Delores T Guldan

Delores was born on June 13, 1929, in Stark Township, to Joe and Dora (Utz) Suess. She attended Country School in Stark Township and Sleepy Eye St. Marys. Delores married Dennis Guldan on June 18, 1947 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. They farmed on the family farm in Stark Township 8 miles southeast of Sleepy Eye until moving to Sleepy Eye in August, 1987. Delores was a devoted wife and mother, a faithful member of St Marys Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, a member of St. Marys Catholic Aid Association, Christian Mothers and Home Extension Group. In her middle years she was a seasonal worker at Del Monte in Sleepy Eye and later worked at Divine Providence Nursing Home in the kitchen. She volunteered her time to wash the church linens at St. Marys Church for many years. She also belonged to card clubs and bible study groups. Delores loved and took pride in her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her family was her life. She enjoyed going to many football, baseball, basketball games, school plays and band concerts. She was an active leader in the Stark Happy Hustlers 4-H Club with her children. She also enjoyed working with the TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) week-ends. Delores moved to Divine Providence Nursing Home in December, 2012. She will be sadly missed by her family. Delores is survived by her children, Judy (Terry) Anderson, Mike (Annie) Guldan, Steve (Ana Martha) Guldan, Denny (Dani) Guldan, Tom (Bonnie) Guldan, Jon (Julie) Guldan, Emilano (Gale) Chagil, son-in-law, Shelley Schwab and daughter-in-law Brenda Guldan, 28 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dennis, daughter Jean Schwab, son Deacon Jim Guldan, daughter-in law Janice Guldan, son-in-law Erik Phillips, son-in-law Keith Roberts, 5 infant children and brother, Erwin Suess. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, November 14, 2019 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Visitation 2 7:30 am - 10:00 am Friday, November 15, 2019 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 10:30 am Friday, November 15, 2019 St. Mary's Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye 636 1st Ave. North Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery 720 3rd Ave. N.E. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Reception Following interment in the church social room.