Shirley Ann Walderon
August 30, 1941 - November 25, 2015
Shirley Ann Walderon age 74, of Knoxville and formerly of Dexter, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at the Pleasant Care Living Center of Pleasantville, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the Thauwald Funeral Home in Spring Valley, Minnesota. Shirley’s family will be greeting friends on Thursday at the Thauwald Funeral Home from 12:00 Noon until service time. Shirley was born in Preston, Minnesota on August 30, 1941, the daughter of Ralph and Frances (Shaw) Hanson. Shirley attended and graduated from Preston High School, Class of 1960. Shirley was united in Marriage to Sylvester Louis Linaman. They were blessed with three children: Cynethia, Susan, and Todd. Sylvester died in 1968. Shirley was later married to Wayne Gary Walderon and they were blessed with one daughter Diane. Shirley began working at Libby’s Canning in Rochester, Minnesota. She also bartended for many years and for over 20 years she worked as a CNA in Austin and Grand Meadow, Minnesota. In Shirley’s free time she enjoyed puzzles, playing cards, cooking, and watching the birds at the birdfeeders. She loved watching her grandchildren. Shirley is survived by her children, Susan (Marlin) Bristor of Knoxville, Iowa, Todd (Colleen) Linaman of Crystal, Minnesota; Diane Walderon of Lake Mills, Iowa; six grandchildren, Andrea (Bryan) Bredesen, Kirstin Smith, Megan (David) Holloway, Marisa Walderon, Chelsey Tormanen, Deric Engelhart, and four great grandchildren, Wyatt, Matthew, Emily, and Sawyer. Shirley is also survived by her two sisters, Carolyn Weber of Bryon, Minnesota, Betty Snikter of Jamestown, North Dakota; and many nieces, nephews, and family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Frances Hanson; her husbands, Sylvester Louis Linaman and Wayne Gary Walderon; one daughter, Cynethia Smith; three sisters, Phyllis, Donna, and Lorraine; and three brothers, Ralph, Jr., Robert, and one brother in infancy.
Shirley Ann Walderon age 74, of Knoxville and formerly of Dexter, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at the Pleasant Care Living Center of Pleasantville, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday,... View Obituary & Service Information