Shirley Sonterre
January 8, 1932 — October 23, 2020
Shirley Jean (Haney) Sonterre, 88, passed away on Friday, October 23rd at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
She was born to Clyde and Amanda Haney on January 8th, 1932, in Leon Township, Clearwater County, MN. Shirley was raised on a farm and she enjoyed doing the farm work with her father. She moved to Minneapolis, MN, and met Lawrence Sonterre during this time. They married and resided in the Twin Cities area. Lawrence, sadly, passed away in 1972 while Shirley was expecting.
Shirley went on to accomplish her GED and most notably, her Associate of Science in Nursing from Northland College. She was employed with Altru/United Hospital for over 20 years. She enjoyed bingo, crosswords, and reading in her spare time.
Left to mourn her passing are her children, Larry (Tammie), Rick, Wendy, Gary (Mary), Mark ( Lisa), and Jake Sonterre; her sisters, Carol Johnson and Mavis Szabla; along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; her parents, Clyde and Amanda; her brothers, Wallace and Merwyn (Pete) Haney; and grandsons, Nick and Brian Haase. Blessed be her memory.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Amundson Funeral Home of Grand Forks.
Visitation will be for the hour before the service in the funeral home. Masks are required and other Covid-19 precautions apply.
Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery of Clearbrook, MN.
**The service may be viewed from this link: https://youtu.be/XorMqXyBNFk
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