Obituaries

Minneapolis Obituaries

Stanley Ncneil

Stanley Ncneil

Dec 23, 2011

Stanley Nash McNeil, Jr. January 22, 1948 December 23, 2011 Stan McNeil, 63, born in San Francisco, California, passed away at North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was welcomed into the gates of heaven on Friday, December 23, 2011. Stan (or Sandy, as he was called by everyone when he was young), was the fourth child (and only boy)...

Carl Backer

Carl Backer

Dec 23, 2011

Passed away unexpectedly following surgery on December 23, 2011, age 83. Preceded in death by son, Steven. Survived by loving and caring wife of 56 years, Mary Ann; daughter, Wendy Francis (Jim); surrogate grandchildren, Lauren Janey, Chelsea Tollefson (Casey), Deepa, Priya, and Joseph Selvam, and Little Miss Preia Jones. Star Tribune employee for 46 years. U.S. Navy veteran. Carl was...

Jerome Johnson

Jerome Johnson

Dec 23, 2011

Passed away peacefully with family on December 23, 2011. age 87. Preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Rita; previous wife, Dorothy; sons-in-law, James Jones and Ronald Winslow. Survived by daughters, Geraldine (Melvin) Sargent, Pam Winslow, Sandra (David) Overby, Carol (Brian) Chambers, and Margaret Jones; 15 grandchildren,; 9 great-grandchildren. Jerome loved his family and his cabin at Lake...

Ingeborg Cook

Ingeborg Cook

Dec 22, 2011

Holmen Cook, Ingeborg Christine Age 100 of Oak Park Heights Died December 22, 2011at her home at Boutwells Landing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Hugo and Ingeborg Thorene; brother, Hugo; sister, Katherine Paulson and son, Robert Holmen. Survivors include her daughter, Karen (Stanley) Hubbard; son, Dr. Douglas (Victoria) Holmen; daughter-in-law, Elaine Holmen (Paul) Magnuson; 18 grandchildren;...

Dale Pederson

Dale Pederson

Dec 21, 2011

Pederson, Dale B. Age 82 of Mpls, after a yearlong battle with multiple health problems he succumbed to leukemia on December 21, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Annie; wife, Constance; brother, Leon and sister, Eloise. Survived by children, Kim Sefcik, Duane, and Lisa Pederson; granddaughter, Heather Carlson; brother, Vernon; sister, Beverly Johnson; nieces, nephews,...

William Potthast

William Potthast

Dec 21, 2011

Potthast, William H. Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather Age 68 of White Bear Lake. Survived by loving wife of 48 years, Karen; daughter, Deborah; son, David; grandsons, Wesley and Preston; sister, Betty Jean Tibbetts and many other relatives and friends. Memorial service Thursday, Dec. 29th at 7:00PM at BRADSHAW CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTER, 2800 Curve Crest Boulevard (NW corner of...

Loretta Seifert

Loretta Seifert

Dec 21, 2011

Seifert, Loretta M. "Lori" Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother Age 66 of West Lakeland. Passed away peacefully on December 21, 2011. Preceded in death by parents, Olaf and Julia Olsen. Survived by husband, Gary; son, Bill Brown; daughter, Jenny Brown; grandchildren, Billy Jr. and Bradley; brother, Arnold (Karen) Olsen; sister-in-law, Judy (George) Kruse; nieces, Debra, Linda, Kim and Megan; nephew,...

Gary Stinar

Gary Stinar

Dec 20, 2011

Stinar, Gary Lane Born October 22, 1957 and passed away December 20, 2011 at home in St. Paul after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Preceded in death by parents, Lloyd and Julia (Blom) Stinar; brothers, Leroy and Lowell. Survived by loving wife, Linda; step-daughter, Jenny (Joe) Bergman; step-grandson, Tim; brothers, Bob, Lenny (Dianne), Carl (Debbie), Tom (Jeri); sisters, Sadie...

Leo Fischbach

Leo Fischbach

Dec 18, 2011

Leo Peter Fischbach died December 18, 2011 at the age of 96. Leo was preceded in death by his wife Norma Elizabeth Klippen Fischbach. He is survived by his children Laurence (Candice) Fischbach; his daughter Barbara Fischbach Rasmussen; three grandchildren Karl (Cindy) Fischbach, Erika (Anthony) Aiello, Derek (Courtney) Fischbach, and three great-grandchildren Kieran Fischbach, Rory Fischbach and Eva Aiello. There...

