Obituaries

Minneapolis Obituaries

Loretta Smith

Loretta Smith

Apr 15, 2015

Smith, Loretta E. (nee Schwartz) Age 98 of St. Paul Passed away peacefully April 15, 2015 Preceded in death by husband, Bernard and siblings, Albert, Anne Marie, Frank, Frances and Julius. Survived by children, Ronald, Dianne (Romie) Blatzheim, LaVonne (Bill) Gangl and Raymond; grandchildren, John, Juli (Jeff), Kim, Chandra (Ed), Brenna (Rick), Joel, Molly, Ryan and Eric; 10 great grandchildren;...

Richard Fredbo

Richard Fredbo

Apr 15, 2015

Fredbo, Richard 'Dick" M. Age 85, of Cambridge, formerly of Minneapolis. Passed away peacefully on April 15, 2015. Preceded in death by infant sons, David and Jonathan. Survived by loving wife of 64 years, Marles; son, Tim (Lisa); grandchildren, Jake and Allie and extended family. Following his graduation from South High School Dick joined the Navy. He then graduated from...

Nils Johnson

Nils Johnson

Apr 14, 2015

JOHNSON Nils Christian Age 39, of Oak Park Heights Died tragically on April 11, 2015. He will be sadly missed by parents, Richard and Diane; sister, Solveig (Luigi) Colaianni; nephews, Alex, Adrian, and Adam; niece, April; many other aunts, uncles, cousins and his many friends at Summit Park Condominium. Nils graduated from Stillwater High School in 1995 and took classes...

Katherine Carlson

Katherine Carlson

Apr 14, 2015

Carlson, Katherine Jo Age 56 of South Mpls. Left us unexpectedly on April 14, 2015. Preceded in death by mother, Gloria and brother, Michael. Survived by her favorite four legged friend, Violet; her proud and loving son, Troy (Melinda); loving brother, Dwayne (Barb); nephew, Keith; and most importantly her caring and loving friends and family who touched her life. A...

Richard Furst

Richard Furst

Apr 13, 2015

Furst, Richard 'Dick' J. Age 86, of Minneapolis, passed away on April 13, 2015. Preceded in death by parents, Henry and Marie; son, Raymond. Survived by loving wife of 65 years, Rose; children, Richard (Judy), Joy (Gene) Condiff, Mike (Jackie), Katherine Furst, Roberta Furst; sister, Pat Baringer and many grandkids, great-grandkids, nieces and nephews. Dick was a long time switchman...

Robert Scott

Robert Scott

Apr 13, 2015

Scott, Robert L. Age 86 of Shoreview, passed away on April 13, 2015. Survived by wife, Pearl of 63 years; daughter, Nancy (David) Zarins; sons, Jim, and Steven (Anita); granddaughters, Stacy (Alex) Heihn, Lori (Joe) Carwardine, and Niki Cadwell; great grandchildren, Preston and Elise Heihn, Grace and Julia Carwardine. Also many other relatives and friends. Employed by Great Northern/BN Railroad...

Susan Owens

Susan Owens

Apr 13, 2015

Susan M. Ross Owens, Age 71, of St. Paul Passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015. Preceded in death by twin sister, Sally Purcell; brother, Dalbert 'Howie' Christianson. Survived by children, Donald (Karen), Harold (Katherine), George, Cathy (Shawn), Joseph; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Marvin (Yvonne), Steven (Mariann), Robert (Cheryl); sister-in-law, Pam many nieces, nephews, and extended family. Gathering of...

Robert Aronson

Robert Aronson

Apr 13, 2015

Robert Forsman Aronson, 59, of St. Petersburg, Florida, departed this life Monday, April 13, 2015 in his boyhood home in Afton, Minnesota surrounded with the prayers, love, and gratitude of his family and loving friends. Bob was born in Minneapolis on June 19, 1955 to Chet and Marice (Larson) Aronson. His family moved to the St. Croix River valley in...

Alan Craig

Alan Craig

Apr 13, 2015

CRAIG Alan J. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 13, 2015, a day after his 67th birthday. Preceded in death by his parents, and godparents, Carl and Florence Swenson, who raised him. Survived by wife, Linda; sons, Andrew (Melissa) and Benjamin (Sheila); grandsons, Caleb and Samuel; brother, Ronald (Terri); sisters, Sandy (Anthony) Fisher and Peggy Nelson; many nieces,...

