Shirley Strand

Shirley Marion Strand, 88, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Hudson Hospital. She was born October 14, 1925 in Maiden Rock, Wis. to Easton and Maude (Kellogg) Hovde. She attended school in Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1942. She then moved back to Wisconsin. She married Roy V. Strand on March 18, 1944 and the couple farmed in the Maiden Rock area until March of 1970. She and her husband then moved to Hager City and she worked for the Ellsworth community school system until 1988 when they moved to Red Wing. Roy died in May of 1994. Since June 6, 2013 she has resided at Red Cedar Canyon in Hudson. Shirley was an active member of the Hartland United Methodist Church and the H.M.W. organization. She was an organist for the church for more than 20 years and also led the church choir. She enjoyed playing cards, sewing, baking and doing crafts.
She is survived by her three daughters, Norrine (Richard) Howard of Stillwater, Valerie Payne of Eureka Springs, Ark. and Karen (Boyd) Nelson of Prescott, Wis.; seven grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and five sisters.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn chapel with Stephen Ottman officiating. Spring burial will be at the Hartland Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com

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Visitation

JAN 18. 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST)

Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel
602 Plum Street P.O. Box 111
Red Wing, MN 55066

Service

JAN 18. 3:00 PM (CST)

Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel
602 Plum Street P.O. Box 111
Red Wing, MN 55066