Ann Zach

Ann Shirley Zach, age 80, of Oakland Twp., Burnett Co., WI, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth, MN. Shirley was born in Chicago, IL, on January 18, 1936, a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Josephine V. (Gerdzos) Konstant. She attended Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Chicago, the Aspen School near Riverside in Burnett County, WI, and Webster High School, graduating in 1954. On April 7, 1956, Shirley was united in marriage to Robert Jerome Zach at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Webster. They initially resided in Webster where Shirley was employed at the Webster branch of the First Bank of Grantsburg. They then moved to Maple, WI, in 1978, and she was employed by the Douglas County Credit Union. Shirley and Bob returned to the Webster/Danbury area when she retired in June of 1989. Shirley was a long time member of St. John the Baptist Parish in Webster, and also frequently attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Danbury. During the time she lived in Maple, she belonged to the local Lioness Club. She enjoyed working with ceramics and liked to do needlepoint. She also enjoyed snowmobiling with her husband, Bob Shirley is survived by her husband of 59 years, Bob Zach; a son, Robert Joseph Zach; a daughter, Kimberly Ann Zach; a sister, Joan M. Bjorklund; and a brother, Richard Konstant. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Josephine Konstant; and brother-in-law, Larry Bjorklund. A memorial service honoring the life of Shirley Zach will be conducted at 2:00 pm (visitation 1:00 to 2:00 pm), Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, WI, with Father Michael J. Tupa officiating. Interment will be held in Oakland Cemetery at a later date.