Annette Fredrikson

Annette Fredrikson, age 83, of St. James passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society - Pleasant View in St. James. Funeral services will be at Hosanna Free Lutheran Church in St. James at 11am, Thursday, October 10, 2019 with Rev. Joe Faldet officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James on Wednesday from 5-7pm and Thursday at the church beginning at 10am. The family prefers memorials to the Alzheimers Association (alz.org) in lieu of flowers. Dorothy Annette Sandberg was born in Odin Township July 20th, 1936 to Anthon and Margaret (Anderson) Sandberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin. She attended grade school in Odin and graduated from St. James High School in 1955. During high school, she worked at the St. James Hospital and Nursing Home. On June 10, 1955 she was united in marriage to Howard Fredrikson at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin. Annette was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a faithful follower of Christ. For more than 35 years she was known as Nett to the many children she enjoyed caring for in her in-home daycare. She was also involved in Sunday school programs for many years at First Lutheran and Hosanna Lutheran churches. She enjoyed Bible study, walking, gardening, and playing dominos. Annette is survived daughter Dr. Lorna (Chris) Fredrikson Dean of Fountain Hills, AZ and their children Matthew and Nicole, son Gary (Suzanne) Fredrikson of Vancouver, WA and their children Dan (Liz) and Steven, daughter Sandy (Mark) Flohrs of St. James and their children Megan (Chris Knudson) and Devon. She is also survived by great-grandson Robert Knudson of St. James, sisters Violet Brudlie of Fairfax, MN and Ruthie (Harry) Wojahn of Fairfax, MN, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother Marlyn Sandberg and sister Margie Finnegan, and nephew Jeff Wojahn Visitation 1 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Visitation 2 10:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday, October 10, 2019 Hosanna Free Lutheran Church- St. James 1176 11th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Service Information 11:00 am Thursday, October 10, 2019 Hosanna Free Lutheran Church- St. James 1176 11th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Interment Information Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. James S. CR 27 St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Fellowship Following burial, all are invited back to the church for lunch and fellowship