Shirley C. Chilstrom, age 87, of Cambridge died December 30, 2022 at Welia Health in Mora. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 6th at Strike Life Tributes in Cambridge. A time for visiting will be held one hour prior to the service.
Shirley Charlene Chilstrom was born October 24, 1935 in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin to Gilbert and Tillie (Haugen) Often. She was raised and attended school in Prairie Farm. Shirley married Loren Chilstrom and they raised their two sons in Blaine, Minnesota. Tragically, Loren died in a snowmobile accident in 1972. Shirley worked hard to provide for her sons and she was an excellent mother. She worked in accounts receivable at Multifoods and at Target. She retired and in 2016 moved to East Terrace in Cambridge in where she made many friends. She attended Cambridge Lutheran Church. Shirley had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening. She also liked working on crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, word find, going to the casino and she was an avid MN Vikings fan.
Shirley passed away December 30, 2022 at Welia Health in Mora at the age of 87 years, 2 months and 6 days. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Loren; grandson, Anthony Chilstrom; brothers, Conway and Glenn Often; brothers-in-law, Dick Shafer and Bud Chilstrom; and sister-in-law, Leona Chilstrom.
She will be lovingly remembered by her two sons, Gary (Nancy) Chilstrom, and David Chilstrom; three grandchildren, Andrew (Kay) and Alesha (AJ); great-grandson, Kaden; brother, Harland Often; sisters-in-law, Jan Often and Darlene Shafer; and by other relatives and friends.