Obituary of Alice M. Strandlund

Alice Mae Strandlund, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Rosewood Senior Living in Cambridge, MN She was born August 9, 1924 in Prentice, Wisconsin to Arvid and Hilda (Larson) Westberg. The family lived in Prentice until Alice was 8 years old and then moved to the Brunswick area. She attended grade school in Brunswick and graduated from Mora High School in 1942. On December 24, 1942 she was united in marriage to Harvey Strandlund at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Brunswick. Alice went to live with her sister Lorraine while Harvey served in the Marine Corps during World War II. After Harvey was honorably discharged, they lived in Askov for a short time before moving to Cambridge and raising four daughters. Alice enjoyed her work as a seamstress making and altering clothing for men and women in the Cambridge area for many years. She also sewed dresses and costumes for the Treble Makers, and cheerleading outfits for Cambridge cheerleaders. Alice greatly enjoyed the time she worked with Betsy Dablow at Village Greene Women’s Clothing Shop. Alice enjoyed bowling and played on many different women’s leagues over the years. She enjoyed swimming and renting a cabin for the family at Manke's Resort for over 40 years. Alice loved to play all card games, especially cribbage, and she and Harvey often went dancing. She was famous for her hardtack which she made for many to enjoy. Her family enjoyed her homemade bread and caramel rolls every Friday. Alice was a member of the Cambridge Lutheran Church. She was also a longtime member of the Cambridge American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, selling poppies and bringing apples to the school teachers. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harvey, infant son Duane, daughter Alice Faye Ingebrigtson, brothers Raymond and Russell Westberg, and sister Lorraine Carlson. Alice is survived by her daughters Janet and husband Chuck Scovill of Coon Rapids, Joyce and husband Vince Neumann of St. Francis, Debby and husband Joe Hufford of Lino Lakes, seven grandchildren Christine Scovill (Richard Bettencourt), Jeff Scovill (Allison Maybury), Jonathan Scovill, Matthew (Julie) Neumann, Meri (Andrew) Hass, Scott Hufford, Amy Hufford (David Perkins), five great grandchildren Macy, Breanna, Miles, Grahm and Oscar, and her brother Carl Johnson, as well as other relative and friends