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Sandra "Sandy" Noren

SANDRA LOUISE 'SANDY' NOREN
Vinton

Sandra Louise "Sandy" Noren, 80, died Friday, May 11, 2018, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton because of an extended illness. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, at First Christian Church in Vinton. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, at the church. Inurnment: Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Missouri Valley, Iowa, at a later date.
Sandy is survived by her husband, Mike Pettinger of Vinton; her children, Roy (Kelly) Noren of Omaha, Neb., Patty (Jeff) Peterson, Robert (Molly) Noren and Frederick (Sue) Noren, all of Vinton; sister, Patricia Cavanaugh of Pleasant Hill, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren, plus one more on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Ralph Noren; one sister, Connie Edmonds; and brother-in-law, Jim Cavenaugh.
Memorials may be directed to First Christian Church, 1209 W. 13th St., Vinton, IA 52349.
Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home of Vinton is caring for Sandy and her family. Condolences may be left at www.vsrfh.com.