Shirley Lorenz, 94

Shirley Lorenz, age 94 of Walnut Grove, passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Ivy Hill Senior Care Center in Faribault, MN.  Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove.  Burial was in the Walnut Grove Cemetery.  Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.  Stephens Funeral Service - Walnut Grove Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Shirley Lillian (Anderson) Lorenz was born April 10, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Paul and Anna (Kronblod) Anderson.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.  Shirley attended school at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis.  She helped care for and raise her younger siblings.  Shirley started working at North Star in Minneapolis in 1942. 

On November 9, 1946 Shirley married Galen Lorenz in Minneapolis.  Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to Walnut Grove to farm with Galen’s father.

Shirley lived at Country View for several years, and had recently moved to Ivy Hill to be closer to her daughters.

Shirley is survived by her daughters Sandy Johnson of Warsaw and Dianna Meld of Anoka; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by her siblings: Lois Etken, Audrey (Wayne) Goplen, Beverly Pulk, Kenny (Bobby) Anderson, and Jerry (Betty) Anderson; many nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Galen, son-in-law Jim Johnson, and sister Eleanor Strube.