MICHELE “SHELLY” L. SALFER
Michele “Shelly” L. Salfer, 53 of Springfield passed away on May 17, 2023, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. A visitation was held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso with parish prayers at 4 p.m. Visitation continued one hour prior to the service at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church with Father Tony Hesse officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery. Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel, assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. The service was livestreamed at www.lowafc.org. Michele “Shelly” Lynn Salfer was born on March 29, 1970, in Springfield to Marvin and Charlotte (Becker) Salfer. The youngest of eight children, Shelly grew up in Wabasso, graduating from Wabasso High School in 1988. Over the past 17 years, Shelly has shared her life with her fiancé Pat and loved being a homemaker and a stepmom to his three children. Determination came naturally to Shelly, as did focusing on the positive rather than being one to complain. Her good-natured, creative, and fun-loving personality drew people to her. She was simply a joy to be around, and she will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Shelly is survived by her mother, Charlotte Salfer; siblings, Doug (Karen) Salfer, Karen (Gary) Liebl, Phyllis McKinney, James (Sue) Salfer, Jean Salfer, John (Jolene) Salfer, and Joann (Kurt) Jenniges; several nieces and nephews; fiancé, Pat Macht and his children, Kaitlyn (Travis) Wendt, Justin Macht, and Sydney Macht; and other loving relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Marvin Salfer in 1979 and stepfather, Linus Salfer in 2000.
