Floreen Louise Sanden

Floreen Sanden, age 93, of Houston, MN, died October 28 at Valley View Healthcare in Houston.
Floreen was born June 13, 1923 to August and Louise Kuecker in Caledonia. She met the love of her life, Gladen Sanden, at an ice cream social and after dating the two were married. They had four beautiful children; Diane, Vicki, Wayne ad Darryl. Floreen loved her family and always had a meal ready if they or any friends stopped by for a visit. She was very active in her church, Cross of Christ. She volunteered as a part of the ladies aid and made many quilts with the ladies group. She also loved square dancing with Gladen in the square dancing club as well as taking bus tours with him later in life. Floreen was also an avid gardener, enjoyed her time with her garden club and loved to sew.

She is survived by her children, Diane (Jerry Doll) Botcher, Vicki Hoover, Wayne (Cathy) Sanden, Darryl ( Heidi) Sanden; grandchildren, Shannon, Chris, Joey (Jesse), Ben (Erin), Cleta (Eric), Barney (Nikki), Matthew (Kaelyn), Jeffrey, J.D., Jacob, Andy; 17 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gladen; great-grandson, Clynton Christiansen; siblings, Duane, Floyd, Mervin, Flossie Dotseth, Delliah Minogue; son in law, Mark Hoover.

A visitation will be held 4-8 pm Friday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Services, Houston. A funeral will be held 11 am Saturday at Cross of Christ church in Houston with a visitation one hour prior. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Cross of Christ Church. Please sign her online guestbook and view her tribute video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.