On May 9, 2013, Helen Caroline Kratzer "passed over into glory land." She loved playing the organ/piano and so, many hymns have been going through our minds.
"Oh, how she loved Jesus" with all her heart and soul. Recalling hymns even became part of her everyday update on facebook.
Helen Caroline Gust was born July 1, 1935 on the family dairy farm in Stratford, WI. She was the ninth of ten children of Otto and Johanna Gust. Helen married Alvin Frederick Kratzer on December 27, 1956. They had three children, Paul Alvin, Verne Michael, and Wendy Jo. Helen earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, which helped fuel her unending love for teaching.
Helen knew "when the roll was called up yonder," she would see the face of her beloved husband, Alvin Frederick Kratzer, who went on before her in August 2004. As mom, Helen taught her children to "have a little talk with Jesus" and "lean on His everlasting arms". As a mom-in-law, Helen reminded us that God is the "holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." As grandma, Helen would remind them to "trust and obey, for there's no other way." As great-grandma, Helen wanted them to know "Jesus loves you, this I know." As a sister, Helen knew they would all someday "gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod." As Aunt Helen, she had many "precious memories" with her nieces and nephews.
To anyone who she met in person or became close friends with through being a facebook gamer buddy, Helen wanted them to know that "Jesus, name above all names, beautiful Savior, glorious Lord" was a part of her life in every way.
Being a teacher was an important part of Helen's life. If she didn't go to school with you in Stratford, WI, she had your children in her kindergarten class and even your grandchildren. Although Helen retired from teaching in 1990, her work was never over. Upon retirement, Helen taught at a New Tribes Mission school in Colombia. Helen, also, worked in the AWANA Clubs, at her local church in Stratford, in Webster, and even in Texas where she spent some winters, as a Sparky leader, where she loved listening to little ones recite memory verses. Everyone who knew was blessed by her lessons, as she continued to teach until the day she died. Many lessons were learned through the teaching of Helen Kratzer, from the names of the myriad of birds that she sighted and in her personal collection in the freezer, along with great words to use in Scrabble and later in Words With Friends.
Helen enjoyed every part of deer season while living on Pike Lake in northern Wisconsin.
Helen died with grace and trusted her Heavenly Father through her endurance with pancreatic cancer.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Johanna Gust, her siblings and their spouses, John and Goldie Stick, Edmund and Gertrude Gust, Otto "Red" Gust Jr (103575177), Jr. and Peg, and her brothers-in-law, Fritz Engel and Paul Achee', and her great grandbaby, Vladimir Nathaniel White.
Helen was survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Ruth Kratzer of Federal Way, WA.; son, Verne Kratzer of Eau Claire, WI.; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Roy Witherspoon of Eau Claire, WI.; grandchildren, Joshua and Nicole Delaney, Brandon and Becky Kratzer, Katrina Kratzer, Britta Kratzer, Jeremiah Kratzer, Caleb Kratzer, and Wade Kratzer; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Delaney, Braxtin Kratzer, Landon Delaney, and Lexi Delaney; siblings and spouses, Marge and Larry Toelle, Bill and Irene Gust, Joyce Engel, Phyllis and Gordy Knutson, Edie Achee', and Wally and Pat Gust.
Special words of thanks copied from Helen's facebook, "Thanks to Wendy and Roy who held it altogether since early October and I praise them highly. The glue is all the prayers and encouragement by all who've faithfully prayed, called; written, etc. love." Special words from Helen, "Strength…comfort…healing…friendship…these are my thoughts for you all."
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM (visitation 12-2PM) at First Baptist Church, Webster with Pastor Tim Quinn officiating. Music will be provided by Julie Macke. Interment will follow at the Viola Lake Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. In lieu of flowers, Helen would love for you to donate to the care of Treyden John Kurtzweil, a ten month old born to a young couple from Stratford, Wisc., who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) on September 5, 2012. Helen had followed his story since day one on facebook, even asking how Treyden was when she could no longer get on the computer. Treyden is the grandson of one of Wendy's first childhood friends and has family ties with Brandon and Becky Kratzer and Josh and Nicole Delaney. The Address for The Treyden Kurtzweil Medical Fund Stratford State Bank, % Treyden Kurtzweil 307 N Weber Ave. Stratford, Wi 54484. Learn more by visiting www.savingtreyden.com.
