Carolyn Weydert

Carolyn Catherine Weydert was born May 10, 1916, in West Bend, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Margaret Eischen Faber. She grew up in West Bend and later graduated from West Bend High School. After her schooling she worked for a short time at the Grotto. On August 23, 1943, Carolyn was united in marriage to Nicholas Weydert in West Bend, Iowa. After their marriage the couple lived on the family farm until moving into Algona in February of 1971. Carolyn was a member of St. Cecelia Parish, Catholic Daughters of America Court St. Cecelia #283, past member of the St. Joseph Catholic Daughters of America, both of which she was a past Grand Regent. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, playing cards and traveling. Carolyn died on Saturday, October 30, 2004, at the Good Samaritan Communities in Algona at the age of 88. She is survived by her sons, Jerome Weydert of Algona, Iowa; Harlan Weydert and wife Julie of Bode, Iowa; daughter, Sheryl Soden of Ames, Iowa; grandchildren: Chris, Jamie and Corey Weydert of Bode, Iowa; Jenny Weydert of Iowa City, Iowa; Ami Boehlje of St. Louis, Missouri; April Oliver of Altoona, Iowa; Arnie Soden of Sault St. Marie, Michigan; great-grandc...[more]

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dren, Jacob and Connor Boehlje; sisters, Adeline Schumacher of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mildred Patrick of Long Island, New York. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Nicholas; brothers, George, Melvin and Richard Faber.