Viola - Schwint

Graveside Service: 4:00 PM, Thursday July 01, 2010 at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester, MN Viola was born on May 22, 1918 in Tracy, MN, the daughter of Raleigh and Elizabeth (Staallee) Shaw. She did not know her father. She had one sister, Madelyn. Vi and her sister grew up apart with two different aunts, her mother's sisters. Viola lived by Currie with her aunt. She graduated from high school and was married on November 18, 1936 to Walter Frank. The couple lived in Revere and New Ulm before settling in Rochester. They worked for a T.V. and Radio store where Vi was a salesperson and Walter was a repairman. Following Walter's death in 1983 Viola remained living in Rochester. On July 22, 2000 she married Robert "Robby" Schwint. The couple lived in Tracy for four years and have lived in Springfield for the past six years. Viola died on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield at the age of 92 years. She is survived by her husband - Robby Schwint of Springfield; step-sons - John "Jack" and wife Pam of Fridley and Jerry and wife Julie of Redwood Falls; a step - daughter - Jill and husband Kevin Munstertiger of Buffalo; and two nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband - Walter in 1983; her sister Madelyn and a niece.