Obituaries
September 13, 2021
Xiong, Nuchia Age 28 of Apple Valley, went home on September 13, 2021. She is survived by her loving husband, Justin Mychackavane; daughters, Annaliyah and Eliana; parents, Andrew and Sue; siblings, John, Tsuhue, True, Josh, Brandon, and Kelvin; m...September 10, 2021
Dennis J. Bradley Age 65 of Minneapolis, born October 3, 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa to Daryl & Evelyn Bradley, passed away September 10, 2021. For Denny, printing was his life, retiring after more than 40 years in the printing busin...September 5, 2021
LeRoy "Roy" Vincent Applequist Age 96 of Minneapolis, born June 10, 1925 in Vasa MN to August & Hulda Applequist and a large family of 11 children, went to heaven on September 5, 2021. Roy proudly served in the National Guard and then as a Corp...September 4, 2021
Callahan, Barbara J. Age 71 of Apple Valley. Went to be with the Lord on Sept. 4, 2021 surrounded by her family. Preceded in death by her daughter, Brittany; daughter-in-law, Christine; and brother, John. Survived by her loving husband of 53 years,...September 2, 2021
Rebecca “Becky” Brown Age 71 of Apple Valley born March 28, 1950 in Minneapolis, MN, to Norman and Helen Tolifson, passed away on Thursday, September 2nd, 2021, surrounded by her family who she loved and cherished. Becky...August 22, 2021
Arthur R. Champion "Art" Of Farmington, just one day shy of 87 years, born August 23, 1934 in Keystone, SD to James and Mary Champion, passed away and went to be with the Lord, August 22, 2021. Art proudly served in the US Army during the Ger...August 22, 2021
LeVake, Diane V. Age 79 of Burnsville (formerly of Lake City, MN), went to be with the Lord on Aug. 22, 2021. Preceded in death by her parents. Survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Marvin; children, Sean (Jen) LeVake and Megan (Brandon) Mann...August 21, 2021
Lutes, Mark Age 67 of Apple Valley, went to heaven on August 21, 2021, at home with family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Helen. Mark is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Colleen; beloved daughter, Melissa; devoted s...August 20, 2021
Joan M. Olson (nee Anderson), age 73, of Richfield, MN, passed away August 20, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park, MN. She is predeceased by her husband, Jerome “Joey” Olson; parents, Robert L. Anderson and Selma I. (Nordstrom) An...August 17, 2021
Williams, Georgia L. Age 78 of Apple Valley, passed away on August 17, 2021. Georgia was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; and parents, George & Hazel Bilharz. She is survived by her daughters, Kathi Williams and Lori (Jeff) Schmidt; grand...August 15, 2021
Dorothy Akin of Rosemount, passed away peacefully on August 15th at the age of 83 surrounded by her family. Born in Long Prairie, MN to George and Elizabeth Laumeyer, Dorothy moved to Minneapolis after high school where she met her husband, Joe from...August 14, 2021
Richard D. Bruce Age 73, of Minneapolis, born August 1, 1948 on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt N.D., to Ernest & Bertha Bruce, passed away peacefully August 14, 2021. Richard was a proud member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chi...August 10, 2021
Westberg, Jim Age 78 of Burnsville, passed away peacefully at home on August 10, 2021. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Margaret; brother, Dale; and sister, Lori. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Karen; children, Kris (Jon...August 5, 2021
Alice E. Peitso of Spring Lake Park and most recently Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Born August 25, 1922 on her family’s farm in New Prague, Minnesota to James and Mary Krenik, passed away August 5, 2021. Alice died the way she lived, her faith ...August 4, 2021
Fregien, Jason Age 43 of Apple Valley, passed away on August 4th, 2021 surrounded by his family. Jason is survived by his wife, Marie; children, Anna, Seth and Levi; parents, Kent and Jan; siblings, Julie (Ken), Jennifer (Brent), Jodi (Darin), Jeff ...August 2, 2021
Ruth M. Coleman age 87, of Aitkin MN. and formerly of Mpls. She will be dearly missed by loving husband, Lauren Coleman; son, Michael (Holly) of Lakeville; grandchildren, Mason and Mikayla; sister, Zoe Ann Palmer of Spring Park and many friends. P...July 22, 2021
Merwin, Gary Aaron Age 75 of Rosemount, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2021. Gary was born to Aaron and Loretta Merwin on Sept. 20, 1945 in Wausau, WI. He graduated from Murray High School in St. Paul in 1964. Gary married Sheryl Levercom in 196...July 18, 2021
John E. Nelson Age 54 of Brooklyn Park, was born November 28, 1966 in Elbow Lake, MN to William & Angeline Nelson. John was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident and went to be with his Lord on July 18, 2021. John will be dearly missed...July 10, 2021
Patricia Ann Mleynek Age 93 of Farmington, born June 12, 1928 in Carroll, IA to Floyd & Erma (Teeples) Wilcox, passed away peacefully at home July 10, 2021. She grew up in Jefferson, IA and graduated class of 1948. In 1977, Patricia went to ...June 25, 2021
Ranke, Gerda Schwanhauser Age 89 of Apple Valley, passed away on June 25th, 2021. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; brother, Karl Schwanhauser; and sister, Eva Slate. Survived by her daughters, Sonja (Sam) Nedland, JoAnn (Paul) Monnens and ...June 17, 2021
Roman, Margaret “Margie” Age 88 of Apple Valley, went to rest on June 17, 2021. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter “Bud”; and sister-in-law, Marilyn Kujawa. Survived by her brother, Arthur Kujawa; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces...June 3, 2021
Tronrud, Victor & Sylvia Victor was 83 and Sylvia was 80 of Rosemount. They went to be with the Lord together on June 3, 2021. Survived by their children, Virginia (Darrell Evans) Grenier and James Victor Tronrud; grandchildren, Thomas Grenier, Shan...June 1, 2021
Wesley Olaf Larson Age 93 of Minneapolis, born September 3, 1927 in Cokato, MN to Ole & Esther Larson, passed away peacefully, June 1, 2021. Wes proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He was a hard worker, working for many years at Browns Ice C...May 25, 2021
Kristofor Lund Storvick, of Eagan, MN, departed this earth on the morning of May 25th, 2021. Son of Rolf and Karen (Lund) Storvick, Kris was born on November 11th, 1982in Rochester, MN. He was raised in Mankato, MN where he attended Mankato West H...May 24, 2021
Age 89 of Eagan Passed away peacefully on May 24, 2021. Preceded in death by wife, Marjorie. Survived by children, Gary (Sandy), Diane (Dick) Bowen, and Tom (Kristi); grandchildren, Madison, Andrew, Brayden, Tyler, Zach, Sarah, and Liz. ...