"Oh, how she loved Jesus" with all her heart and soul. Recalling hymns even became part of her everyday update on facebook.
Helen Caroline Gust was born July 1, 1935 on the family dairy farm in Stratford, WI. She was the ninth of ten children of Otto and Johanna Gust. Helen married Alvin Frederick Kratzer on December 27, 1956. They had three children, Paul Alvin, Verne Michael, and Wendy Jo. Helen earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, which helped fuel her unending love for teaching.
Helen knew "when the roll was called up yonder," she would see the face of her beloved husband, Alvin Frederick Kratzer, who went on before her in August 2004. As mom, Helen taught her children to "have a little talk with Jesus" and "lean on His everlasting arms". As a mom-in-law, Helen reminded us that God is the "holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." As grandma, Helen would remind them to "trust and obey, for there's no other way." As great-grandma, Helen wanted them to know "Jesus loves you, this I know." As a sister, Helen knew they would all someday "gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod." As Aunt Helen, she had many "precious memories" with her nieces and nephews.
To anyone who she met in person or became close friends with through being a facebook gamer buddy, Helen wanted them to know that "Jesus, name above all names, beautiful Savior, glorious Lord" was a part of her life in every way.
Being a teacher was an important part of Helen's life. If she didn't go to school with you in Stratford, WI, she had your children in her kindergarten class and even your grandchildren. Although Helen retired from teaching in 1990, her work was never over. Upon retirement, Helen taught at a New Tribes Mission school in Colombia. Helen, also, worked in the AWANA Clubs, at her local church in Stratford, in Webster, and even in Texas where she spent some winters, as a Sparky leader, where she loved listening to little ones recite memory verses. Everyone who knew was blessed by her lessons, as she continued to teach until the day she died. Many lessons were learned through the teaching of Helen Kratzer, from the names of the myriad of birds that she sighted and in her personal collection in the freezer, along with great words to use in Scrabble and later in Words With Friends.
Helen enjoyed every part of deer season while living on Pike Lake in northern Wisconsin.
Helen died with grace and trusted her Heavenly Father through her endurance with pancreatic cancer.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Johanna Gust, her siblings and their spouses, John and Goldie Stick, Edmund and Gertrude Gust, Otto "Red" Gust Jr (103575177), Jr. and Peg, and her brothers-in-law, Fritz Engel and Paul Achee', and her great grandbaby, Vladimir Nathaniel White.
Helen was survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Ruth Kratzer of Federal Way, WA.; son, Verne Kratzer of Eau Claire, WI.; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Roy Witherspoon of Eau Claire, WI.; grandchildren, Joshua and Nicole Delaney, Brandon and Becky Kratzer, Katrina Kratzer, Britta Kratzer, Jeremiah Kratzer, Caleb Kratzer, and Wade Kratzer; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Delaney, Braxtin Kratzer, Landon Delaney, and Lexi Delaney; siblings and spouses, Marge and Larry Toelle, Bill and Irene Gust, Joyce Engel, Phyllis and Gordy Knutson, Edie Achee', and Wally and Pat Gust.
Special words of thanks copied from Helen's facebook, "Thanks to Wendy and Roy who held it altogether since early October and I praise them highly. The glue is all the prayers and encouragement by all who've faithfully prayed, called; written, etc. love." Special words from Helen, "Strength…comfort…healing…friendship…these are my thoughts for you all."
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM (visitation 12-2PM) at First Baptist Church, Webster with Pastor Tim Quinn officiating. Music will be provided by Julie Macke. Interment will follow at the Viola Lake Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. In lieu of flowers, Helen would love for you to donate to the care of Treyden John Kurtzweil, a ten month old born to a young couple from Stratford, Wisc., who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) on September 5, 2012. Helen had followed his story since day one on facebook, even asking how Treyden was when she could no longer get on the computer. Treyden is the grandson of one of Wendy's first childhood friends and has family ties with Brandon and Becky Kratzer and Josh and Nicole Delaney. The Address for The Treyden Kurtzweil Medical Fund Stratford State Bank, % Treyden Kurtzweil 307 N Weber Ave. Stratford, Wi 54484. Learn more by visiting www.savingtreyden.com.
