Gloede, Dorothy Mary Pickart

Dorothy Mary Pickart Gloede, 78, of Vinton, formerly of Keystone, died peacefully at her home Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton with Father David Ambrosy as celebrant. Committal Services will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery near Keystone at 1 p.m. Saturday. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton,  where a vigil service will begin at 7 p.m.

 A memorial fund has been established.

Dorothy was born March 22, 1931, at Parkston, S.D., to Anton and Lena (Bigge) Pickart, and graduated from the Keystone High School in 1948. On June 28, 1949, she was united in marriage to Verlus E. Gloede at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton. Verlus and Dorothy resided in the Keystone area until their retirement in 2002, when they moved to Lutheran Home Court in Vinton. She was head bookkeeper at the Belle Plaine Livestock Auction for over 25 years where she made lifelong friendships.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, Verlus of Vinton; her children, Deborah (Bob) Brecht of Keystone, Todd (Diane) Gloede of Vinton, Doreen (Cliff) Blanchard of Keystone and Amy Burroughs of Vinton; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her brothers and sisters, Edward (Carol) Pickart of Vinton, Ilene (Herman) Paulsen of Keystone, John (Charlene) Pickart of Keystone, Richard (Dianne) Pickart of Van Horne, Mary (David) Schallau of Lincoln, Neb., and Linda (Joe) Kaloupek of Elberon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and one grandson, Jamie Blanchard.