Sandra Lea (McGregor) Shimmin, age 67, of North Platte, NE, went home to be with her Savior after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Linden Court in North Platte.
Sandy was born May 14, 1948, to Ervin Robert and Ruth Maxine James McGregor in Imperial, NE. She attended school in Hayes County, NE before the family moved to North Platte in 1954 where she attended Cleveland Grade School and graduated from North Platte High School in 1966. Sandy later graduated from the Personnel Training Institute of Omaha then began a career with Western Union Telegraph in Scottsbluff, NE.
On August 17, 1969, Sandy married her best friend, R. Loren Shimmin in North Platte. They lived in Scottsbluff until 1972 when they returned to North Platte where they made their home and celebrated over 46 years of marriage. Sandy began her banking career in 1975 when she went to work for American Security Bank. She later worked for several banks until retiring from Hershey State Bank in 2010.
Sandy was a member of the North Platte Berean Church and taught Sunday School for many years. She loved Nebraska football, volleyball and baseball. Sandy especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and enjoyed making quilts for each of them.
Sandy is survived by her husband, Loren, of North Platte; three daughters, Jennifer (Roger) Murphy, of Sidney, NE, Tara (Toby) Norman, of Stevensville, MT, and Amanda (John) Howell, of Kearney, NE; six grandchildren, Alexandra and Johnny Hehnke, Kensley, Connor and Caden Norman, and Fionna Howell; her sister, Marlene Gale, and sister-in-law, Paula (Dan) Dishman, all of North Platte; brother-in-law, Charles (Deb) Shimmin, of Chiang Mai, Thailand; as well as several nieces, nephews and other family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ervin and Ruth McGregor; in-laws, Ben and Lila Shimmin; and brother-in-law, Ray Shimmin.
Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the North Platte Berean Church with Pastor John Stone officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the Berean Church or New Tribes Mission for Charlie and Deb Shimmin’s Ministry.