Clara Sand

Clara C. Sand, 92 year old resident of Upsala, MN died Monday, August 22 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, MN. A funeral Mass will be held Friday, August 26 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Upsala, MN with Father Michael Kellogg officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00-11:00 A.M. on Friday at the church in Upsala, MN. Clara Catherine Sand was born October 26, 1918 in St. Francis, Krain Township, Minnesota to the late Frank and Anna (Wehseler) Pundsack. She attended elementary school in St. Francis, MN and graduated from Holy Family Catholic School in Albany, MN. Clara was united in marriage to Alfred Sand on August 31, 1937 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Albany, MN. The couple made their home in Swanville, MN for five years where they owned and operated "Sand Shoe Shop". The couple moved to St. Francis, MN where they farmed, raised and sold chickens and eggs. In 1945, the couple moved to Upsala, MN where they farmed and raised their seven children. Clara worked for the Upsala School System as a cook for twenty-five years. Alfred died on July 28, 1996; Clara continued living on the family farm after his death. She moved into Upsala, MN on April 1, 2004. Clara enjoyed embroidering, gardening, playing cards with family and friends especially 500 and smear. Her children remember her as a wonderful cook especially her donuts, pies and sausage. She enjoyed her time spent on the family farm with Alfred and the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Clara was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Christian Mother's in Upsala, MN. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Karen (Andy) Lipski of Becker, MN, Alcuin (Judy) Sand of Plymouth, MN, Mary Lou (Jerry) Peterson of St. Paul, MN, Doreen (Terry) Larkin of Big Lake, MN, Duane (Judy) Sand of Annandale, MN, Kenneth Sand of Bowlus, MN, Debbie (Neil) Johnson of Swanville, MN; brother, Leo Pundsack of Waite Park, MN; 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Ann (Wehseler) Pundsack; husband, Alfred Sand on July 28, 1996; siblings, Ludwina Brinkman, Raymond Pundsack, Ermina Moonen, Dorothy Ellfering; four grandchildren, son-in law, Ralph Breth and a grandson in-law, Jeff Eklund.