Colleen "Nina" M. Sudor

Colleen (Nina) Sudor - Rochester, MNColleen (Nina) Sudor, 80, longtime Rochester resident, passed away surrounded by her family at Seasons Hospice on March 29, 2011 from respiratory illness. Nina was born in 1930 in Jamestown, ND, and graduated from Jamestown High School. She then moved to St. Paul to work for St. Paul Companies and American Hoist and Derrick. She met Don, the love of her life, and married him in Minneapolis on March 31, 1951. Nina and Don moved to Rochester in 1956 where they raised their family. She began a long life of community involvement. Nina started a business as a co-owner of The Wise Owl Shop, which she owned for 10 years. In 1981 she became a co-founder of the Friends of Mayowood, and continued to serve on the board and actively participated in their fundraising activities and events for 30 years. Nina was honored in May of 2010 by the Rochester Heritage Preservation Committee in recognition of her stewardship and dedication to the preservation and conservation of Mayowood. She was a past-president and board member of the Rochester Civic Music Guild. Nina loved to garden and belonged to two garden clubs, one of which was Rochester Plant and Bloom.Nina loved to dote on her grandchildren, and was a loving wife, mother and friend. She will be remembered by all for her kind words, generous smile, sense of style and fun, and especially for her deep devotion to family.Nina is survived by her husband, Donald; daughters, Joan (Fletcher) Hinds of Duluth, MN, Jennifer (Carl) Gebhardt of Plymouth, MN, and Ellen (Phillip) Griffin of Plymouth; son, James (Lori) Sudor of Wabasha, MN; six grandchildren, Carl (Rebecca) Gebhardt, Megan Gebhardt (Harry) Smith, Kevin (Kathrine) Hinds, Rebecca Hinds, Lauren Griffin, and Andrew Griffin; and two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Tyler Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.A Celebration of Life service will be held Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. at Zumbro Lutheran Church, 624 - 3rd Ave SW, Rochester with the Reverend Vern Christopherson officiating. Inurnment will be held at Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Friends of Mayowood and other Historic Sites, or Rochester Civic Music Guild. Online condolences may be made at www.ranfranzandvinefh.comRanfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN 55901 (507) 289-3600