Janice Elaine Strand

Janice Elaine Strand, March 27, 2019, 80 years old. Resident of El Paso, Texas. Born on September 16, 1938, Janice was a retired software engineer from Lockheed Martin, former president of the Denver YWCA, a quilter extraordinaire, and the most loving mother and grandmother on this earth. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mearl Estelle Wilshire Bing, her father, William Vernon Wilshire, her brother, William Raymond Wilshire, and her sister, Miriam Eloise Drain. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Douglas Elton Strand, her daughter, Toni Lynelle Blum (spouse Anthony Blum), her two sons, Scott Douglas Strand (spouse Robin Strand) and Kirk Vernon Strand (spouse Kari Strand) and six grandchildren, Valerio and Marguerite Blum, Abigail and Ryan Strand, and Trevor and Nathaniel Strand. Her 17 nieces and nephews include Raymond Wilshire, Thomas Wilshire, Joy Leftwich, Heather Servaites, Stacey Conover, Rebecca Carr, Jeffrey Strand, Aaron Strand, Brian Strand, Carrie Burns, Dana Mead, Evan Strand, Lucas McIntosh, Christopher McIntosh, Timothy McIntosh, Casey McIntosh, and Jessie McIntosh.

The Denver area Celebration of Life will be on July 13, 2019 at 10:30 am at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hill's Village, CO 80113

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to the American Heart Association. For those that would still like to send flowers, please send to Bethany Lutheran Church.