Nancy Lorraine Bjornson

Nancy L. Bjornson, age 102, of Menomonie Wisconsin passed away June 6, 2026, at her home, surrounded by family.

Nancy was born February 5th, 1924, in Glenwood City, Wisconsin to Oscar and Laura Jacobson. She grew up in Glenwood City and graduated Glenwood City High School in 1942. Nancy married (Edward) Walter Bjornson October 23, 1943, in Glenwood City. After they married, Walter completed basic training in the Army and was deployed to Europe where he served for two years during WWII. When he returned, they settled in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Family was always very important to Nancy including her husband and four children, her nine brothers and sisters, her many nieces and nephews, Walter’s three sisters and their families, her church families in Spring Valley and Menomonie and her community of friends. Nancy was an avid gardener and nurtured her insatiable curiosity through reading and writing stories, poems and books. She developed an interest in genealogy and spent years tracing her and Walter’s heritage. After she and Walter moved to Menomonie, she attended adult classes at the University of Wisconsin, Stout and enjoyed meeting students and volunteering as a host family for foreign students. Nancy extensively researched content for her stories and eventually wrote and self-published six books for young readers. Nancy also found inspiration as she and Walter traveled extensively throughout the US, combining their travels to see family and friends and to see the many interesting sites in all the states they visited.

Nancy is survived by her daughters, Teresa (Claire) Stein of Baldwin, Wisconsin, Wendy Bjornson (David Gonzales) of Portland Oregon and her son Jon (Joan) Bjornson of Fall River, Massachusetts. She is also survived by grandchildren, Steven Gerber, Sarah Weiske, Corey Stein and Elena Foley, 10 great grandchildren, one great, great granddaughter and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Nancy was preceded in death by her son Joel, her husband, Walter, her siblings, Margaret (Delbert) McCall, Dorothy (Lyle) McCall, Edith (Steve) Campion, Jeanette (Wayne) Reid, Barbara (Jack) Gabrielson, Carl (Charolette) Jacobson, John (Lilly) Jacobson, Duane (Barbara) Jacobson, and William Jacobson, her nephew Michael Reid and many longtime friends.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2026, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Menomonie, WI with Pastor Sarah Miller officiating, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Valley, WI.

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