Sandra Bloms

Sandra (Sandy) Diane

Bloms, 62, formerly of

Minot passed away

December 3rd, 2021 after

a courageous battle with

dementia, under the care

of hospice and the loving

staff of Good Nurses,

LLC., Waddell AZ.

Sandy was born on May

7th, 1959 in Minot, the

youngest child to Arnold

and Amelia (Kraft) Bloms.

She attended Little Flower

Elementary, and Bishop

Ryan High School, gra-

duating with the Class of

1977. She graduated from

Minot State University

with a business degree.

Sandy’s career included

employment with Jim

Ryan Chevrolet, Dakota

Square Mall, IRET, and

Nuvera. She had a strong

work ethic and commit-

ment to her employers.

Due to her failing health,

Sandy moved to Arizona

in 2018 to be close to fam-

ily, and resided in Assist-

ed Care facilities.

Sandy’s interests in-

cluded sports. She played

and coached basketball,

bowled, biked, camped,

golfed, was on softball

and tennis leagues. She

enjoyed the friendships

more than the competi-

tion. Sandy was also

known for her delicious

sugar cookies, beautiful

birthday cakes, and the

many Christmas orna-

ments that she created

and shared. Sandy volun-

teered on Minot’s Relay

for Life teams.

Sandy will be remem-

bered as fun and loving.

Her compassion was

shown in the care she

gave to her aging parents,

and her love of family, al-

ways placing others be-

fore herself.

Sandy is survived by

her siblings: Pat (Blaine)

Erie, Mesa AZ, Kathy

(Tim) Meuth, Watford

City ND, Roger Bloms,

Finley ND, Jan (Rick)

Lawrence, Scranton PA,

Pam (Paul) Slauter, Sun

City West AZ, numerous

nieces, nephews, great

nieces and nephews, and

special friend Tim Ryan.

She was preceded in

death by her parents, and

brother Timothy.

Memorials are preferred

to Minot Catholic

Schools.

In the memory of

Sandy, and as she would

often say : “I LOVE YOU

ANYWAYS”

Visitation will be on

Friday, May 6, 2022, from

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND

Mass of Christian Burial

will be on Saturday, May

7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at

Our Lady of Grace Cathol-

ic Church, Minot, ND

Burial: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot, ND

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral home website:

www.thompson

larson.com

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www. thomp-

son larson.com).