Obituary

Pauline Balzer

1923 - 2018

Obituary

Pauline Balzer, 95, died May 22, 2018, at Asbury Park in Newton. She was born Feb. 10, 1923, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, to David H. and Helena (Peters) Schroeder.

On Aug. 10, 1943, she married Raymond Balzer at Mountain Lake, Minnesota, and he preceded her in death.

Pauline was a longtime, active member of the Grace Hill Mennonite Church in rural Newton.

She is survived by her son, David J. (Donna) Balzer of Whitewater; daughter, Kay (Arlie) Schroeder of Newton; sister, Edna Nickel of Mountain Lake, Minnesota; and two sisters-in-law, Glendeen Schroeder of Mountain Lake and Wilma Harms of Newton. She is also survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pauline is preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers, Menno Schroeder and Robert Schroeder; and sister, Louise Balzer.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday (June 2, 2018) at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, with Pastor Weldon Martens presiding. Private family interment will be in the Grace Hill Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Grace Hill Mennonite Church or Good Shepherd Hospice in care of Petersen Funeral Home.