E. Hamilton

E. Hamilton

Dec 18, 2011

E. May Hamilton, born to Maude & Louis Hamilton, Lucas Co., Iowa 10/1/1921, died at Bethany Covenant Nursing Home, Minneapolis, 12/18/2011. Survived by sister, Frances (Hamilton) Peterson of Minneapolis; brother, James Hamilton of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Marge Hamilton of Arizona; many nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mary (Lee) Pendergraph; and brothers, George,...

Ronald Vesel

Ronald Vesel

Dec 17, 2011

Vesel, Ron Age 67 of Stillwater Loving husband, father, and "Bapa" Died at home surrounded by family on December 17, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; children Jeff, Melissa (Carlos) MuA�oz, Scott (Faiza), and David (Susan); and granddaughters Claire and Arianna MuA�oz. Graduate of Tower-Soudan High School (1962), St. John's University (1966) and 3M retiree. Mass of Christian...

Harry Melander

Harry Melander

Dec 16, 2011

Melander, Harry D. Age 92 Of White Bear Lake, MN Passed away peacefully on December 16, 2011. Preceded in death by wife, Ellen. Survived by children, Pat (Jack) Schwietz, Barb Melander, and Harry (Mary) Melander; grandchildren, John (Becki) Schwietz, Kate (Chad) Jacoboski, Nelson, Jonathan, Andrew, and Elizabeth Melander; great-grandchildren, Jack, Andy, Will, Ben, and Riley. Service Monday, 11:00 A.M. at...

Terry Buetow

Terry Buetow

Dec 15, 2011

Buetow, Terry A. Age 57 of St. Paul Died December 15, 2011 Preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Peggy, Bonnie, Karen and Candace. Survived by his wife, Mary; children, Justin, Carissa and Brandon; Step-mother, Vi; siblings, Roy Dean (Marie), Ginger (Al), Shirley, Chris (George), Jerry (Sue), Kerry and Mary Ann (Rocky); brother-in-law, Jim; many nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation...

Francis Zahn

Francis Zahn

Dec 15, 2011

Zahn, Francis B. (Young Judge) Age 74 of Mpls, from Fort Yates, ND, passed away 12-15-2011. Preceded in death by parents & siblings. Survived by sister, Maria; brother, Richard; children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed. Visitation Monday, 5-8 PM at BRADSHAW (McDivitt-Hauge), 3131 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls. Service Wednesday at St. Bernard Mission, Fort Yates, ND. Burial...

Josephine Ligday

Josephine Ligday

Dec 15, 2011

Ligday, Josephine M. Age 87 of St. Paul Died December 15, 2011 Preceded in death by her parents, George and Hermine Koch and husband, Robert. Survived by her daughter, Mary Jo (David) Anderson; son, Robert (Eileen); grandchildren, Mike, Megan and Kathryn; sister, Pat (Steve) Olivier; sisters-in-law, Bernadette Miller and Pat Ligday; numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial 11:30...

Arthur Nygard

Arthur Nygard

Dec 14, 2011

Nygard, Arthur V. Age 91 of St. Paul Is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, reunited with the love of his life, Ruth on December 14, 2011. Preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings. Survived by his children, Elaine (Arlyn) Larson, Marilyn Nygard and Sharon (Michael) Erler; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter. Longtime active...

Delores Bergeron

Delores Bergeron

Dec 14, 2011

Bergeron, Delores T. Loving Mother, Grandma, Great-Grandma Age 79. Died peacefully on December 14, 2011. Preceded in death by husband, Jim. Survived by children, Kathy (Mike) Doris, Bob (Sue) Weijk, Cindi (Randy) Newman, Dawn (Jim) Spafford, Tom (Teri) Weijk, Scott (Arline) Bergeron, Sheila (Bob) Cook, Kathy Bergeron (Mike Rylicki) and Terry Bergeron; 17 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; sister, Lou...

Roman Haddis

Roman Haddis

Dec 13, 2011

No obituary notice. Funeral Home Snelling 678 Snelling Avenue South Saint Paul, MN 55116

Gary Grossman

Gary Grossman

Dec 13, 2011

Grossman, Gary Allen Passed away December 13, 2011 at the age of 62. A kinder son, father, brother, uncle and friend you will never find. Retired, long-time dedicated employee of the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Proud member of the United States Army, served in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart. Preceded in death by father, Lloyd...