Norman Walter Zachow

April 22, 1922 - June 21, 2016

Zachow, Norman W. Age 94, of Minneapolis, formerly of Hutchinson, MN, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. A funeral service with immediate family will be held on Monday, June 27, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest alongside his beloved Audrey. Preceded in death by parents Robert and Helena "Lena" Zachow, brothers Roland and Martin, sister Gertrude Groehler, and his wife of 67 years, Audrey, who died Nov. 2, 2015. Survived by son John "Jack" (Linda) of Seminole, FL; daughters JoAnne (Gary Hede), Norma (Tony DeMars), and Mary (Andrew) Zachow, all of Minneapolis, and Denise (Paul Burandt) Zachow of Chaska; and grandchildren. Norman was born to German-American parents and raised in Gaylord, MN. Following high school and heeding the call like so many others of his generation, he joined the US Navy and proudly served aboard a hospital ship, the USS Solace, during WWII. Upon return, he went to school on the GI Bill and graduated from the Univ. of MN with a degree in Mortuary Sciences. Most importantly, he met and married the lovely Audrey Mae Loberg of St. Paul. Norman's career took him to multiple locations, notably Lime Springs, IA (1956-1966), until he settled in Hutchinson, where he and Audrey lived for close to fifty years. He will be deeply missed. If desired, memorials to Alina Health Hospice or the hospice of donor's choice. The Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel was in charge of the interment arrangements.