Sandy
Sandy Nelson
d. September 2, 2013
Sandra L. “Sandy” Nelson, 71, Bismarck, died August 31, 2013 at Sanford Health, Bismarck with her loving family by her side.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Mandan United Methodist Church with Reverend Bruce Adams officiating. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, with a Women of the Moose Ritual at 6:30 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
Sandy was born November 9, 1941 in Temvik, ND to Ludwig and Elizabeth (Weber) Zoller. Raised and educated near Linton, she graduated from Linton High School. In 1959 she began working for Morton County Social Services where she held numerous positions. On June 9, 1967 she married Murel E. Nelson in Mandan and they always loved camping and fishing with family. Following Murel’s death in 1986 Sandy remained in their home and continued to travel and spent more time with her family. A great love for children of all ages and those less fortunate, Sandy had a heart filled with kindness and compassion which made her a natural at her job with the Cripple Children Services where she made many lifelong friends, retiring in 2001. Sandy always had a good attitude in life, even when faced with cancer and other health problems. When Sandy entered the nursing home she said it’s hard on me, but harder on my family, so I’ll make the best of it. A highlight of one of her hospital stays was a fancy lobster dinner served by her beloved great great nephew and niece, Dylan and Haley. Family was especially important to Sandy and she loved hosting holiday get togethers and birthday parties. Saturday shopping trips with her sister, Bernice, were always a good time. She also loved to travel. Some of her favorite trips were to see her niece, Kayleene in various states, her sister, Norma in Chicago, and her great niece, Amy in Hawaii.
Blessed to have shared her life is one sister, Norma Frank, Crystal Lake, IL; brother-in-law, Edwin Kruckenberg, Mandan; nephews, LaMar (Mary) Kruckenberg, Arvid (Rita) Kruckenberg, and Kevin Kruckenberg (Dorreen Dockter), all of Mandan, James (Chris) Frank; niece, Kayleene Kruckenberg, Maryland, Michelle (David) Miles, Denise (Todd) Minnigh, and Karen (Dan) Laurenge; great nieces and nephews, Amy (Scott) Austin, Chad (Briane) Kruckenberg, Nathan Wilson, Keith and Scott Kruckenberg, and Kendra and Kelsey Casanova; great great nieces and nephews, Dylan and Haley Austin, Harper and Blake Kruckenberg, and Maddie; and her very special best friend since the first grade, Florence Haux; and the rest of her extended family.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1986; sister, Bernice Kruckenberg; brothers, Neil (Marj) Zoller and Herbert (Edna) Zoller; brother-in-law, William Frank; and nephews, Richard Frank and Tom Zoller.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Mandan United Methodist Church with Reverend Bruce Adams officiating. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, with a Women of the Moose Ritual at 6:30 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
Sandy was born November 9, 1941 in Temvik, ND to Ludwig and Elizabeth (Weber) Zoller. Raised and educated near Linton, she graduated from Linton High School. In 1959 she began working for Morton County Social Services where she held numerous positions. On June 9, 1967 she married Murel E. Nelson in Mandan and they always loved camping and fishing with family. Following Murel’s death in 1986 Sandy remained in their home and continued to travel and spent more time with her family. A great love for children of all ages and those less fortunate, Sandy had a heart filled with kindness and compassion which made her a natural at her job with the Cripple Children Services where she made many lifelong friends, retiring in 2001. Sandy always had a good attitude in life, even when faced with cancer and other health problems. When Sandy entered the nursing home she said it’s hard on me, but harder on my family, so I’ll make the best of it. A highlight of one of her hospital stays was a fancy lobster dinner served by her beloved great great nephew and niece, Dylan and Haley. Family was especially important to Sandy and she loved hosting holiday get togethers and birthday parties. Saturday shopping trips with her sister, Bernice, were always a good time. She also loved to travel. Some of her favorite trips were to see her niece, Kayleene in various states, her sister, Norma in Chicago, and her great niece, Amy in Hawaii.
Blessed to have shared her life is one sister, Norma Frank, Crystal Lake, IL; brother-in-law, Edwin Kruckenberg, Mandan; nephews, LaMar (Mary) Kruckenberg, Arvid (Rita) Kruckenberg, and Kevin Kruckenberg (Dorreen Dockter), all of Mandan, James (Chris) Frank; niece, Kayleene Kruckenberg, Maryland, Michelle (David) Miles, Denise (Todd) Minnigh, and Karen (Dan) Laurenge; great nieces and nephews, Amy (Scott) Austin, Chad (Briane) Kruckenberg, Nathan Wilson, Keith and Scott Kruckenberg, and Kendra and Kelsey Casanova; great great nieces and nephews, Dylan and Haley Austin, Harper and Blake Kruckenberg, and Maddie; and her very special best friend since the first grade, Florence Haux; and the rest of her extended family.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1986; sister, Bernice Kruckenberg; brothers, Neil (Marj) Zoller and Herbert (Edna) Zoller; brother-in-law, William Frank; and nephews, Richard Frank and Tom Zoller.
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