On May 9, 2013, Helen Caroline Kratzer "passed over into glory land." She loved playing the organ/piano and so, many hymns have been going through our minds.
"Oh, how she loved Jesus" with all her heart and soul. Recalling hymns even became part of her everyday update on facebook.
Helen Caroline Gust was born July 1, 1935 on the family dairy farm in Stratford, WI. She was the ninth of ten children of Otto and Johanna Gust. Helen married Alvin Frederick Kratzer on December 27, 1956. They had three children, Paul Alvin, Verne Michael, and Wendy Jo. Helen earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, which helped fuel her unending love for teaching.
Helen knew "when the roll was called up yonder," she would see the face of her beloved husband, Alvin Frederick Kratzer, who went on before her in August 2004. As mom, Helen taught her children to "have a little talk with Jesus" and "lean on His everlasting arms". As a mom-in-law, Helen reminded us that God is the "holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." As grandma, Helen would remind them to "trust and obey, for there's no other way." As great-grandma, Helen wanted them to know "Jesus loves you, this I know." As a sister, Helen knew they would all someday "gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod." As Aunt Helen, she had many "precious memories" with her nieces and nephews.
To anyone who she met in person or became close friends with through being a facebook gamer buddy, Helen wanted them to know that "Jesus, name above all names, beautiful Savior, glorious Lord" was a part of her life in every way.
Being a teacher was an important part of Helen's life. If she didn't go to school with you in Stratford, WI, she had your children in her kindergarten class and even your grandchildren. Although Helen retired from teaching in 1990, her work was never over. Upon retirement, Helen taught at a New Tribes Mission school in Colombia. Helen, also, worked in the AWANA Clubs, at her local church in Stratford, in Webster, and even in Texas where she spent some winters, as a Sparky leader, where she loved listening to little ones recite memory verses. Everyone who knew was blessed by her lessons, as she continued to teach until the day she died. Many lessons were learned through the teaching of Helen Kratzer, from the names of the myriad of birds that she sighted and in her personal collection in the freezer, along with great words to use in Scrabble and later in Words With Friends.
Helen enjoyed every part of deer season while living on Pike Lake in northern Wisconsin.
Helen died with grace and trusted her Heavenly Father through her endurance with pancreatic cancer.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Johanna Gust, her siblings and their spouses, John and Goldie Stick, Edmund and Gertrude Gust, Otto "Red" Gust Jr (103575177), Jr. and Peg, and her brothers-in-law, Fritz Engel and Paul Achee', and her great grandbaby, Vladimir Nathaniel White.
Helen was survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Ruth Kratzer of Federal Way, WA.; son, Verne Kratzer of Eau Claire, WI.; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Roy Witherspoon of Eau Claire, WI.; grandchildren, Joshua and Nicole Delaney, Brandon and Becky Kratzer, Katrina Kratzer, Britta Kratzer, Jeremiah Kratzer, Caleb Kratzer, and Wade Kratzer; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Delaney, Braxtin Kratzer, Landon Delaney, and Lexi Delaney; siblings and spouses, Marge and Larry Toelle, Bill and Irene Gust, Joyce Engel, Phyllis and Gordy Knutson, Edie Achee', and Wally and Pat Gust.
Special words of thanks copied from Helen's facebook, "Thanks to Wendy and Roy who held it altogether since early October and I praise them highly. The glue is all the prayers and encouragement by all who've faithfully prayed, called; written, etc. love." Special words from Helen, "Strength…comfort…healing…friendship…these are my thoughts for you all."
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM (visitation 12-2PM) at First Baptist Church, Webster with Pastor Tim Quinn officiating. Music will be provided by Julie Macke. Interment will follow at the Viola Lake Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. In lieu of flowers, Helen would love for you to donate to the care of Treyden John Kurtzweil, a ten month old born to a young couple from Stratford, Wisc., who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) on September 5, 2012. Helen had followed his story since day one on facebook, even asking how Treyden was when she could no longer get on the computer. Treyden is the grandson of one of Wendy's first childhood friends and has family ties with Brandon and Becky Kratzer and Josh and Nicole Delaney. The Address for The Treyden Kurtzweil Medical Fund Stratford State Bank, % Treyden Kurtzweil 307 N Weber Ave. Stratford, Wi 54484. Learn more by visiting www.savingtreyden.com.
