We will miss you!

Kay Hellstrom Shields, age 89 of Los Altos, passed away on January 30, 2022.

Born in Providence, RI on November 22, 1932 to Gosta "Gus" and Dorothea Hellstrom, Kay graduated from Classical High School and Pembroke College.

Kay began her career as a flight attendant for TWA, traveling across the East Coast and the New York to Paris route. She would meet her future husband, John Shields while flying back from his father's funeral. They soon married in 1959 in Providence, RI and moved to the Bay Area to start their family.

Kay will always be remembered for her love of her family, generous heart, and infectious spirit. Kay was always the first to offer a helping hand. She loved getting together with friends and family, enjoying social activities with her neighbors on Edmonds Way in Sunnyvale, the Oxbow Marina, Ming Quong Auxiliary, TWA Clipped Wings, PEO and the Terraces of Los Altos. Kay loved to entertain and always found a reason to have a party.

Kay will be forever remembered by her two children, Bruce (Pam) Shields and Lisa (Steve) Nasstrom, grandchildren Jaqueline, Nick, Cory, Kendra, Kayla, and great grandchildren Noel, Anthony, Neveah, Natalie, and Andrew. Services are planned for April 10th.

Kay was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Mary Nesline and her niece, Diane Nesline.