Obituaries
June 14, 2014
Weltzin, Alice M. age 98, of McGregor, formerly of Apple Valley passed away on June 14th, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard; daughter, Paulene Mayhak; son, Roger Lambertus; 3 brothers, grandson, Roger "Charlie" Lambertus; grandson...June 13, 2014
Marlene J. Espelien Age 62 of Mpls., born June 6, 1952 in Minneapolis to Kenneth and Marilyn Locke, passed away June 13, 2014. Preceded in death by brother, Bruce Locke. Marlene will be dearly missed by her husband of 23 years, Wayne; son, Kyle (fian...June 11, 2014
Theisen, Eva V. age 88, of Mpls. Preceded by husband, Rhynold; brothers and sisters. Survived by sister, Elizabeth (Leo) Hoffert; sister-in-law, Kathleen Weisbeck; several nieces, nephews, friends and step-children. Service 11 AM Monday at Henry W. A...June 11, 2014
Terry F. Toenjes age 60 of Farmington, born March 9, 1954 to parents, Raymond and Ruth Toenjes, passed away June 11, 2014. Preceded in death by parents and sister, Michelle Gruenke; Terry will be dearly missed by Marie Hansen, sons, Isaac Toenjes an...June 11, 2014
Laura Beauton Hunter, 76, of Rosemount, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, June 11. She was born March 26, 1938 in Hanna City, Illinois to Herbert Grant and Gladys O. (nee Fuller) Tuffentsamer. Laura was deeply faithful, and she lived out her faith as...June 10, 2014
Thomas J. Brown, 81, of Apple Valley and formerly of Bloomington, passed unexpectedly as a result of a stroke on June 10. He was born April 23, 1933 in Madison Lake, Minnesota to Frank H. and Elizabeth C. (nee Nicholson) Brown. Tom graduated from Loy...June 5, 2014
Flannigan, Irene E. age 94, of Mpls., formerly of Golden Valley. Born March 28, 1920 in Gary, MN to Adolph and Christine Eidum, passed away June 5, 2014. Preceded in death by husband, Donald; and brother, Sherman Eidum. Survived by sister-in-law, Bar...June 4, 2014
Joy E. Agrimson Age 92 of Lauderdale, MN, born June 26, 1921 in Waubun, MN to Gunder and Clara Christofferson, passed away June 4, 2014. Joy lived life with energy, spunk and a sharp mind. Joy was born on a farm one mile south of Waubun, Minnesota, J...May 30, 2014
Grover J. Shearer Age 95 of Minneapolis, born Nov. 26, 1918 in Park Rapids, MN to Lawrence and Bessie Shearer, passed away May 30, 2014. He is preceded in death by his wife, Marion; son, Jeffrey, Sr. and all of his siblings. Grover will be dearly mis...May 25, 2014
Cody James Swanson, 24, of Farmington, passed away suddenly Sunday, May 25. He was born March 11, 1990 in Burnsville, Minnesota to Scott and Shannon (nee Squires). Cody is survived by his companion Amy Ekstrom, father Scott (Stacy), mother Shannon (C...May 16, 2014
Hallquist, Lois M. age 97, of Hopkins. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 16, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl "Rollie" and a sister. Lois is survived by her 4 children, Linda (Dr. Stephen) Berg, Jean ...May 9, 2014
HOLTZE, CLARENCE E. "BUD" Bud Holtze, age 82 of Rosemount, MN, died May 9, 2014 after 17 years with Parkinson's. He graduated from Tomah High School in 1950 and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1955 with a BA in Accounting. He practiced as a C...May 8, 2014
FORESTER Margaret A., age 86, of Apple Valley, MN passed away peacefully on May 8, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband, John and daughter, Betsy Edmondson. Margaret is survived by her daughters, Nancy (Terry) Rynda and Shelley (Doug) Johns...May 7, 2014
Peterson, Cameron K. age 90, died peacefully on May 7th, 2014 surrounded by family. Longtime resident of Bloomington and Burnsville, MN, more recently resided at Keystone Senior Communities of Eagan. Cam served in the US Navy on the USS Canfield duri...May 6, 2014
Green, Eugene L. 3/10/1935 - 5/6/2014, Eugene was preceded in death by mother, Edna & father, Lyle. He is survived by wife, Marianne; sister, Bev (Bill) Wright; brother-in-law, Jim (Shar) Croes; nephews, Marty, Kevin (Roxanne), Richard and Allen; nie...May 6, 2014
Arlene H. Sutton Age 96 of Gaylord, MN born March 17, 1918 in Minneapolis to Frank and Agnes Sieh, passed away May 6, 2014. Lifetime member of Bethesda Free Church. Preceded in death by husband, Clarence; son-in-law, Jim Sundquist and all four of her...May 5, 2014
Sara Jane Blumenstein (nee Schubauer), born November 9, 1931 in Harrisburg, Pa., found peace and understanding in joining Jesus Christ on May 5, 2014, leaving behind her battle with Alzheimer's. She is preceded in death by her parents Carl Augustas ...April 29, 2014
Mowrey, Morris Carl "Bud" Born in Ithaca, NY to Carl and Paula Mowrey, attended Cornell and Georgetown Universities, graduating from Georgetown, and fought overseas in WW II. Bud met Sara in Washington, DC. They married in 1953 and moved several time...April 29, 2014
Jennifer L. Youngdahl (nee Newell) Age 42 of Cibolo, TX, born April 25, 1972 in Orange, CA to Barb & Dave Newell, passed away peacefully at home April 29, 2014, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. 1990 graduate of J.F. Ke...April 26, 2014
Frances M. Byrne, "Frannie" Age 96 of Minneapolis, born June 22, 1917 in Norfolk, VA, passed away April 26, 2014. Frannie was a graduate of Roosevelt H.S. class of '35, longtime office manager of Gypsum George Drywall Supply, Co., active member of Ho...April 23, 2014
Hartzberg, Michael P. age 61, of South Mpls., passed away on April 23, 2014. Michael is preceded in death by his parents, Sven and Audrey Hartzberg. He is survived by a brother, Phillip; 2 sisters, Kathleen (Michael) Green and Sharon Hartzberg (Rober...April 22, 2014
Michael C. Wyberg Age 55 of Richfield, born Jan. 29, 1959 in Minneapolis to Gregory and Sharon Wyberg, passed away April 22, 2014. Mike served in the USMC. He is preceded in death by his grandpa, Leigh Orcutt. Mike will be dearly missed by his childr...April 22, 2014
Lola Elaine (Odland) Rosenbaum passed away peacefully on April 22, 2014 at Trinity Care Center in Farmington, MN. Lola was born on Feb 1, 1940 in Huntersville, MN to Ceil and Inez (Downer) Odland. She spent her childhood in Menahga, MN with her six ...April 17, 2014
Ruth L. Kittleson Age 88 of Minneapolis, born Jan. 25, 1926 in Mpls. to Robert & Louise Carlson, passed away April 17, 2014. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Paciorek and brother, Robert. Ruth will be dearly missed by her loving hus...April 16, 2014
BJERKE - BROWN Carol A. of Apple Valley, MN and Naples, FL, passed away on April 16, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents, Adele and Hardean Bjerke. Carol is survived by loving husband of 49 years, Richard L Brown. Carol has two adoring chi...