Sigrid Horneland Quello ’37
Sigrid Horneland Quello, age 100, died June 5, 2014, at her home in Saint Paul, Minn. Sigrid was born May 13, 1914, in New Richland, Minn. Sigrid graduated from St. Olaf College, especially enjoying three years singing in the St. Olaf Choir. She loved choral singing and sang in choirs most of her life. She and college classmate Victor Quello ’36 were married after his graduation from Luther Seminary. For 64 years, they shared a faith that gave joyful and meaningful purpose throughout life. Ever a gracious hostess, wonderful cook, artistic decorator, happy gardener, and patient and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Sigrid enjoyed creating the 16 homes she and her family shared over the years, in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California, Virginia, and Florida. Her favorite place for renewing body and spirit was Minnesota’s North Shore.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Victor Quello; parents, Rev. Carl and Marie Mellby Horneland; brother, Olaf Horneland ’32; brother-in-law, Robert Quello ’30 P ’61 and wife Helen; sister-in-law, Esther Quello ’22; sister-in-law, Ardis Quello Bergfald ’24 P ’50 ’53; and brother-in-law, Julius Quello ’33. She will be dearly missed by daughters, Marilynn “Lynn” Quello ’67 and Katherine Quello Pekel ’63; son, Stephen Quello; grandchildren, Troy Quello, Todd Quello, Kent Pekel , and Jean Sanchez; nine great-grandchildren; nieces, Yvonne Horneland Olson ’64 P ’92 and husband Dennis, and Wanda Horneland Jarmon ’62; and many other relatives and friends.