"Oh, how she loved Jesus" with all her heart and soul. Recalling hymns even became part of her everyday update on facebook.
Helen Caroline Gust was born July 1, 1935 on the family dairy farm in Stratford, WI. She was the ninth of ten children of Otto and Johanna Gust. Helen married Alvin Frederick Kratzer on December 27, 1956. They had three children, Paul Alvin, Verne Michael, and Wendy Jo. Helen earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, which helped fuel her unending love for teaching.
Helen knew "when the roll was called up yonder," she would see the face of her beloved husband, Alvin Frederick Kratzer, who went on before her in August 2004. As mom, Helen taught her children to "have a little talk with Jesus" and "lean on His everlasting arms". As a mom-in-law, Helen reminded us that God is the "holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." As grandma, Helen would remind them to "trust and obey, for there's no other way." As great-grandma, Helen wanted them to know "Jesus loves you, this I know." As a sister, Helen knew they would all someday "gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod." As Aunt Helen, she had many "precious memories" with her nieces and nephews.
To anyone who she met in person or became close friends with through being a facebook gamer buddy, Helen wanted them to know that "Jesus, name above all names, beautiful Savior, glorious Lord" was a part of her life in every way.
Being a teacher was an important part of Helen's life. If she didn't go to school with you in Stratford, WI, she had your children in her kindergarten class and even your grandchildren. Although Helen retired from teaching in 1990, her work was never over. Upon retirement, Helen taught at a New Tribes Mission school in Colombia. Helen, also, worked in the AWANA Clubs, at her local church in Stratford, in Webster, and even in Texas where she spent some winters, as a Sparky leader, where she loved listening to little ones recite memory verses. Everyone who knew was blessed by her lessons, as she continued to teach until the day she died. Many lessons were learned through the teaching of Helen Kratzer, from the names of the myriad of birds that she sighted and in her personal collection in the freezer, along with great words to use in Scrabble and later in Words With Friends.
Helen enjoyed every part of deer season while living on Pike Lake in northern Wisconsin.
Helen died with grace and trusted her Heavenly Father through her endurance with pancreatic cancer.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Johanna Gust, her siblings and their spouses, John and Goldie Stick, Edmund and Gertrude Gust, Otto "Red" Gust Jr (103575177), Jr. and Peg, and her brothers-in-law, Fritz Engel and Paul Achee', and her great grandbaby, Vladimir Nathaniel White.
Helen was survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Ruth Kratzer of Federal Way, WA.; son, Verne Kratzer of Eau Claire, WI.; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Roy Witherspoon of Eau Claire, WI.; grandchildren, Joshua and Nicole Delaney, Brandon and Becky Kratzer, Katrina Kratzer, Britta Kratzer, Jeremiah Kratzer, Caleb Kratzer, and Wade Kratzer; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Delaney, Braxtin Kratzer, Landon Delaney, and Lexi Delaney; siblings and spouses, Marge and Larry Toelle, Bill and Irene Gust, Joyce Engel, Phyllis and Gordy Knutson, Edie Achee', and Wally and Pat Gust.
Special words of thanks copied from Helen's facebook, "Thanks to Wendy and Roy who held it altogether since early October and I praise them highly. The glue is all the prayers and encouragement by all who've faithfully prayed, called; written, etc. love." Special words from Helen, "Strength…comfort…healing…friendship…these are my thoughts for you all."
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM (visitation 12-2PM) at First Baptist Church, Webster with Pastor Tim Quinn officiating. Music will be provided by Julie Macke. Interment will follow at the Viola Lake Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. In lieu of flowers, Helen would love for you to donate to the care of Treyden John Kurtzweil, a ten month old born to a young couple from Stratford, Wisc., who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) on September 5, 2012. Helen had followed his story since day one on facebook, even asking how Treyden was when she could no longer get on the computer. Treyden is the grandson of one of Wendy's first childhood friends and has family ties with Brandon and Becky Kratzer and Josh and Nicole Delaney. The Address for The Treyden Kurtzweil Medical Fund Stratford State Bank, % Treyden Kurtzweil 307 N Weber Ave. Stratford, Wi 54484. Learn more by visiting www.savingtreyden.com.
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