Lillian V. Stenehjem, age 93, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Madonna Meadows, Rochester.

Lillian Viola Glasrud was born in Black Hammer (rural Spring Grove, Minn.) on Jan. 7, 1915 to Arthur and Amanda (Myhro) Glasrud. She was baptized in the Black Hammer Church, Feb. 7, 1915 and confirmed in Spring Grove Lutheran Church. She attended her first six grades in Northcote, Minn. public schools where the family lived for seven years before returning to Spring Grove. She graduated from high school in Spring Grove in 1933 and from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in 1936, being honored as the recipient of the Louise M. Powell Award for highest efficiency in nursing. In 1949 she was appointed and worked as the school nurse for the Preschool and Elementary Lab Schools of the University of Minnesota until her marriage to A. “Don” Stenehjem of Caledonia on Sept. 17, 1950. They lived in Caledonia until moving to Rochester in 1958. She was Director of Nursing at Madonna Towers for two years. She became a teacher in the Child Care Assistant Program at the Rochester Vo-Tech School. She retired from teaching in 1981. She then became a consultant for the National Child Care programs.

Lillian was a member of the Naomi Women’s Circle, a life member of the Order Of Eastern Star; the Retired Teacher’s Associations and  the National Assoc. Educators of Young Children and received statewide recognition in 1983 from them.

Survivors include her husband of 57 years, A. “Don” Stenehjem of Rochester, two daughters: Judy Lawver, Tacoma, Wash.; and Jane (Ron) Timmerman, St. Peter, Minn; one son, Dean (Julie) Stenehjem, Rochester; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by five sisters: Sylvia Meitrodt; Dorothy Garrison; Pernella Glasrud; Marcy Roberts and Delores Hallberg.

The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Rochester with the Reverend Steven Ronningen officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation will be for one hour at the church prior to the services on Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the Lions Eye Bank, Seasons Hospice, or her church.