Phyllis Morelli

Phyllis Morelli

Apr 12, 2015

Phyllis Morelli Loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother Age 86, of Stillwater. Passed away surrounded by family on April 12, 2015. Preceded in death by parents, Clarence and Lena Lessman; siblings, Gene Lessman, Dorothy Fleischackker, and Jerry Lessman; twin boys; twin granddaughters, Melissa and Jessica; and grandson, Joel Rivard. Survived by husband of 53 years, Earl; children, Linda (Marcel "Pie") Rivard,...

Jacob Martell

Jacob Martell

Apr 11, 2015

Jacob Paul Martell Loving Son and Brother Age 23, of Stillwater. Passed away surrounded by family on April 11, 2015. Preceded in death by grandfather, Bernie Godeke. Survived by parents, Larry and Gail; sister, Rachel; grandparents, Alice Godeke and Roger & Doreene Martell; many aunts, uncles and cousins. Jacob was a graduate of Stillwater Area High School class of 2010...

Phyllis Harding

Phyllis Harding

Apr 10, 2015

Harding, Phyllis Kay Loving life partner of Diane Erickson, died at the age of 69 on April 10, 2015 in Sun City, AZ. Phyllis is the mother of Steven James Harding (wife: Jennifer), and Debra Rose Flaherty (partner: James Christopherson). She is the stepmother of Heidi Lynn Birkhofer (husband: Eugene). Grandchildren in birth order are Paige Harding, Andre Birkhofer, Dominic...

William Aase

William Aase

Apr 8, 2015

Aase, William Joseph "Bill" Age 40 died Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and grew up primarily in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is survived by parents Joe and Susan, sisters Kelly (Scott) Wacha and Brittany (Kyle) Chester, sons Joseph William (8) and Gavin John (5) and their mother Kari; step-brothers Arin and Adam Wilken; nieces,...

Baby Parker

Baby Parker

Apr 7, 2015

Service Woodbury Lutheran Church 7340 Afton Road Woodbury, MN 55125 Saturday, April 25, 2015 11:00 AM Cemetery Guardian Angels Catholic Church Cemetery 8260 Fourth St N Oakdale, MN 55128 Saturday, April 25, 2015 2:00 PM

Jeanne Flackey

Jeanne Flackey

Apr 6, 2015

Jean Marie Flackey Age 52, of Maplewood, passed away April 6, 2015 surrounded by family after a miraculous 15 year battle with cancer. Preceded in death by parents, Thomas and Rosemary McGuigan; and siblings, John and Molly. She will be sadly missed by husband, Randy; children, Maureen, Monica and Brian; canine companion, Windsor; sisters, Sue McGuigan and Anne (John) Zbikowski;...

Eh Na

Eh Na

Apr 6, 2015

Cemetery Oakland 927 Jackson St. St. Paul, MN 55117 Friday, April 10, 2015 12:00 PM Service Bradshaw Rice 1078 Rice Street Saint Paul, MN 55117 Monday, April 13, 2015 11:00 AM

Lavonne Simon

Lavonne Simon

Apr 5, 2015

SIMON LaVonne M. 89 years young Passed away peacefully Easter Sunday Preceded in death by husband, Marv; daughter, Cheryl Pierson; granddaughters, Teressa Simon and Elizabeth Seekel. Loving mother of Pamela (Edward) Seekel, Ward (Mary), Terri Jo (David) Green, son-in-law, David Pierson; loving grandmother of Todd Pierson, Traci (Dave) Loonstra, Melissa (Michael) Carmack, Sara and Andrea Simon, Kelsi (Ryan) Schouveller, Abbie...

Russell Wolff

Russell Wolff

Apr 4, 2015

WOLFF Russell J. "Rusty" Age 52, of Stillwater Passed away suddenly on April 1, 2015 Preceded in death by mother, Theresa. He will be sadly missed by father, Curt; brothers, Timothy and Robert; sister, Kimberly; other family and friends. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Delmore Hansen

Delmore Hansen

Apr 4, 2015

Hansen, Delmore A. Attn: Sheet Metal Workers Local #10 Age 91, of Stillwater Passed away peacefully on April 4, 2015 with his loving wife Lorraine of 60 years by his side. Survived by their children, Steven (Cathy), Judy, and James (Susan); grandchildren, Kristine (Brad) Thoresen, Lauren, Allison, and Emily Hansen; great-grandson, Lucas Thoresen. Preceded in death by parents, Hans and...

Donna Lanners

Donna Lanners

Apr 3, 2015

Donna Lanners (nee Wilke), Age 86, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2015. Preceded in death by husband, Alvin; and siblings, Betty White, Bud, Kenny and Chuck. Survived by siblings, Rod, Herb, Judy Gervais, Pete, Tom, Suzy Burtman, Skip and Linda Hanson; many nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Donna was the smiling face at the reception desk at West...