Hilda Margaret (Voller) Mattern, 80, of Shenandoah, Iowa, passed away on June 21, 2013. A rosary and visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday June 27, 2013 at the Kirsch Funeral Chapel. On Friday the 28th, and a funeral mass will be offered at 10:30 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shenandoah, Iowa. Mass will be followed by a luncheon provided by St. Mary's Guild. A rosary, mass and graveside service will also be held at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Strasburg, North Dakota, on Friday July 5th beginning at 3:00 PM and will be followed by a light supper served by the Guild. She was born on October 9, 1932, into a close knit farming community around Strasburg, North Dakota, to Sebastian and Mary (Volk) Voller. She married Elmer Mattern on April 16, 1952, and made her home in Shenandoah for 55 years. She was an active member of St. Mary Catholic Church and enjoyed many years of robust health before passing from a sudden illness. She is remembered best for her generous heart and strong spirituality. She was a hard worker and courageous learner. Her deep faith was never shaken, and touched those who came to know her even briefly. She was involved in many church, community and political activities. Among those were her helping to form Southwest Iowans for Life in 1973 and Birthright of Iowa in 1976. She also served as a CCD coordinator, an RCIA sponsor and as a member of the St. Mary's Guild. She loved her family and was deeply devoted to them, regularly traveling to their homes and contributing to the health and harmony at each. She was employed in retail sales, as a secretary and as a paralegal. She also ran a handyman business in her retirement years. She 'adopted' young people, international students, foster children, visiting clergy and patients who had come for medical care in Shenandoah; hers was a home and a heart that was open to others. She is survived by her husband Elmer of 61 years, and three children: Jerome and wife Sarah Mattern of Attica, Indiana; Mark and wife Maria Mattern of Evergreen, Colorado; and Mary and husband David Lockwood of Kansas City, Missouri. She is missed by three sisters, Betty, Rose, and Theresa; 4 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren; countless cousins, nieces and nephews; also several faith communities. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions could be made in Hilda's name to Compassion International (http://www.compassion.com/about/about-us.htm), a charity that helps children or to Birthright, a charity that helps women facing unplanned pregnancies, (http://www.birthright.org).