Lois M. Gunderson

Lois M. Gunderson, 51 year old resident of Duluth, MN formerly of Upsala, MN went to be with her lord on Saturday, July 16, 2011 when she passed away at Bayshore Care Facility in Duluth, MN. Funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN with Rev. Trish Jorgensen & Rev. Craig Johnson officiating. Burial will take place at Elmdale Lutheran Cemetery in Elmdale, MN. Friends may call from 4-8 P.M. on Friday, July 22, 2011 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN and from 10-11 A.M. on Saturday at the Church. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel serving Upsala, MN. Lois was born March 2, 1960 to Loren and Helen (Johnson) Gunderson. She lived on a dairy farm where she became a fan of John Deere tractors. Lois grew up as a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala and later attended Community Covenant Church of Upsala. She graduated from Upsala High School with the class of 1978 and went on to Anoka Technical School for their Culinary Baking program. Lois worked as the head baker in the grocery store bakery of Marv’s Red Owl in Annandale, MN. She used her baking talents throughout her life making bars, cakes, cookies and other goodies for gatherings. Lois is perhaps best known for her Chocolate Chip Cookies and caramels. She loved to make buckets full for friends, family, and special occasions. Lois loved people and found great joy in attending family reunions, parties of all kinds, and having any chance to socialize with friends and relatives. She charmed her way into the hearts of many with her baking, inquisitive nature and caring spirit. Lois spent the last seven years in Duluth, MN at the TBI Cook Lake House, where she found more people to bake for; she was loved by the staff and had many friends. While living in Duluth she became a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Superior, WI. She worked, through Pathway, as a food service grocery sorter. Lois loved to have visitors and to go out to coffee shops and restaurants. Lois shared with those around her through her knitting: making dish clothes, scarves, baby-blankets and teaching others to knit. Lois loved Elvis Presley and collected a vast array of Elvis memorabilia. Lois was very fond of her nieces and nephews. She especially loved being Auntie Lolo to the youngest of the bunch: Jacob and Daniel. Lois is survived by her father, Loren Gunderson of Upsala; her sister and four brothers, Ruthie Frie and husband Elmer of Upsala, MN; Lee and wife Cheryl of Dawson, MN; Keith (Charlie) and wife Beth, David and wife Patricia, Alan (Fred) and wife Tina, all of Upsala; her godson and nephew, Jason Gunderson and wife Cristela; eight more nephews: Michael (Melissa) Gunderson, Brad (Terra) Gunderson, Brian (Jenny) Gunderson, Ricky Frie, Karl Gunderson, Derek Bollig, Jacob Gunderson, and Daniel Gunderson; and six nieces: Chantelle Frie, Sara (Mark) Okern, Amy Gunderson, Nicole Frie, Kaitlynn Bollig and Annika Gunderson; as well as five great-nieces and a great-nephew. Lois is joining in heaven her mother Helen (Johnson) Gunderson, her grandparents Knute and Minnie Gunderson and Theodore and Christine Johnson, and many aunts and uncles.

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Lois M. Gunderson

March 2, 1960 - July 16, 2011