Caroline M. Kaiser

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Caroline M. Kaiser, 105, of Shakopee, MN, and formerly of Aberdeen, SD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at St. Gertrude’s Nursing Home in Shakopee.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2016, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 409 2nd Avenue NE, Aberdeen, with Father Mark Axtmann and Deacon Tim Smith officiating.

Burial will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass at church on Thursday.  No visitation will take place at the mortuary.

Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Caroline M. Heintzman was born July 2, 1911, to Martin and Claudia (Goetz) Heintzman in Roscoe, SD.  This is the area where she was raised and attended school.

Caroline was united in marriage to Arthur Kaiser on February 25, 1936, in Aberdeen, SD.  The couple raised three children and shared over 58 years of marriage before Arthur passed away in 1995.

In addition to being a wife, mother, and full-time homemaker, Caroline was also very involved in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where she was a member of Christian Mothers and the National Catholic Society of Foresters.  She was dearly loved by everyone and was a very devout and prayerful lady.

Blessed to have shared her life are her daughter, Arlene Lacher of Savage, MN; her sons:  Dale (M. Jill) Kaiser of Chicago, IL and Allen Kaiser of Burnsville, MN; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; many caring nieces, nephews, and their families; and her many friends and amazing Caregivers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, in 1995; son-in-law, Frank Lacher, in 2016; her parents; and 11 siblings.