Caryl Ann Zachary

Caryl Ann Heyer Zachary was born April 4, 1934 in Estherville, Iowa.  She was the first born child of Luverne and Beryl Heyer.  The family lived in multiple areas in Iowa, settling in Des Moines.  Caryl Ann graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines.  After high school, she attended Coe College where she was  on the college newspaper staff.  One of her most memorable college moments was interviewing Vincent Price when he was on campus.

In 1958, Caryl Ann met the love of her life, Ralph Zachary, at a New Year’s Eve party.  She would describe her first impression of Ralph as him being witty and unassuming.  They were married a year later.  They went on to have a family of three children, Caryl Lynn, Karl, and Kurt.  They celebrated their 60 ^th wedding anniversary on December 31, 2019.  Throughout their marriage, Caryl Ann and Ralph lived in multiple locations; Des Moines, IA, Lisbon, ND, Cooperstown, ND, Grandforks, ND, Beresford, SD, Webb City, MO, Ft. Worth, TX,  and Greenville, TX, retiring in Marshfield, MO.  In 2017, Ralph and Caryl Ann moved to Lyndhurst, VA, where she passed away on September 20, 2020.

Caryl Ann joined the work force as a federal employee, working on and off over the years with the federal government.  She retired as a Certified Aircraft Specialist.  In addition to her work, Caryl Ann was active through the years in Eastern Star, Federated Women’s Clubs, and in church service in the various churches they attended.  Later in life, Caryl Ann went back to school to complete her college degree.  She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences.

Survivors include husband, Ralph Zachary; children, Caryl Lynn Welch (Randy) of Enterprise, AL, Karl Zachary of Lyndhurst, VA, and Kurt Zachary (Dawn) of Council Bluffs; grandchildren, Randy (Danielle) Welch of Dublin, Ireland and Richard Welch of Colorado Springs, CO.

Her ashes will be placed in Mount Hope Cemetery,  Mound City, MO.  A Celebration of Life ceremony is planned for Spring 2021 at Marshfield Christian Church, Marshsfield, MO.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to SmileTrain ( www.smiletrain.org or 633 Third Ave, 9 ^th Floor, New York, NY 10017), a favorite charity of Caryl Ann’s.