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Sandi Nicholsen, 81, Pipestone, died Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 7 from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 8 at 10 a.m. at Old Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone with Pastor Velda Maine officiat
Sandra Lee (Barry) Nicholsen was born on May 21, 1942 to Matthew and Lois (Christopherson) Barry in Winona. As an infant she moved with her family to Blooming Prairie and then a few year later the family moved back to Winona where Sandi attended kindergarten and first grade. The next four years were spent in Rushford where the family ran the local theater. The family then moved back to Winona where Sandi attended the rest of her middle school years. In 1957 they moved to Pipestone where Sandi attended high school. After graduation she attended business school in Minneapolis.
On March 18, 1961 she married Don Backer and they had two sons, Jeff and Gregg. The couple later separated.
On Dec. 22, 1972 she married Ralph “Nick” Nicholsen and they had Karine Elizabeth. The family made their home in Pipestone for the next 19 years.
During that time, Sandi worked at the Pipestone County Hospital as a nurse’s aide. The family moved to Shakopee where Nick managed the VFW. Later they moved back to Pipestone.
Nick preceded Sandi in death on Oct. 3, 2014.
Sandi continued to live in her home until she moved to the Whispering Winds Townhomes in Pipestone. She entered the care of Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
She is survived by her son, Jeff Backer, Pipestone; daughter Kari (Nick Matson), Jasper; one grandson, four granddaughters and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nick and son, Gregg.
(Hartquist Funeral Home,
Pipestone Chapel)
