Obituaries
February 27, 2007
Peterson, Carol H., age 72, of Mpls., passed away Feb. 27. Survived by loving husband of 53 years, Ralph Jr.; daughter, Candice Norton; son, Ralph III (Mary); 6 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, special friends & neighbors, and G...February 24, 2007
Crider, Robert E. age 67, of Apple Valley, passed away on Sat., February 24, after a lengthy illness. Preceded in death by parents and mother-in-law. Survived by loving wife of 34 years, Paula; daughter, Joy (Larry) Stark; sons, Robert Scott (Colleen...February 23, 2007
Beiseker, Eleanore E. age 71 of Eagan. Piano teacher in Eagan over 25 years working with children and families. Survived by husband, James; daughters, Desiree Woerner (John) and Siri Schloer (Brent); grandchildren, Travis and Annika; brother, John Kn...February 22, 2007
Farness, Elizabeth (Betty), age 85 of Mpls. Survived by husband, Albert of 63 years; sister, Ann Nitschke; niece, Kathy Nitschke. Service Tuesday 1:30 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment S...February 22, 2007
McCauley, David J. "Punky" age 57, of Burnsville. Preceded in death by mother, Edith; and brother, Tim. Survived by wife, Sandi; children, Sherry, David Jr., and Melissa; 3 grandchildren; father, LaVerne; sisters, Linda and Colleen; brothers, Pat and...February 21, 2007
Lundell, Gerald K. (Jerry), age 73, of Mpls. Former owner of Lundell Bus Co. Preceded in death by son, Keith. Survived by wife, Margaret (Muff); daughter, Karen & son-in-law, David Rice; grandchildren, Jacqui and John Rice and Paige Lundell; the moth...February 20, 2007
Kendall, Craig F., age 54 of Farmington, passed away from ALS on Feb. 20. Preceded in death by parents, Donald & Mildred Kendall. Survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Deb; daughter, Cristina (Daniel) Sheehan; son, Chad; brother, Bruce (Sonja); si...February 19, 2007
Thorberg, Dorothy L. age 88, longtime resident of Apple Valley passed away quietly in her sleep on Monday, February 19. Preceded in death by husband, Arleigh; and a sister, Audrey. Survived by children, Gary (Linda), Paul (Lori) and Janis (Gregg) Lar...February 16, 2007
Herceg, Helen H. "Grams" of Minneapolis, went home on February 16, 2007. Preceded in death by parents, Erik and Karen (Olseth) Johnson; and husband, Rudie. Survived by daughters, Karen Herceg and Jill Rentas (Jim); son, Rick Herceg (Kay); grandchildr...February 16, 2007
Terry Morris Langager, age 62 of Rosemount, born Oct. 5, 1944 in Moorhead, MN, passed away Feb. 16, 2007. Terry, recently retired, was the founding principal of Woodland Elementary in Eagan and a longtime employee of ISD #196. Terry was a loving husb...February 15, 2007
Stennes, Rachel M. age 86, died Friday, February 10, 2007 at Redeemer Residence, Minneapolis. She was born May 8, 1920 in White Lake, WI to Ole and Bertha (Jensen) Heistad. She graduated from West Allis High School in 1938 and from Langlade County No...February 12, 2007
Dianne R. Zittel, age 63 Of Apple Valley Survived by sons, Darin, Sean & partner, Mark Parsons, and Troy Rumpel; step-children, Guy Zittel, Jackie Zittel; and cat "Gizzy"; and other family and friends. Funeral service 1 PM Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 at ...February 11, 2007
Burton, Lee R. age 68, of Lakeville. Survived by wife Juanita; children, Frances Schaper, Christine Hogan, Philip Burton and Pamela (Jon) Willis; 15 grandchildren; mother, Anna Burton; brothers, Jerry (Jill) and Robert Burton; nieces and nephews. Ser...February 10, 2007
Hatch, Helen C. age 96, of Apple Valley, formerly of Richfield, passed away on Feb. 10. Preceded in death by husband, Dave Hatch; daughter, Pat Edwards; brother, Wes; sister, Ethel and son-in-law, Gale Hurley. Survived by 6 children, Jerry (Darlene),...February 8, 2007
Becka, Michele A. Age 61, of Apple Valley. Preceded in death by mother, Stephanie Bialko. Survived by loving husband, Robert "Bert"; 3 children, Michele "Chele", Kenneth (Michelle) and Jeffery; grandmother of 3; father, William J. Bialko; sister, Mar...February 8, 2007
Holmberg, Vernon D., age 74 of Mpls. Passed away Feb. 8th from complications of cancer and myasthenia gravis. Survived by wife, Karen; daughter, Cecily (jim) Beierle; grandchildren, Toveh and Nathaniel (Sarah) Seibel; sister, Beverly (Dick) Carson; b...February 7, 2007
Ready, Bernice A., age 88 of Mpls. Preceded in death by husband, Willis. Member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, former employee of Billy Graham Assoc. Survived by sister, Lillian Smith; brother, John Bloom; nieces & nephews. Service Wednesday 11 AM, H...February 6, 2007
Cook, Randi K. age 58, of Rosemount. Survived by husband, Larry; sons, Jason (Misty) and James; 4 grandchildren. Service Saturday 10:30 AM, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 18460 Kachina Court, Lakeville. Visitation Friday 5-8 PM, Henry W...February 4, 2007
Jepsen, Olga A., 94 of Mpls. Member Bookbinders #12. Survived by husband, Arthur E.; son, Bill (Carol) Owens; grandsons, John & Mark; 4 great-grandchildren. Service Thursday 10 AM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S. Interment Hillside. Vis...February 4, 2007
Dunkle, Greg D. age 38 of Eagan, passed away after a brief illness. Survived by wife of 11 years, Julie Soderlund; son, Evan "Best Pal" and daughter, Lily "Beaner"; parents, Ralph & Sandy Dunkle; sisters, Laurie (Terry) Hagen and Ellen Dunkle; nephew...February 3, 2007
Nelson, Helen Dagmar (nee Hurmi) 97, of Fridley, died peacefully at home on Feb. 3. Preceded in death by husband, Nels Marvin; son, Greg; and daughter-in-law, Beverly. Survived by son, Bruce (Joyce) Nelson; grandchildren, Stephanie (Jack) Drakulich o...February 2, 2007
Romo, George M., age 78, of Burnsville. Survived by wife, Arleen; children, Julie (David) Rypka, Janine (Tim) Ontko, Mark (Connie) Romo, Jacqueline Romo and Jennifer (Benet) Witzmann; 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister, Esther (John) Lude...February 2, 2007
Foster, Geraldine E., age 85 of Mpls. Survived by daughters, Dianne Keim and Cynthia Martin; brother, sister, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service Monday 10 AM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S. Visitation one hour prior to serv...February 1, 2007
Carlsted, Janet M. (Northfield), age 85, of Augustana Home, Mpls. Feb. 1, 2007, formerly of Edina. Preceded in death by husband, Lowell and parents, Harold & Elsie Northfield. U of MN Graduate, member of Chi Omega, former owners of Park Lane Floral. ...January 31, 2007
Pedersen, Helen, age 89 of Mpls. Preceded in death by husband, Peder. Survived by cousin, Leonard Carlson. Service Wednesday, 1:30 PM, Redeemer Health & Rehab. Center, 31st & Lyndale Ave. S. Visitation one hour before service. Interment Hillside....