Born in Virginia, Minnesota on November 11, 1933 to Mario and Helen Casagrande, Sally Jean Casagrande Spearman went home to the Lord on October 13, 2021. Raised in northern Minnesota, Sally graduated from Virginia High School and The College of St. Catherine.
A blind date led to a romance for the ages. Married in 1955 to Richard Spearman, the couple were an anomaly - loving each other as much on their last day together as on their wedding day. Sally continued the strong traditions she learned from her parents...family, family, family...which she made her life's focus. Settling in Hibbing, Minnesota, they promptly started having babies. Five children led to 17 grandchildren and 14 great grands - all absolute stars in her eyes. We hope she realized she was our North Star - guiding and shining brightly for us all.
One of the greatest lessons she taught her children was strength, always telling them to apologize if they were wrong but to stand up for themselves if they were right. Family times included lots of homemade pasta, camping trips, Italian gatherings at Sand and Vermillion Lakes, and the most awesome homemade Halloween costumes. Sally loved being a hostess - her home was a magnet for not just family but friends, priests and her "stray cats" - those single, alone or widowed. Because of her ability to draw people in and touch their lives, she was a great friend to many. Later years found them in The Woodlands, Texas, where Sally hosted luncheons, dinners and of course meals for Dick's golf buddies. She had a gracious and friendly way about her which caused even strangers to remember her. As Dick said, every store clerk knew her by name.
She was lovely. Heartful. God-fearing. True.
She was preceded in death by her parents Mario and Helen, her only sibling Dolores D'Aquila and her beloved granddaughter Sasha McHale. Survivors are her husband, Richard, and those proud to be her children - Michael (Dyana), Patrick (Jean), Lynn (Kevin), Daniel (Colleen) and Kevin. Grammie, the reader of stories and baker of cookies, also leaves behind numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The service and burial will be held on Tuesday, October 19 at Forest Park, 18000 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX. Visitation will begin at 9:30 with the funeral mass at 11:00. Lunch will be served after. The service can be viewed via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/2020787224822609
