Lillard, Amanda Jane Born Jan. 11, 1927, Rosebud, SD. Passed away Dec. 7, 2017, Port Townsend, WA. Amanda J. Brandt and Albert C. Lillard were married in September 1945 in Norman, OK. They divorced in 1950. Amanda worked at the Rainbow Café Hennepin at Lake for 29+ years until it closed in 1979. She also worked at The Radisson, GE Capital & Providers Choice. She retired in 2005. Amanda lived in St. Louis Park from 1951 until 2005 when she moved to Port Townsend, WA to be close to her daughter, Barbara J. Gray. Preceded in death by her sister, Clara Brandt, her brother, James Brandt and grandson Michael E. Gray. Survived by her sister, LaVon Determan of Orono, MN, many nieces, nephews and their families, daughter Barbara J. Gray, son in-law, Robert E. Gray, grandsons Patrick and Jeffrey Gray and 8 great-grandchildren. Memorial service Thursday, March 22, 2018, 2:30PM at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park. Cremated remains will be placed at her parent's gravesite in Marshall, Minnesota at a later date.

Published on March 21, 2018


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