Bethel Marie (Matter) Heiderscheit, 69, of Willmar MN and formerly of rural Morgan, MN died on Monday, November 28, 2011 at Bethesda Health Care Center in Willmar, MN.

Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN on Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and will continue on Friday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Morgan, MN.

There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Thursday at 7:30 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Morgan, MN on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 10:30 AM.

The Clergy will be Father Mark Mallak.

Interment will be at the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery in Morgan, MN.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN.

E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Bethel Marie Heiderscheit was born on October 16, 1942 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Frank and Hannah (Pfarr) Matter. She attended country school and graduated from Springfield Public School. She attended nursing school in Minneapolis, MN and later worked in Springfield for Doctor Tessien. She was united in marriage to David Heiderscheit on June 20, 1964 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield, but later divorced. They farmed west of Morgan where she raised her children. Bethel moved to the Willmar area in the 1980's. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Morgan, MN. Bethel enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning, baking, visiting and talking with her friends, but most of all, she enjoyed time with her grandchildren. She was excited about becoming a great grandmother in the near future.

Bethel died on Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Bethesda Health Care Center in Willmar, MN at the age of 69 years.

She is survived by her children - Diane Heiderscheit of New Ulm, MN, Denise and husband John Jensen of Salina, KS, and Darla Heiderscheit and her fiancé Chad Wallert of Olivia, MN; 9 grandchildren; siblings - Janelle Matter of Springfield, MN, Joyce Ourada of Redwood Falls, MN, Kathy and husband Jeff Baune of Vesta, MN, Monica and husband Dean Stenzel of Heron Lake, MN, Frank "Buddy" and wife Arlene Matter of New Ulm, MN, and Paulette and husband John Haag of Bemidji, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents; an infant child; her ex-husband - David and two brothers - Steven and James Matter.