Obituary of Tami Westberg

Tami Jo Westberg, 53, of Cambridge went home to be with the Lord on December 30, 2014 while surrounded by her family. She fought a seven month battle with leukemia courageously with kindness and grace. She was born on January 30, 1961 to Wally and Faith Gabrielson. When she was 13 years old, Tami was gladly welcomed into the family of Chuck and Juanita Peterson. Tami graduated from Cambridge High School in 1979 and continued her education at the University of Minnesota, Waseca, earning a degree in Horticulture. She went on to earn her Surgical Technologist Certification from Anoka Technical College. Tami enjoyed working at the Cambridge Medical Center for the past 32 years. Tami's friend set her up on a blind date and she knew not too long after that she would spend the rest of her life with Alan Westberg. On October 18, 1986, they were married at First Baptist Church, where Tami had attended since childhood. Alan and Tami welcomed Kaaren Jo into their family on September 29, 1989 and three years later welcomed Jonathan Alan on June 19, 1992. Their family was complete. Family was what Tami lived for and loved most. She enjoyed several family trips to places like Big Sky, Europe, Canada, and Alaska. It was always fun to be on vacation with family. Her faith in God was very important to her and helped guide her and Alan as they raised their children to love and lean on Jesus. She loved to scrap book and spent hours putting together pages of fun memories with her children. She also found much enjoyment in planting flowers and vegetable gardening. Tami's family would like to acknowledge the staff at Cambridge Medical Center and Mayo Hospitals and Clinics for their dedication and kindness. Her nurses were especially supportive and attended to Tami's every need. Coming home just in time for Thanksgiving, she felt blessed to spend her last days with her husband and children. She was preceded in death by her parents Wally and Faith Gabrielson, and her mother-in-law Doris Westberg. Tami will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her husband Alan, her daughter Kaaren, her son Jonathan, parents Chuck and Juanita Peterson, father-in-law Arnold Westberg, sister-in-law, Ann Nacey, brother-in-law Wayne (Dianne) Westberg, many nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and a host of friends.