VerDella Elaine Fautsch, age 89 of Watertown passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019. She was born May 18, 1930 to Clyde and Haddie (Johnson) Carlson in Hollywood Township, rural Watertown, Minnesota.

VerDella was an employee of the Bremer Bank in Watertown for over 40 years. She enjoyed spending time at the cabin and with her family. VerDella loved to read; she read the newspaper every day. She also loved Civil War history. She liked the color red, cardinals, chocolate, Christmas Carols, carousel horses, Dala horses, frogs and butterflies, bunnies and bears, and Anything Swedish.

VerDella was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Vernon Fautsch; parents Clyde and Haddie Carlson; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Dean Edlund, Raymond Fautsch, Lorraine (Everett) Zabel, Arlene (Clarence) Klick and Dorothy (Cyril) Meuleners. She is survived by her sons Mark Fautsch and Craig (Jackie) Fautsch; 6 grandsons: Nick Fautsch, Derek Fautsch, Dr. Drew (Crystal) Fautsch, Christopher (Samantha) Fautsch, Matthew (special friend Melissa) Fautsch, Tony (special friend Grace) Fautsch; step grandson Nick (Raika) Lucente; 9 great grandchildren: Lacie, Mason, Reed, Aleah, Eliot, Ava, Beckett, Charli and Via; sister Lois Edlund; sister-in-law Elmerina Fautsch.

Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Watertown. Gathering of family and friends took place on Sunday, from 4 to 8 p.m., and continued on Monday, from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service, all at the church. Inurnment in the church cemetery.