Edwin C. Jones
Mar 10, 2026
Edwin C. Jones, Jr. left this life peacefully on March 10, 2026, at his home at Boutwells Landing in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota.
Ed was born June 27, 1934, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Edwin C. Jones, Sr. and Helen M. [Sterrett] Jones. Both his parents were members of the faculty at West Virginia University in Morgantown, and their...
Susana Pilar Carrasco
Mar 10, 2026
Susana Pilar CarrascoBorn in the age of Aquarius in Rancagua, Chile, Susana was always a person who evaded being predicted or defined. She started as a quiet, painfully shy, but deeply observant and perceptive girl. Incredibly intelligent, she began school early and graduated high school by age sixteen: she became one of the first women in the family to obtain...
Elmer Carl Rauls
Mar 10, 2026
With profound sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Elmer Rauls of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 10, 2026, at the age of 70.
Elmer was born on February 2, 1956, in Raymond, Mississippi, to Juanita Page (Ingram), and moved to Minnesota at a young age. The oldest of seven children, he was preceded in death by two of his...
Dr. Ann Bronwyn Paulk
Mar 8, 2026
Ann Bronwyn Paulk, of St.Paul, Minnesota, passed away on March 8, 2026, after a long struggle with dementia.
Ann is survived by her husband, Steve Bigler; her children, Meghan Paulk Ingle, Charlie Paulk, and Allison Paulk; her grandchildren, Wyatt Ingle, Veronica Ingle, Alexander Harmon, and Aaron Harmon; her brother, Craig Thummel; sister, Kris Plank; as well as other extended family and...
LeRoy A. Troske
Mar 8, 2026
Age 94 of North Oaks, formerly of White Bear Lake, passed away at home on March 8, 2026.LeRoy was one of ten children born and raised on a farm in the small town of Turton, South Dakota. He graduated from Turton High School in 1949 and attended two years of college at Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
LeRoy...
Jaashawn Shennett Cole
Mar 8, 2026
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Age 43, passed away on March 8, 2026, in Saint Paul, MN.
The service for Jaashawn Cole will be held on Thursday, April 2 at 1:00 PM at Bradshaw (1078 Rice Street) with visitation an hour prior.
Donald Elwood Paulley
Mar 7, 2026
Donald E. Paulley, 77 of Saint Paul, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by those he loved on March 7th, 2026.
Donald was born on October 24th, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, to Harold Paulley and Anna Emig. He was their only child, and his parents often took him to enjoy plays and music in New York. These...
Robert Dean Kamps
Mar 6, 2026
Robert "Bob" Kamps, age 69, of Bayport, Minnesota, passed away on March 6, 2026.Bob was born on August 18, 1956, to Gordon and Eldoras (Westermann) Kamps and spent his entire life in Bayport. He grew up alongside his five siblings - Phyllis, Joan, Jean, Steven, and David - in a home full of noise, humor, and competition.For more than 40...
Nancy Layne (Smith) Mewes
Mar 5, 2026
Age 82, of Woodbury, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on March 5, 2026.
Nancy was born on September 18, 1943, in Carthage, Missouri, to Dr. Norvin and Dolores Smith. As a young adult, Nancy attended the University of Minnesota's Miller School of Nursing. Not long after school, she met Myron Mewes. The two were married on May...
John Thomas Benson
Mar 4, 2026
John Benson Service - LivestreamJohn Thomas Benson was born on January 30, 1940, to Morris and Kathryn (Jackson) Benson in Dawson, Minnesota. He graduated from Dawson High School in 1958 and attended Macalester College in St Paul, graduating in 1962. While at Macalester, he met Connie Jean Jernander, a physical education major from Robbinsdale, and they married on June 2,...
David Michael Schiebel
Mar 4, 2026
David passed away in his sleep we believe from a heart attack that was very unexpected on March 4th. We are devastated. My Dad was larger than life and lived and did incredible, amazing things that made most people consider him a legend.He started in Corrections originally at the Stillwater Prison then moving on to Oak Park Heights Prison the...
Mao Thao (Khang)
Mar 4, 2026
With broken hearts, we share the passing of a beautiful soul, Mao Thao (Khang), age 42, who passed peacefully on the afternoon of March 4, 2026.
Mao was born on May 8, 1983, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Zang Blong Khang and Seng Thao.
Mao was a devoted wife, loving mother, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt, and friend. She is...
Justin Earl Muntean
Mar 4, 2026
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that Justin, age 42, left us too soon and unexpectedly on 3/4/2026.
Justin will be deeply missed by his daughter, Emma "Nex" Powell-Muntean; parents, Pete and Tina; brother, Alex; Aunt, Debbie; Grandma, Lorraine Figg; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, co-workers and his rescued feline companion "Binx".
Justin was...
Pla Vang Khang
Mar 3, 2026
Pla Vang Khang passed away peacefully on March 3, 2026 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN.
Pla was a devoted woman of God and loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her children, Seng Khang, Neng Khang and his spouse Yer Lor, Bee Khang and her spouse Lee Thao, Ah Khang, Ger Khang and his spouse Choua Yang,...
Sheila Delesse Thompson
Mar 2, 2026
Sheila Thompson, 37, passed away on March 2, 2026, in Wyoming, MN.
Sheila had a special talent for writing, and she would literally read almost anything. She was fond of computers and video games, but her true passion was animals. She even had aspirations of opening an animal shelter. She could not stand to see an animal in distress without...
Jean Katherine (Erickson) Chernega
Mar 2, 2026
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Jean Katherine (Erickson) Chernega passed away suddenly on March 2, 2026 in Hudson, Wisconsin after a courageous battle with cancer.
Jean was born April 27, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota to Walborg and Edwin Erickson. She attended college at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities where she graduated with honors. During her college years, she met John George...
Richard "Rick" Smith, Jr.
Mar 1, 2026
Richard Smith, age 82, of White Bear Lake, passed away on March 1, 2026 after a courageous six-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Survived by wife, Debra; sons, Scott (Kristin) and Brad (Katie); grandchildren, Jordan, Meg, Bayler & Cooper.He was the owner of Smith Companies Construction of White Bear Lake, a 1962 graduate of White Bear Lake High School, and a...
Dennis Paul Hays
Mar 1, 2026
Age 79 passed away on March 1, 2026.
Preceded in death by his parents, Gertrude and Paul Hays.
Survived by his wife of 50 years, Karen (Willer) Hays; son, Ian Hays; and daughter, Kirstin (Dustin) Vincent; as well as two grandchildren, Liesl Vincent and Crosby Vincent.
Dennis served in Vietnam as a medic, and when he was discharged from the Army was awarded a Bronze...
Elaine A. Carlson
Feb 28, 2026
Elaine A. Carlson, age 96, of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota (formerly of Richfield, Minnesota), passed away February 28th, 2026.
Elaine was born on May 28th, 1929, to Samuel and Melvina Anderson. She grew up alongside her three siblings, Harlan, Betty and Carmen.
She married the love of her life on June 11th, 1955 an was blessed by her two children, Yvonne and...
Thomas N. O'Brien
Feb 28, 2026
Thomas N. O’Brien, age 85, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2026, surrounded by the love of family and a lifetime of cherished memories. Though he has departed this earthly life, those who knew and loved him take comfort in knowing he is now at peace in the presence of the Lord he faithfully trusted.
Tom was born on December 6,...
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