Mary Jane Rand died March 6, 2004 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was born July 9, 1931 in Melrose to Matt and Jennie (Olson) Anderson. On April 21, 1951 she married Arnold P. Rand in Fort Bragg, N.C. The couple owned and operated Rand Farm Supply in Melrose. He died in July 1985.

She is survived by children - son Jonathan and daughter Jill Buss, 4 grandchildren, 3 sisters - Elaine Johnson, Elizabeth Schomberg, and Helen Libby; 5 brothers - Glenn Anderson, Myron Anderson, David Anderson, Donald Anderson and Roger Anderson.

Burial was in the church cemetery at South Beaver Creek Lutheran Church, rural Ettrick, Wisconsin.