Barb Salzl

Barbara Salzl, age 69 Cold Spring August 20, 1940 – April 4, 2010 Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN for Barbara Salzl, age 69, who passed on to her garden in heaven on Easter Sunday at her home surrounded by her family. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. Barb was born in Melrose, MN to Anthony “Tony” and Mabel Tiemann. She married Vernone P. Salzl on October 10, 1959, and shortly thereafter moved to Cold Spring, where they enjoyed living by the lake. Barb was a longtime employee of Dayton’s/Marshall Field’s, where she made many good friends. She loved to garden and proudly passed this passion on to her children. Barb was an avid reader who shared her enthusiasm for books with family, friends and her book club. She was also an awesome grandmother and loved her grandchildren so very, very much. Barb was taken from us too soon by ovarian and meningial cancers. She confronted her illness with amazing strength and courage and inspired all with her hope and determination to the very end. We were blessed to have 18 months after her initial diagnosis, to share her love, sometimes in ways that she only recently discovered. We are so happy that she became such a good hugger. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, Vernon P. Salzl, her children, Lorrie Salzl Seylar (Doug) of Wayzata, MN , Lisa Salzl (Scott Foote) of Plymouth, MN, Greg Salzl (RuthAnn) of Spokane, WA, Dean Salzl (Sharon) of Cold Spring, MN, and Kurt Salzl (Gina) of Cold Spring, MN; her ten grandchildren, John Seylar, Peter Seylar, Isaac Foote, Ian Foote, Emily Salzl, Erica Salzl, Grant Salzl, Nicolas Salzl, Nathan Salzl and Cecelia Salzl; her brother and sisters, Tony (Adeline) Tiemann of Egan, MN, Diane (Sonny) Rodenwald of Albany, MN and Cathy Koopmeiners of Melrose, MN; her “honorary sisters,” Donna Ramler, Sally Thelen, Marilyn Brinkman, Rita Meyer, Carol Mehr, Joyce Wimmer, Lois Holmes, and Shari Salzl; special niece, Barb Weber; and all the rest of the extended Tiemann and Salzl families. Barb will be missed by her family, friends and neighbors. “Our strength often increases in proportion to the obstacles imposed upon it.” - Paul DeRapin. Memorials to CaringBridge and Coburn Cancer Center in St. Cloud, MN.