| Mother | Katherine Spaeth (1868 - 1944) |
| Sibling | John Gerding (1891 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Anna Gerding (1891 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Hubert Gerding (1894 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Carl Gerding (1895 - ) |
| Sibling | Anthony Gerding (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Gerding (1899 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Gerding (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Leonard Gerding (1903 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Rose Gerding |
| Sibling | William J. Gerding (1911 - 1966) |