Debra Trom Sands, 69, of Covington, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, June 16,

2024. Debbie was born in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota on September 11, 1954 to

Richard and June (Underwood) Trom. Deb was one of ten children and grew up

on the family farm. In 1972, she graduated from Blooming Prairie High School

where she was crowned Homecoming Queen of her class. Shortly after that, she

was raising her two daughters all while working full time and pursuing her college

degree. In her endless endeavors to provide the best for her daughters, Debbie

graduated from Mankato State University with a degree in Computer Information

Systems.

Deb met the love of her life, Henry Sands, while working for ALCOA in

Evansville, Indiana in 1986. They would move to Louisiana with her daughters

and eventually marry in Las Vegas. Just short of twenty years together, Henry

unexpectedly passed away, and Deb's heart was broken. While trying to navigate

life without her husband, she enjoyed traveling, spending time with family near the

beautiful lakes of Minnesota, gardening, and experiencing all the milestones with

her grandchildren. Debbie is survived by her daughter Lisa (Matt) Reitzell of

Mandeville, LA and Amanda (Stephen) Mott of Covington, LA; her grandchildren,

Josie and Kylie Reitzell and Justin and Alex Mott; her siblings Connie (John)

Holck, Gary (Stormy) Trom, Doug (Lawayn) Trom, Diane (Wayne) Jensen, Susie

(Mike) Matthies, Terry (Annie) Trom, Jodi (Dave) Cochlin, and Darla (Dom)

Wondra. She was a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews, their spouses, and her

great nieces and nephews.

Debbie is preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband; her sister, Vicki

Tischler; and her nephew, Drew Wondra.

Memorial services will be held at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna on

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 11:00am with visitation beginning at 10:00am.

In lieu of flowers, if desired, donations may be made in honor of Debra Sands to

St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. Please use the

correspondence email of reit1tx@yahoo.com when sending notification of your

donation. Also, kindly include your mailing address when sending your donation

notification.