Mass of Christian Burial for Veronica Kern, 91, of Mott, ND will be Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott. Fr. Charles Zins will officiate and burial will follow at the Sunnyslope Cemetery in Mott. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at the St. Vincent's Catholic Church followed by a Rosary/Wake at 7:00 p.m.
Veronica Frank was born February 28, 1918 in Stark County, the daughter of Michael Jr. and Anna Mary (Hecker) Frank. She was raised on a farm south of Dickinson and attended St. Pius Catholic School in Sheffield. She then worked in Dickinson for Dr. Chernesak as a housekeeper.
Veronica married Joe Barth on June 11, 1940. Veronica and Joe ran the Home Café in Mott until Joe's death on August 12, 1949. At that time she moved to Dickinson and worked at the Lariat Café. Veronica married Fred Kern on May 15, 1951. After raising her family she worked at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott as a cook for 10 years. Fred passed away on November 30, 2006.
Veronica loved gardening, baking, playing cards, and embroidering. She belonged to the Altar Society and was a 50-year member of the Catholic Daughters of America.
Veronica Kern passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott with her family at her side.
Veronica is survived by daughter Diane Barth (Larry) Messer; sons David (Sandra) Kern and Michael (Joletta) Kern; six granddaughters: Susanne (Doug) Fettig, Karla (Carlen) Thorson, Jennifer (Jim) Tracy, Stephanie (Kyle) Schutte, Alysia (Jimmy) Lovgren, and Katrice Kern; ten great grandchildren: Ashley and Brady Fettig, Brooks and Grace Thorson, Melanie, Tyler, Ryan and Cody Schutte, Brandon and Mariah Tracy; stepsister Lena Heiser, and sisters-in-law Maggie Barth, Loretta Doll, Dorothy Barth and Francis Barth.
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather Steve Heiser, her husbands, brothers Joe and Nick, infant brothers Edward and George, sisters Tillie Mack, Mary Weber, Clementine Weiler and Pauline Heiser.