Obituary for Edith Zweygardt
Edith Marie Zweygardt, 85, passed away on May 13, 2013, in Williamsburg, CO. Edith was born to Frank and Mable (Leech) Bullock on December 5, 1927, in Cozad, Nebraska. Edith had one brother, Arden, and two sisters, Lila Mae Frauenkron and Mary Jeanette Smith.
Edith attended school in Haigler, Nebraska. She married Rudy Zweygardt on May 2, 1948, in Benkelman, Nebraska. In addition to raising her two sons, Johnnie and Ronald, and grandson, Stuart, Edith worked as a cook. Rudy and Edith moved to Englewood, Colorado in 1956. Edith retired from Montgomery Ward’s after more than 20 years of service as a restaurant manager. Edith was living in Williamsburg, Colorado at the time of her death.
During her life, Edith loved to cook, garden, camp and craft. She was a hard working, kind and giving woman, dedicated to her family, church, and community.
Edith is preceded in death by her husband, Rudy, her parents, her brother and one sister. She is survived by her children Johnnie and Pat Zweygardt, Westcliffe, CO, their children and grandchildren; Ronald and Lucinda Zweygardt, Hudson, Colorado, their children and grandchildren; Edith’s grandchildren Stuart Zweygardt, of Lochbuie, Colorado, and Nicci Beauprez, of Hudson, Colorado, and her children. Additionally, she is survived by her sister, Lila Mae of Evergreen, Colorado and numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom she dearly loved.
Services will be held at the Salem Lutheran Church in St. Francis, Kansas on May 25, 2013 at 2:00 PM with inurnment following at the Salem Cemetery directly following. Lunch will be served after the services.
Arrangements handled through Holt Family Funeral Home. Online condolences @ www.holtfamilyfuneralhomes.com
