Vila Schmidgall

Vila Mae Zeltwanger, daughter of William and Lillian (Eisenman) Zeltwanger, was born May 17, 1929 in Hancock, MN, where she grew up on the family farm. She began her schooling in Hancock, graduating from Hancock High School in 1947. Following her schooling, Vila lived in Morris with her sister Ila and worked at Home Builders Company as a bookkeeper. On May 6, 1951, she was united in marriage to Floyd LeRoy Schmidgall at the Apostolic Christian Church near Morris. The couple has continued to be active members of the Apostolic Christian Church since that time. Following their marriage, Floyd and Vila lived in Hancock for a number of years. In 1957, they moved to Morris where they raised their family. In 1962, Floyd and Vila bought Johnson Drug Company, now known as City Center Drug. Vi always enjoyed working along side her husband for the many years that they ran their business together. They sold City Center Drug in January 2005 and have continued to live in Morris since that time. Vi will be greatly missed by all who knew her, especially her many family and friends that she loved spending time with.





Vila died on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, having lived to reach the age of 77 years.





She is survived by her husband: Floyd Schmidgall of Morris; seven children: Pam (Randy) Sutter of Morris, Dan (Jacki) Schmidgall of Morris, Tom (Ruth) Schmidgall of Morris, Kayla (Dan) Hoerr of Peoria, IL, Jodi (Keith) Schieler of Morris, John (Becky) Schmidgall of Morris and Jennifer Schmidgall of Upland, CA; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters: Ann (Harold) Meiss of Washington, IL, Ila (Harold) Gramm of Hancock; three brothers: John (Mabel) Zeltwanger of Hancock, William "Bill" Zeltwanger of Roundtop, TX and Lyle (Marilyn) Zeltwanger of Valparaiso, IN; one brother-in-law: Albert Joos of Hancock; three sister-in-laws: Dorothy Zeltwanger of Hancock, Mary Zeltwanger of Alexandria and Edna Zeltwanger of Hancock and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters: Doris Zeltwanger and Edith Joos; one sister-in-law: Betty Zeltwanger; three brothers: Lowell, Kenneth and Dean Zeltwanger and one grandson: Colby Simonson.





Pallbearers for the service are: Trent Schmidgall, Matt Schmidgall, Jesse Schmidgall, Austin Schieler, Chris Leman, Jeff Hall and Josh Marshall. The Apostolic Christian Church Choir will provide special music for the service. Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in charge of the arrangements.





Memorials are preferred to the Minnesota State Alzheimers Association, 4550 W 77th St, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55435