Obituaries
June 24, 2007
Erickson, Edythe Mae Age 91 of S Mpls. Partner and owner of Best Maid Cookie Company. She was a loving servant of Jesus and a caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Preceded by husband, C. Arthur; and son, Byron. Survived by daughters, Sha...June 19, 2007
Jepsen, Arthur E. "Art" 11/22/1902 - 6/19/2007 Art went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Olga at the respectable age of 104. He was born in Tyler, MN to Danish parents and later the family moved to Watertown, MN. The last survivor of nine chi...June 17, 2007
Loeffler, Ruth L. age 92, of S. Mpls., died peacefully in the presence of her family on Sunday, June 17th. Longtime employee of Dayton Hudson Corp. Member of Church of St. Helena. Preceded in death by siblings, Verna, Gladys, Shirley, Grace and Harol...June 16, 2007
Glass, Beverly J., age 75, of Bloomington, suddenly June 16. Preceded in death by parents, Henry W. and Joyce Anderson. Survived by husband, Alan H.; son, David (Patty); daughters, Pamela (Todd) Robinett and Connie (Brad) Reiten; 7 grandchildren, Meg...June 16, 2007
Ayers (Edstrom), Joyce B., age 75, of No. Ft. Myers, FL on June 16. Preceded in death by parents, Melvin and Amanda Edstrom; sister, Elaine; brothers, Melvin Jr. and Robert. Survived by husband, Darrell M.; sons, Darrell Jr. (Mary Jane), Washington D...June 15, 2007
Carlson, Helen V., age 89, of Columbia Heights. Preceded in death by husband, Einar; 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Survived by son, Lowell Haugen and wife, Mable; grandson, Jeff Haugen and wife, Vicki; great-grandchildren, Morgan and Ryan; sister, Lorna ...June 14, 2007
Lilja, Lorraine F. (Dahlgren) age 88, of Mpls, passed away peacefully on June 14. Preceded in death by husband of 53 years, Clarence "Clarey" and sister, Eileen Ctibor. Survived by children, G. Patrick (Marti) Lilja and Kaye (Michael) Stacey; 3 grand...June 14, 2007
Kenneth C. Solie, age 93 of Apple Valley, born Feb. 6, 1914 in Northfield, MN, passed away June 14, 2007. Preceded in death by wife, Dorothy and daughter, Barbara Griffiths. Kenneth is survived by son, James (Donna) Solie; son-in-law, Tom Griffiths; ...June 12, 2007
U'Ren, Thomas A., age 28, of Apple Valley, passed away unexpectedly on June 12. Survived by parents; brothers; sisters; and all his friends. Memorial service Saturday 1 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett Ave., Apple Valley with a gatheri...June 12, 2007
Schrafft, Lillian E., age 93 of Minneapolis, born August 2, 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, passed away June 12, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry. Lillian is survived by her sons, Larry and Gene; grandchildren: Jeff (Mary), Stacy (Ra...June 12, 2007
McCauley, Melissa A. (Lissy), aka Mel, age 25, of Burnsville. Preceded in death by dad, David; grandmother, Edith McCauley. Survived by mother, Sandie; half sister, Sherry Link and half brother, David Jr.; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cous...June 7, 2007
Schriener, Eugene A. "Gene", age 71 of S. Mpls. Member of Local 49ers. Preceded in death by parents; brothers and sisters. Survived by loving wife, of 53 years, Shirley; son, Scott (Monica), Todd (Susan), Robert (Cathy) and Troy (Joan); daughter, Daw...June 7, 2007
Lenarz, Edith E. (Brown) 96, of Mpls., MN, died June 7 at The Lodge on Summit Oaks. She was born Feb. 16, 1911 on Cherry Valley Farm near Millville, Iowa to Charles & Pearl (Heckel) Brown. At age 4 she moved to La Moure County, ND. Edith graduated fr...June 5, 2007
Anderson, Thelma B., age 86 of Burnsville, formerly of NE Mpls., passed away on June 5. Survived by husband of 46 years, Jerome; 2 daughters, Donna (Bill) Ogorzalek and Cheri (Terry) Holtzworth; 5 grandchildren, Julie, Matthew, Monica, Jennifer and C...June 3, 2007
Joan Robinson Clark, 87, of Minnetonka, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2007 at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, after a long struggle with Alzheimer??(TM)s disease. Preceded in death by hus...May 30, 2007
Demsky, Bernice, age 95, of Eagan, formerly of Plymouth. Preceded in death by husband, Ferdinand "Bud". Survived by 2 sons, Barry (Marjorie) and Robert (Barbara); sister, Ruth; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral service Saturday, 3 PM, He...May 30, 2007
Johnson, Benhart O., age 97 of Mpls. Preceded in death by wife, Eleanor. Survived by children, Mary (Tom) Siebold, Alan Johnson and Sally (Rexford) Dale; grandchildren, Leigh, Katie, Loren, Joel, Charlie, Nick and Ina; great-grandchildren, Autumn, Mi...May 29, 2007
Diadoo, Nella J., age 84 of Burnsville. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph. Survived by 9 children, Emily (David), Maryse (Roger), Marie-Ange (Jules), Gilbert (Becky), Olaf (Michelle), Jeanine (Tom), Olivia, Kaven and Claude; brother, Norbert; 7 gr...May 29, 2007
Murphy, Eleanore E., age 94, of Aitkin, formerly of S. Mpls. Preceded in death by husband, Bernard; and son, Paul. Survived by son, Dennis (Joanne); daughters, Elizabeth Murphy (Vince Koons), Kathleen Kamian, Marilyn (Jack) Alt and Jean (Robert) Graf...May 28, 2007
Lindorff, James E., age 70, of Mpls. Survived by sons, Scott, Jeff and Terry; daughter, Shelly Gallucci; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; friend, Sandy Kriesel; sister, Shirley Karg. Memorial service Friday, 1 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 2...May 22, 2007
Brady, Carol C. age 81, of Apple Valley, born January 15, 1926 in Mantorville, MN, passed away May 22, 2007. Carol was a longtime member of Hope Presbyterian Ch. in Richfield, a member of PEO, and worked in the Resource Center of Hillcrest Elementary...May 21, 2007
Keeler, Josh B. Age 20, of Eagan, recently completing his sophomore year at MNSU, Mankato, passed away tragically in an auto accident. Preceded in death by uncle, Mark Keeler. Survived by parents, Blake & Shelly; brother, Adam; sister, Ashley; grandp...May 18, 2007
Harris, Carly May age 2, of Rosemount, earned her angel wings on May 18, 2007. Sweet Carly, The sweetness of your smile. The warmth of those trusting eyes. The love of your touch, your hug. The strength of your soul. The Lord has brought you to us to...May 18, 2007
Chrystal L. Nelson, age 87 of Minneapolis, born October 16, 1919 in Jamestown, New York, passed away May 18, 2007. Chrystal volunteered on the local, district and state levels of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and also 57 years a...May 16, 2007
Pollock, Robert C., age 84 of New Hope, born September 17, 1922 in Mpls., passed away May 16, 2007. Served in the US Navy during WWII and was a retired engineer from the Milwaukee RR. He is preceded in death by wife, Dorothy. Robert is survived by hi...