Sandra M. Tauer, age 77, of St. James, and formerly of New Ulm, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato.

Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.

Public visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel in New Ulm.

To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.

Sandra is survived by her sons, Eugene (Cheryl) Tauer and Jason Tauer; brother, Jim (Dorothy) Block; grandchildren, Kevin (Trisha) Schumacher and Brianna Tauer; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth in 2007; and her parents.

She was born on May 26, 1946 in Illinois and later adopted by Walter and Bernice Block. Sandy was a 1965 graduate of New Ulm Cathedral High School. She married Kenneth Tauer on April 8, 1967. She and Kenny raised two sons and lived on the family farm until November 1999 when she and Kenny moved to Florida. After Kenny's death in 2007 Sandy lived in Florida until 2009 when she moved to St. James, MN. Sandy enjoyed spending time with family and friends, gardening and growing flowers, especially her beautiful roses. Sandy worked mainly as a homemaker also in Home Health Care and at Runnings in New Ulm. She also sold Home Interior for a short time.