Helen C. Kollath
04/25/1913-09/30/2009
Lot Number: Lot 4, Block 2, Section E
Monument Installed on East End
Wife Of Otto Philip - Married 05/17/1939
Maiden Name: ZYCH
Mother Of Kay MANTHE, JoAnn, Mary Ellen MALEK, & Robert
Helen C. Kollath, age 96, a longtime Manitowoc resident, died on Wednesday morning, Sept. 30, 2009, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc. Helen was born April 25, 1913, in Newton, daughter of the late Jacob and Vanda (Pekarske) Zych. On May 17, 1939, she married Otto P. Kollath at St. Casimir Catholic Church, Northeim. He preceded her in death on June 7, 1988. Helen was a Cub Scout leader and a volunteer at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi on Grand, St. Theresa Society, Dart Ball, Card Clubs and the Eagles Auxiliary. Helen enjoyed gardening, African violets, biking, crocheting, embroidering and special visits with her children. (Survivors omitted for privacy.) Helen was also preceded in death by one sister; Harriet (Dolly) Scharenbroch and one niece; Mary Beth Arndt. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Richard Klingeisen with burial to follow at St. Casimir Cemetery, Northeim. The family will greet relatives and friends from 10:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, especially Pat Nichols and to Holy Family Memorial Hospice for their care and compassion shown towards Helen and her family. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 2, 2009
