Fay Ann (Peterson) Sandgren
September 7, 1939 — April 8, 2013
Fay Ann Sandgren, 73 of Luck, Wisconsin passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 unexpectedly at her home with her loving family near her side. Fay was born on September 17, 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Ted and Marjorie (Marty) Peterson.
Fay was raised in Luck, WI; where she loved to ride horses. She also loved to drive the tractor with brother, Jimmy, to town. She attended and graduated from Luck High School. After high school, she met her husband, Dick, and they had five children in St. Louis Park, MN; where she waitressed for many years. In 1974 they moved to Wisconsin, where they started farming and later started Sandgren Trucking. After selling the cows, Fay started working at Hartzell Manufacturing, where she retired. Throughout her retirement she enjoyed reading, cooking, shopping once, sometimes, twice a week with her daughter, Joni, and spending time with her children and grandchildren and most of all, her special pride and joy, who meant the world to her, Jason.
Fay leaves to celebrate her memory: her children, Joe Sandgren, Joni (Jeff) Stage, Jill Gregg, Robin (Kelly) Stage and Richard Sandgren, her grandchildren, Briana (Jared) Olson, Jodi Sandgren, Jake Sandgren, Krystal Stage, Jessica Sandgren, Mitch Stage, Tiffany Gregg, Josh Stage and Jason Sandgren, her siblings, Teddy Peterson, Danny Peterson, Dolly Fjorden, Jeff Peterson and Mike Peterson as well as nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ted and Marjorie, husband, Dick in 1994, brother, Jimmy Peterson and daughter-in-law, Traci Sandgren.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at North Valley Lutheran Church. Pastor Maggie Isaacson will officiate. Fay’s family will be greeting friends at the North Valley Lutheran Church one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Fay will be laid to rest alongside her husband Dick at the Fristad Lutheran Cemetery in Centuria. Pallbearers will be Jake Sandgren, Al Byers, Jared Olson, Mitch Stage, Josh Stage, Corey Sandgren, Ryan Sandgren and Joe Thoen. Honorary Pallbearer will be Jason Sandgren.
The family would like to invite their family and friends to join them for lunch and fellowship at the church following the cemetery service.
The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.