Nelda Wolterman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Nelda Wolterman, age 80 of Carroll, died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Music will be by Barb McDermott and the Holy Spirit Choir with Nelda’s son-in-law, Leroy Moten as soloist. Lector for the funeral mass will be Nelda’s brother, Darwin Schulte. Gift Bearers will be Nelda’s granddaughters: Abby Bauer, Ashley McCullough, and Misty Warnke. Honorary Casket Bearers will be Nelda’s granddaughters: Tina Stork, Tammy Hollingsworth, Trisha Obrecht, Tiffany Ferneding, Lydia Thyng, Abby Bauer, Misty Warnke, Ashley McCullough, and Alyssa Morrow. Casket Bearers will be Nelda’s grandsons: Dustin Warnke, Russell Warnke, Chad Dutler, Corey Dutler, Charles Thyng, and Justin Remele. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. by Holy Spirit Parish. The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church at 9 a.m. on Wednesday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Nelda’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Born on November 1, 1932 at Breda, Iowa, Nelda Elinore was the daughter of Edmund and Agnes (Heisterkamp) Schulte. She attended St. Bernard’s Grade School and later graduated from St. Bernard’s High School with the Class of 1950. On March 26 , 1951 she married Elmer Wolterman at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. The couple farmed east of Breda and in 1973 moved into Breda. In 1975, following the passing of her husband Elmer, Nelda moved to the Carroll community. Nelda worked at the Carroll Health Center Nursing Home for 39 years in the Activities Department up until her retirement. She enjoyed her card clubs, watching Hallmark movies, and caring for her grandchildren. Nelda was a member of Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. Survivors include her children: Randy Wolterman and his wife Vickie of Carroll, Sue Thyng and her husband Bob of Nevada, and Sheri Moten and her husband Leroy of Carroll; her daughter-in-law, Jan Wolterman of Omaha, NE; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Norma Jean (Frank) Gehling of Carroll, and Pam (John) McCaslin of Omaha, NE; one brother, Darwin (Kay) Schulte of West Des Moines; her in-laws: Rufus Boes of Carroll, Arlene (Dennis) Alspach of Carroll; Rita Wolterman of Adams, MN, Lucy Wolterman of Jefferson, Millie McCoy of Fonda, Darlene (Roger) Koster of Elkader, and Melvin “Bud” Steinkamp of Arcadia; as well as many nieces, nephews and other extended relatives. Nelda was preceded in death by her parents; husband Elmer; her son Russell; her sister, Doris Boes; and her sister-in-law, Joann Schulte.

Nelda Wolterman

November 1, 1932 - January 12, 2013