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- Loretta Elaine Ione Gaustad was born April 18, 1930 at home in Leaf Mountain Township, rural Clitheral, Minnesota. Her parents were the late Severt and Hulda (Dahl) Quam. Loretta was baptized on June 22, 1930 and confirmed on October 15, 1944 at Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church. She attended country school and also Battle Lake High School. On March 27, 1954 Loretta was united in marriage to James Edwin Gaustad in Henning, Minnesota. Their marriage was blessed with seven children. Since 1956 Loretta and Jim have made their home in rural Henning. Loretta was employed with Mugs Ice Cream Shoppe, Hulls Landing, Nilla Coffee Shop and also as a nurses aid at the Golden Living Center. She loved to sew and garden and enjoyed canning her harvest. She was an excellent cook and spoiled her family with potato klub, lefsa, donuts and fried chicken.
- On May 16, 2016 Loretta passed away surrounded by her loving family at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena, Minnesota at 86 years of age. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Preceding Loretta in death were her parents, four siblings: Edith Spanswick, Sam Quam, Ray Quam and her twin sister Loraine Sandahl; her grandson Cameron Sandahl as well as a host of family and friends.
- Loretta is survived by her husband Jim Gaustad, her seven children: Carter (Christine) Sandahl of Careywood, ID; Gary (Jill) Hallman of Rochester, MN; Jeffery (Deb) Gaustad of Puyallup, WA; Janice (Tom) Weinhandl of Henning, MN; Jon (Ann) Gaustad of Underwood, MN; Jay Gaustad of Henning, MN and Jayne (Ron) Cekalla of Little Falls, MN; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.
From: https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/2040593/Loretta-Gaustad
Inskription: Together Forever
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