Wall, Vera Scallen 1910-2006
ENGELBRECHT, SCALLEN, WALL, WIEKHORST
Posted By: Linda Mohning, volunteer (email)
Date: 1/8/2010 at 19:33:15
Wall, Vera Scallen, age 96, of Roseville and Helena, Montana. Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, & great great grandmother. Died on Christmas Day, 2006, in Roseville, MN.
She was born in Remsen, IA on June 7, 1910. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gehrt Engelbrecht and Amanda Wiekhorst, and her nine older siblings. Her parents were Iowa farmers who had immigrated from the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany in the late 19th century.
She graduated from Cedar Falls Teachers' College and as a young woman taught in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Iowa. In the early 1930's, she moved to the Twin Cities and became a beautician. There she met Philip Leo Scallen. They married in 1935 and had one daughter, Patricia. Vera became a homemaker, creating a home of hospitality, generosity, and faith. Philip died in 1955.
A decade later, she married Cornelius (Neil) Wall and moved to Helena, MT. Neil was a well-known businessman, owner of Power-Townsend Co., originally founded by the legendary T.C. Power. Neil died in 1977. Vera lived in Helena for more than 40 years.
Vera is survived by her daughter, Patricia (Lawrence) Schaefer, and four grandchildren, Anne (Jack) Wussler, Lawrence (the late Anne Schumacher) Schaefer, Mary (Bernard) Enright, and Kristin (Kristen Brown) Schaefer. She is also survived by six great grandchildren: Connor, Thomas, and Elizabeth Enright, Linnea Schaefer, and Stella and Georgia Schaefer-Brown.
She is also survived by her stepchildren: John (Arlene) Wall, Cornelius James (Brenda) Wall and his children, Patricia Wall, and the late Cecelia Rickert and Mary Wall. She is further survived by her step grandchildren: Michael (Marcia) Wall, Patrick Wall, Pamela (Michael) Miller, and Denny, Kim, Renee, Mary, and the late Terry Rickert. Vera also had many beloved nieces, nephews, and step great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Vera died peacefully in her sleep at her daughter's home, surrounded by her family.
Mass of Christian Burial, 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at ST. FRANCIS CABRINI Catholic Church, 1500 Franklin Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN. Visitation one hour prior to the Mass. Private interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. A memorial service will also take place at 9:00 AM Saturday, December 30, 2006 at ST. HELENA CATHEDRAL, Helena, MT. Memorials are preferred to the Angel Fund (c/o Marcia Wall, 816 California S., Helena, MT 59601) or the Helena Cathedral Organ Repair Fund (c/o Patricia Wall, 930 Leslie Ave., Helena, MT 59601). Arr. ROSEVILLE MEMORIAL CHAPEL. (651-631-2727)
Published in Star Tribune on December 28, 2006
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