Paula “Polly” Shelander, age 76, of Brandon, MN died November 24, 2024 at her daughter’s home in Cambridge. Memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 14th at Strike Life Tributes in Cambridge with visiting time one hour prior.
Paula “Polly” Shelander was born on November 19, 1948 in Dubuque, Iowa. She is the daughter of LeRoy and June (Howe) Welter. Paula grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, and then moved to Minnesota where she met the love of her life Mike, in Paula’s mom’s kitchen as their parents were friends. Mike and Paula were married on October 5, 1968 at Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids. After their marriage the couple lived in NE Minneapolis and Ham Lake. Paula worked several jobs, but her main focus was in administration at Vikingland Builder’s Association in Alexandria, Minnesota. Mike and Paula then retired to Brandon, Minnesota. Paula loved living on Devils Lake. Lake life was for her whether she was sunbathing, fishing, reading a book, or enjoying a campfire with some country music and a cold beer – this was her happy place. Paula passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the home of her daughter (Ronna) and son in law’s (Jason). She is survived by her children: Curt (Kathleen) of Brandon, Ronna (Jason) Brown of Cambridge, MN; granddaughter, Shelbie Brown of Isanti, MN; three brothers: Mark of Ham Lake, Tony (Sherry) of Coon Rapids, Randy (Valerie) of Andover, and Jim of Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents.
I’ll miss you so much, Grandma. Thank you for all the great memories and unconditional love. I love you. Tell Grandpa I said hi. 💕
My favorite memory of Paula was all of them !
She was fabulously real always to say it as it was and SO Funny you always had a laugh with her.
She was SO proud of her family and loved them deeply.
It was an honor to call her a friend.