Dorothy Kodada

Dorothy Ann L. Kodada, age 78 of Faribault, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault following an extended illness.   Memorial services will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault with the Rev. Craig Breimhorst, officiating. Interment will be held at Frontenac Cemetery, Frontenac, MN.    Visitation will be held at the church on Friday for one hour prior to services.   Arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault.   Dorothy Ann Lillian, the daughter of Herman and Ocie Helen (Greenfield) Schultz, was born on July 21, 1933 in Frontenac, MN. She attended Montgomery High School and graduated with the class of 1951. She was united in marriage to Leroy McBride. They were later divorced. Dorothy worked at various jobs including the Citizens Action Council in Zumbrota for 9 years and later worked for 18 years at Sheldahl in Northfield, MN, retiring in 1999. In retirement she worked at Big Lots in Faribault. Dorothy enjoyed dancing, bowling, playing bingo, playing cards and was an excellent cake baker. Later in life she was married to Stan Kodada and he preceded her in death.    The family would like to thank the caring staff at St. Lucas Care Center for their wonderful care of Dorothy.   She is survived by 8 children, Dennis (Jean) McBride of Faribault, Sherry Nordahl of Morristown, Kenneth McBride of Faribault, Stran McBride of Mapleton, Amy (Glen) Emery of Lake Crystal, Shannon (Becky) McBride of Wells, Lisa McBride and James Anderson of Ramsey and Graham McBride and Corinna Larsen of Faribault; by 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; by 5 siblings, Betty Jo Hansen of Minnetonka, Amy (Richard) Tikalsky of Chaska, Rudolf (Dolly) Schultz of Faribault, Raymond (Reikko) Schultz of Mesquite, NV and Lyle (Teresa) Hoaglund of Mantorville; by two sister in laws, Shirley Schultz of Faribault and Sharon Hoaglund of Kenyon and many nieces and nephews.   She was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, Joseph Hoaglund, her former husband's, by two great grandsons, Anthony Zimprich and Michael Marquardt, by three brothers, Ralph Schultz and Kenneth and Gene Hoaglund, by her sister, Donna Kline, niece Tracy Kline, nephew Perry Kline, by her daughter in law, Carroll McBride, by her son in law, Michael Nordahl and by her brother in law, Robert Hansen.