Tamara Rae Nelson, 35, of Thief River Falls passed away on Feb 7 ^th at her home.

Memorial Service will be held at Johnson Funeral Home Thurs, Feb 25th at 2:00pm with visitation from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Condolences may be sent to www.johnsonfuneralservice.com .

Tamara Rae Nelson was born March 23 ^rd , 1985 to Dave and Joann Nelson in Thief River Falls, MN. She was baptized at Faith Lutheran Brethren in Thief River Falls, MN. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 2003.

Tamara worked at Walmart Vision Center and Care Center in Thief River Falls.

Tamara enjoyed spending time at the lakes with family and friends, sitting around a bonfire, and she loved her music (the louder, the better!). She loved spending time with her life mate Mike, and her other loves – her cats, which were her babies.

Tamara was proceeded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.

Tamara is survived by her parents Dave and Joann Nelson, two sisters Jennifer (Nelson) Page, Rachel Nelson, a brother David Nelson Jr., Mike Loiland (life partner), and several uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.