Shirley A. Strand, age 93 passed away Thursday, October 29 at Nye Legacy.
Shirley Ann (Wiese) Strand was born November 1, 1932, to Henry and Martha Wiese on the family farm west of Lyons, NE. She married Loell Strand on October 11, 1952, at St. John’s Lutheran in rural Lyons, NE. To this union four children were born, daughters Terri, Leigh, Tami and son Lon.
Shortly after being married, Loell was drafted in the United States Army and served near the front line in the middle of Korea. While Loell was in Korea, Shirley lived with Loell’s parents. Daughter Terri was born during this time.
Besides working on the farm and taking care of her family, Shirley worked at the Blue Moon Café in Uehling, the Fremont Memorial Hospital, and the Hillside Dehy office. At home, Shirley spent many hours at her sewing machine. She sewed most of her clothes and clothes for her children. She loved gardening. She raised chickens and ducks. Later in life she started making quilts. She made quilts for all her grandchildren’s confirmations, graduations, and weddings.
Loell and Shirley belonged to the First Congregational Church in Uehling. Shirley belonged to the church Ladies Aide and was Sunday School Superintendent. She also belonged to the Wo-He-Lo Club.
Loell and Shirley enjoyed traveling with their family and friends. They visited all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Shirley is survived by her four children, Terri (Kent) Hoeneman of Craig, Leigh (Larry) Mueller of Hooper, Lon (Keyla) Strand of Hooper, and Tami (Mark) Heiser of Lynch. 11 grandchildren Jennifer (Byron) Keller, Emily (Matt) McGuire, Matthew (Kim) Hoeneman, Carrie (Brad) Dahl, Laura (Brandon) Moore, Nathan (Ashley) Mueller, Philip (Kate) Mueller, Lyndsay (Nick) Osborn, Brittany (Kurtis) Clausen, Megan (Matt) Miller, and Terence (Mandy) Heiser, 28 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Loell, her parents Henry and Martha (Suhr) Wiese, grandsons Logan Strand and Jason Mueller, brothers and sisters-in-laws Irvin and Donna Wiese; and Donald and Darlene Wiese. and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Melva and E.D. Murer.
A Celebration of Life service will be Sunday, November 1st, at 2:00 pm, at the Immanuel Lutheran church 4 miles east of Winslow, NE. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. A private burial will be Monday at 10:00 am at the Baptist cemetery south of Uehling, NE. Memorials may be directed to the Baptist Cemetery. Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont in charge of arrangements. Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com