Kranz, Shirley Daunette of North Branch, Minn., died Sat. morning, Dec. 3rd at Ecumen of North Branch. She is survived by daughter Lori Kranz and her husband Robert Dickson, son Steven Kranz and former daughter-in-law Beth Beckman, granddaughter Laura Sears, grandson Jayson Kranz and his wife Tia, and great-grandsons Cayden and Slayde Kranz. Shirley, born Dec. 14, 1931, was the seventh of seven children of Albert and Helen Blomberg of Stanchfield, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Henry Kranz; her parents; brothers Charles Blomberg and Dean Blomberg; and sisters LaVonne Anderson, Arlene LaClair, Lorraine Pierson, and Nellie Lambert. At her wish, her remains were cremated. A family memorial service will be held at Fish Lake Lutheran cemetery in Stark, MN, in the spring. Donations in her memory may be made to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund at curealz.org, or at 34 Washington St., Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Grandstrand Funeral Home grandstrandfh.com