CU Founder, CEO Dorothy Heldt Passes

MERRILL, Wis. – Dorothy Heldt, who worked on the production line at Weinbrenner Shoe Co. when she organized Bondshire Employees CU in 1954, then ran the credit union for the next 20 years, died last week at 91. After serving as CEO, Heldt went on to sit on the board of the credit union after it merged with Park City CU. Heldt lived an active life, which included promoting credit unions for workers for many years.

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