Obituaries
December 19, 2013
Neary, Ira J. Of Rosemount, MN. This dedicated roofer bravely battled cancer before passing peacefully. He is preceded in death by his parents, Art and Catherine. Ira is survived by his wife, Kathy; 4 children and their spouses; 7 grandchildren; 3 si...December 19, 2013
Kulander, Helen L. age 95 of Columbia Heights. Preceded by husband, Everett. Survived by children, Gene (Mary Lou) Kulander and Suzy Kulander; grandchildren, John (Lori) Kulander, Kris (Christopher) Hopping and Scott Kulander (Eric Henley); great-gr...
December 19, 2013
Barnstable, Helen F. age 103, of Mpls. Preceded in death by son, Jerry; brothers, Victor, Earl and Ted; and sister, Mildred. Survived by husband of 53 years, Lloyd; daughter, Joyce Wada; 6 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-gran...
December 18, 2013
Violett, Zachary Robert 5 months old of Montrose, MN, went to be with Jesus December 18, 2013. Survived by parents, Jesse and Jill; and big sister, Kaitlyn; grandparents, Dale and Becky Buker, John and Faith Ann Violett, and Diane and John Greig; aun...December 15, 2013
Wolf, Arlynne W. age 65, of Apple Valley, passed away on December 15, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Arlynne is survived by her husband of 34 years, Dan; 1 sister; 2 brothers; nieces, a nephew, and friends. Arlynne's mem...December 12, 2013
Susan N Nelson, Age 57 of New Brighton, born October 27, 1956 in St. Paul, MN to Leonard and Gladys Hahn, passed away peacefully surrounded by family December 12, 2013. Susan worked for Medtronic for many years until she was no longer able to due to ...
December 8, 2013
Marion I. Shoberg, Age 87 of Mpls. born Sep. 7, 1926 in Mpls. to Elsie and Hans Halvorson, passed away peacefully at home Dec. 8, 2013. She was a 1944 graduate of Roosevelt and was confirmed and married at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in South Minnea...December 6, 2013
Harold W. Niece Age 90 of Mpls. born Feb. 7, 1923 in Mpls. to Warren and Mildred Niece, passed away Dec. 6, 2013. Harold served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII and retired after 40 years with the Soo Line Rail Road. Preceded in death by wife, Edn...
December 4, 2013
Langdon Dennis L. died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. He graduated from Washington High School and from Northwest Electronics Institute. He served in the Air Force from 1963 to 1967. He married his high school sweetheart Sharon Quigley. He retired from MTT...
December 2, 2013
Gertrude "Gert" Irene Brude age 97, died on December 2, 2013. Born on February 24, 1916 to Arthur and Anna Brude in Duluth, Minnesota, she graduated valedictorian of her class in Virginia, MN and shortly after that moved with her family to Minneapoli...December 2, 2013
Willis Alfred Whittington, 68, of Apple Valley, passed away Monday at his home. He was born December 22, 1944 in Stirling, Scotland to Willis Haydn and Annie (nee Summers) Whittington. Willis is survived by Collette (nee Rendall), his wife of 47 year...
December 1, 2013
Sax, Cora J. age 88, of S. Mpls. Retired after 50 years of employment at Loretta's Tea Room, 2615 Park Ave. S. Preceded in death by husband, Ralph; daughter, Norma Buechele; and great-grandson, Jacob Van Hoever. Survived by daughter, Patricia Sax; so...
November 27, 2013
Ratzel, Barb E. age 50, of Apple Valley passed away unexpectedly on November 27, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, George Canzoneri. Barb is survived by her husband, Mark; her daughter, Kelly Raeker; her step-son, Josh; her mother, Barba...
November 24, 2013
Patricia Ann Berkebile, 73, of Apple Valley, passed away Sunday, November 24. She is survived by her sons Fred (Rosemarie), Jeff (Brenda), Kurt (Denise), Scott, and Justin Berkebile, 9 grandchildren, and sisters Madeline (Bill) Schwartz and Kit (Fran...November 23, 2013
Allen M. Kaluza, Age 60 of Mpls., born April 22, 1953 in Mpls. to Theodore "Ted" and Margaret "Marge" Kaluza, passed away Nov. 23, 2013 after a 15 year battle with Huntington's disease. Preceded in death by brother, Douglas. Allen will be missed by s...
November 17, 2013
MUKAI Frank M., age 82, of Apple Valley passed away on Nov 17, 2013. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Edna; his daughter, Diane (Mike) Vipond; his son, Gary (Pam) Mukai; 2 grandchildren, Mara and Nathan Mukai; a sister; 2 brothers; ...November 16, 2013
Tilson, Ron L. age 69, of Apple Valley, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 16, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents. Ron is survived by his wife, Janet; his son, Lincoln (Amberly); granddaughter, Raelynn; sister, Sharilynn Womack; niece, nephew...
November 13, 2013
Robert Leroy Johnson, 73, of Apple Valley, passed away Wednesday, November 13. He was born in Minneapolis on September 26, 1940 to Roy and Bernice (nee Skalman) Johnson. Robert is survived by his wife of 36 years, Holly, son Scott (Megan) Johnson, da...
November 6, 2013
Hayden, Gary S. age 57, of Rosemount, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 6, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father, Austin J.; brother-in-law, Daniel Hergott; and father- in-law, Millan Thunee. Gary is survived by his wife, Paulette; son, Mitch; m...November 1, 2013
Bjelde, Helen V. age 90, of Burnsville, formerly of Apple Valley, passed away on Nov. 1, 2013. She was preceded in death by husband, Kenneth; son, Jeffrey; 3 siblings, Abbie, Ruby and Richard. She is survived by her daughter, Lori (Jay) Petschow; 2 g...October 30, 2013
GAMBER Ruth, age 89, of Apple Valley, MN, formerly of Pipestone, MN, passed away unexpectedly on October 30, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald; 4 brothers and a sister-in-law, Howard & (Geraldine), Cecil, Ralph and Francis McDani...
October 30, 2013
Nyla M. Carnes, Age 94 of Buffalo, formerly of South Minneapolis, born April 16, 1919 in Marshall, MN to Joseph and Fannie Mathews, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Oct. 30, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, John, and son-in...October 15, 2013
McINTYRE Jane M., age 88, of Burnsville, MN passed away on October 15, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband and parents. Jane is survived by her 2 daughters, Lori (Greg) Ufken and Chris Williams; 4 grandchildren, Tara, Troy, Meredith and Sp...
October 15, 2013
Evan, Margery Ellen Preceded in death by husband, Rev. Michael Evan; sons, Rev. Paul Evan and Michael Evan. Survived by son, Phillip (Ginny) Evan; daughter, Margery (Richard) Elasky; 2 daughters-in-law, Elaine Evan and Jeanette Evan; 11 grandchildren...
October 13, 2013
Roy Clifford Cummelin age 89 of Bloomington MN, born April 26, 1924, passed away October 13, 2013. Roy was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Rosella "Sally" Cummelin. Roy will be dearly missed by his children: Roger, Barb (Mark) Boyson, and ...