Varedo Agnes Huwaldt

RANDOLPH — Varedo Agnes Huwaldt, 101, Randolph, died Jan. 20, 2018, at Colonial Manor, Randolph.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Friday, at Johnson Funeral Home, Randolph.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Jan. 27, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Randolph, with Rev. Russ Lambert, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Coleridge, and Parish Ministry Associate Richard Bloomquist officiating.
Interment will be in the Randolph Cemetery, Randolph.
Pallbearers wll be Varedo’s grandchildren, Kristin Kotera, Casey Kortera, Jared Ubben, Fabi Ubben, Kelley Huwaldt, Kyle Huwaldt, Steve Feinstein and Natalie Feinstein.
Varedo was born Nov. 20, 1916, at Pierce, the daughter of Frank and Marcella (Roskopf) Raubach. She graduated from Pierce High School and attended a year at Wayne State College. Varedo married Harrison Huwaldt June 21, 1936, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Pierce. The couple made their home in Randolph, where Harry started a trucking business, moving cattle, eggs, feed and cream to market. The Huwaldt’s opened Huwaldt’s 66 Station at Randolph and Varedo filled in as needed.
Varedo was a member of St. Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, where she belonged to the Parish Council of Catholic Women, and played the pipe organ for over 25 years. She was also a member of Randolph Woman’s Club and a former 4-H leader.
She enjoyed playing music on piano and organ; playing golf, water skiing, fishing; an extremely talented seamstress; knitting; great cook most especially preparing wild game; she enjoyed gardening.
Surviving Varedo are her husband of 81 years, Harrison Huwaldt, Randolph; three children, Sharon and Charlie Feinstein, Monroe Township, N.J.; Michael and Kathy Huwaldt, Wheat Ridge, Colo.; and Sue and Ed Ubben, Lincoln; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Barbara and Harold Plahn, Grafton, Va.
She was preceded in death by firstborn daughter, Rita, of SIDS, at age four months; her parents, two brothers and three sisters.