Obituaries
December 29, 2017
Jack William Metcalf, age 70, of Rosemount, MN, joined the Lord and his parents on December 29, 2017, after passing from natural causes. The eldest child of Melvin and Dorothy Metcalf, Jack was born on January 3, 1947 in International Falls, MN. As a...December 26, 2017
Polec, Rosalee "Rosie" of Mpls. passed away at the age 82. She was preceded in death by husband of nearly 58 years Borys; five sisters and one brother. Rosie is survived by daughters, Lisa Polec and Jean (Jim) Vogel; grandchildren, great-grandchildre...December 24, 2017
Kelm, David H. 90, of Apple Valley, MN, died peacefully on December 24, 2017. Preceded in death by his parents, August and Olive; brothers, Dean and Douglas and niece, Dawn. Survived by wife of 57 years, Julie; children, Roger and wife, Sarah of Nort...December 20, 2017
Beverly Ostby (Johnson) passed away Dec. 20, at the age of 84. Preceded in death by husband, Gordon; grandson, Edward; 3 brothers and 1 sister. Beverly is survived by son, Philip (Cindy); daughters, Marian (Brad) Whitney and Carol Anderson; 8 grandch...December 19, 2017
Frandsen, Virginia M. "Ginny" (nee Carlson) age 89 of Mpls. Preceded in death by parents, Edith & Lawrence Carlson, Sr. and brother Lawrence Carlson, Jr. She will be greatly missed by her loving family: husband of 65 years, Raymond; son, Gordon; ...December 19, 2017
Marshall, Rosetta (Helgeson) passed away Dec. 19, at the age of 89. She was the last surviving member of the Helge- son's. Survived by husband, Robert; children, Rosanna (Duane) Kahl and Dirk (Colleen) Marshall; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchild...December 12, 2017
Cheryl Lynne Nelson Age 72 of Burnsville, MN, born February 10, 1945, in Spokane, WA, to Raymond and Gwendolyn Redalen. Cheryl passed away peacefully on December 12, 2017. Cheryl was raised in Williston, ND, then moved to Grand Forks where sh...December 11, 2017
Greenly, James A. 84, of Apple Valley, passed away on December 11, 2017. Survived by wife of 53 years, Shirley; daughter, Nancy; grandson, John (Kaycee) Dudgeon; great-grandsons, Alex and Coleton; and sister, Barbara Williams. Jim was a belove...December 10, 2017
Kragness, Richard A. Age 72 of Minneapolis, born March 21, 1945 in Minneapolis to Glenn & Norma Kragness, passed away, December 10, 2017. Richard is survived by his son, Erik; brother, Gene; nephew, Geoff and nieces, Betsy and Kirsten. A g...December 8, 2017
Troy Falos, of Rosemount, MN passed away at the age of 51. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lois Anderson and sister, Ranae Bushy. He was survived by his daughter, Alyssa Dunnwald (Phillip); father, Ronald Falos; step-mother, Cindy Falos; fo...December 1, 2017
Lorraine Gustafson (Peterson) age 89 passed away Friday, December 1. Preceded in death by husband, Howard; brothers, J.R. and Bud. Lorraine is survived by her children, Sue (Grant) Logan and John; sister, Marilyn; brothers, Philip and Stanley; grandc...November 26, 2017
Rowe, Richard D. “Dick” Age 69, of Apple Valley, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 26, 2017 after a five year battle with PSP Parkinson’s disease. He was an enlisted Naval Officer and a 38+ year employee of Sperry/Unisys/Lockheed-...November 20, 2017
Peterson, Joyce M. Age 97 of Minneapolis, born June 7, 1920 in Pequot Lakes, MN to August & Elizabeth Brunes, passed away, November 20, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold; sister, Marian Anderson and brothers: Lawrence, Ar...November 19, 2017
Neumann, Grace M. “Amazing Grace” Age 91 of Minneapolis, born June 29, 1926 in Outlook, MT to Rev. Herbert and Julianna Kothe, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Nov. 19, 2017. Grace enjoyed being a part of the Faith Ev. Luth Ch...November 14, 2017
Kostecky, John J. Age 67, of Mpls. passed away peacefully on Nov 14, 2017 in the arms of his loving wife, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. John is survived by his wife of 48 years, Carol; his children, Mark (Amanda Riek), ...November 13, 2017
57, passed away November 13, 2017. She was born in San Jose, CA on December 7, 1959 to Bill and Carolyn McDougall. Kat was the oldest of four sisters and always led the way in bringing armloads of books home from the bookmobile. "Mac," ...November 4, 2017
73, of Farmington, MN passed away suddenly on November 4, 2017. Larry is preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Charlotte and brother in law, Charlie Yetzer. He is survived by siblings, Jan (Bill Warmington) Yetzer, Jeanne (Mike) Hoffman, J...October 31, 2017
Karos, Phyllis Rae Age 90 of Apple Valley, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 31, 2017. Preceded by husband, Donald; brother, Bob Nelson; sister, LaVae Soucek. Survived by children, Cheryl, Sandy (Jim) Nokleby, Jann, Donn and Kim (Giov...October 27, 2017
Audrey Jeffrey Age 80 passed away Oct. 27. Funeral service will be held 11:30 am Tuesday, October 31 at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave S. Mpls. Visitation half hour prior to service. Interment Resurrection Cemetery....October 27, 2017
Pedersen, Eugene Eldridge Age 90, real estate developer from Apple Valley, MN, died on October 27, 2017. An avid sportsman, businessman and philanthropist, Gene was born in Minnesota, on July 28, 1927. He is survived by his wife of 67 years Helen ...October 27, 2017
Eleanore Strifert (Edholm) age 94 passed away Oct. 27, 2017. Preceded in death by husband, Chester and great-grandson Oren. Survived by daughters, Janet Olson and JoAnne (Tom) Lankton; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandda...October 25, 2017
Ardis C. Karban, 94, of rural Hetland, SD passed away October 25, 2017 at the Fountains at Hosanna in Lakeville, MN. Ardis was born Dec. 19, 1922 to Bernard and Clara (Paulson) Nilson of rural Hoople, ND. She attended rural elementary schools and ...October 18, 2017
LaVerne Magnuson age 94 of Mpls., passed away Oct. 18. Survived by husband, Kenneth; son, Kent (Laura Cashore); daughter-in-law, Jean Magnuson; grandsons, John Magnuson and Joe Magnuson. Preceded in death by son, Keith. Funeral service will be held...October 13, 2017
Anderson, Richard L. Age 79 of Mpls. Preceded in death by loving wife of 51 years, Beth, parents and 2 sisters, Marilyn and Joann. Survived by daughters, Valerie Anderson and Liza (Roman) Anderson; son, John Anderson; sister, Emily Jean (Don) Rovn...October 12, 2017
Anderson, Mary T. Age 61 of Richfield, passed away October 12, 2017. Preceded in death by parents and 2 brothers. Survived by husband, Todd Anderson; brother, Bob; sisters, Beth, Yvonne and Carolyn; many nieces and nephews, as well as many great a...