Shirley Vacura
May 19, 1944 - August 31, 2019
Shirley Ann Vacura, 75, passed away surrounded by family, at home, on Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Shirley was born to Melvin and Mabel (Torgeson) Nelson, on May 19, 1944, in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school at Lewis and Clark and Central, in Grand Forks.
She married Gary Vacura, in 1961, and had four children: Sherri, Gary, Jr., Kimberly, and Cory.
Shirley was a wonderful cook and baker, and absolutely loved to be around people. She loved to make fudge and cookies. She worked at the Dakotah Restaurant, as a waitress and hostess, where she finished her working career, and then became a homemaker taking care of her children and grandchildren. Her proudest moments in life were becoming a parent and grandparent.
Her hobbies included shopping, bike riding, latch hooking, playing cards, making jewelry and ceramics, scrapbooking, and crafting. She also really loved to color with her grandchildren. But most of all, she enjoyed being with family.
She is survived by her husband, Gary K. Vacura, East Grand Forks, MN.; her children: Gary Vacura, Jr., Cory (Tina) Vacura, and Kimberly Vacura, all of Grand Forks, ND.; twelve grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Mabel; her siblings, Marjorie Moen, Kenny and Morris Nelson; and her daughter, Sherri Vacura.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, in Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service, in the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park South Cemetery, Grand Forks.
INTERMENT
Memorial Park South Cemetery
Friday, September 6, 2019
3002 S. Washington St.
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Source: Obituary & photo @ Amundson Funeral Home
May 19, 1944 - August 31, 2019
Shirley Ann Vacura, 75, passed away surrounded by family, at home, on Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Shirley was born to Melvin and Mabel (Torgeson) Nelson, on May 19, 1944, in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school at Lewis and Clark and Central, in Grand Forks.
She married Gary Vacura, in 1961, and had four children: Sherri, Gary, Jr., Kimberly, and Cory.
Shirley was a wonderful cook and baker, and absolutely loved to be around people. She loved to make fudge and cookies. She worked at the Dakotah Restaurant, as a waitress and hostess, where she finished her working career, and then became a homemaker taking care of her children and grandchildren. Her proudest moments in life were becoming a parent and grandparent.
Her hobbies included shopping, bike riding, latch hooking, playing cards, making jewelry and ceramics, scrapbooking, and crafting. She also really loved to color with her grandchildren. But most of all, she enjoyed being with family.
She is survived by her husband, Gary K. Vacura, East Grand Forks, MN.; her children: Gary Vacura, Jr., Cory (Tina) Vacura, and Kimberly Vacura, all of Grand Forks, ND.; twelve grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Mabel; her siblings, Marjorie Moen, Kenny and Morris Nelson; and her daughter, Sherri Vacura.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, in Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service, in the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park South Cemetery, Grand Forks.
INTERMENT
Memorial Park South Cemetery
Friday, September 6, 2019
3002 S. Washington St.
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Source: Obituary & photo @ Amundson Funeral Home
Shirley Vacura
May 19, 1944 - August 31, 2019
Shirley Ann Vacura, 75, passed away surrounded by family, at home, on Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Shirley was born to Melvin and Mabel (Torgeson) Nelson, on May 19, 1944, in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school at Lewis and Clark and Central, in Grand Forks.
She married Gary Vacura, in 1961, and had four children: Sherri, Gary, Jr., Kimberly, and Cory.
Shirley was a wonderful cook and baker, and absolutely loved to be around people. She loved to make fudge and cookies. She worked at the Dakotah Restaurant, as a waitress and hostess, where she finished her working career, and then became a homemaker taking care of her children and grandchildren. Her proudest moments in life were becoming a parent and grandparent.
Her hobbies included shopping, bike riding, latch hooking, playing cards, making jewelry and ceramics, scrapbooking, and crafting. She also really loved to color with her grandchildren. But most of all, she enjoyed being with family.
She is survived by her husband, Gary K. Vacura, East Grand Forks, MN.; her children: Gary Vacura, Jr., Cory (Tina) Vacura, and Kimberly Vacura, all of Grand Forks, ND.; twelve grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Mabel; her siblings, Marjorie Moen, Kenny and Morris Nelson; and her daughter, Sherri Vacura.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, in Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service, in the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park South Cemetery, Grand Forks.
INTERMENT
Memorial Park South Cemetery
Friday, September 6, 2019
3002 S. Washington St.
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Source: Obituary & photo @ Amundson Funeral Home
May 19, 1944 - August 31, 2019
Shirley Ann Vacura, 75, passed away surrounded by family, at home, on Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Shirley was born to Melvin and Mabel (Torgeson) Nelson, on May 19, 1944, in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school at Lewis and Clark and Central, in Grand Forks.
She married Gary Vacura, in 1961, and had four children: Sherri, Gary, Jr., Kimberly, and Cory.
Shirley was a wonderful cook and baker, and absolutely loved to be around people. She loved to make fudge and cookies. She worked at the Dakotah Restaurant, as a waitress and hostess, where she finished her working career, and then became a homemaker taking care of her children and grandchildren. Her proudest moments in life were becoming a parent and grandparent.
Her hobbies included shopping, bike riding, latch hooking, playing cards, making jewelry and ceramics, scrapbooking, and crafting. She also really loved to color with her grandchildren. But most of all, she enjoyed being with family.
She is survived by her husband, Gary K. Vacura, East Grand Forks, MN.; her children: Gary Vacura, Jr., Cory (Tina) Vacura, and Kimberly Vacura, all of Grand Forks, ND.; twelve grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Mabel; her siblings, Marjorie Moen, Kenny and Morris Nelson; and her daughter, Sherri Vacura.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, in Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service, in the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park South Cemetery, Grand Forks.
INTERMENT
Memorial Park South Cemetery
Friday, September 6, 2019
3002 S. Washington St.
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Source: Obituary & photo @ Amundson Funeral Home
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