Obituaries
June 21, 2010
Amundsen, Kenneth S., age 89 of Mpls. Preceded by wife, Pearl. Survived by daughter, Janyce Amundsen; "second daughter", Diane May; brother, Lloyd, sister-in-law, Lucille Peterson; nieces and nephews; new puppy, Skye. Service 12 noon, Friday, June 25...June 21, 2010
Donn R. McCoy, age 68 of Plymouth, born February 7, 1942 in New Ulm, MN, passed away at home June 21, 2010. Grad. of Fairfax HS and U of M. 37 yr. employee of General Mills in food research, head JFB groundskeeper & point person for Grant recipients....June 19, 2010
BENSON (HALVORSON) Ruth E., age 83, of Apple Valley passed away peacefully on June 19, 2010. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband John P. Halvorson; grandson, Eric John Paul Halvorson; daughter-in-law, Kyong Ok "Candy" Halvorson; parents, Edward...June 17, 2010
HAPKE Stephen T., age 48, of Lakeville, MN, passed away June 17, 2010 from heart disease. He is survived by his parents, Bette & Gerald Hapke; sister, Laura(Jeff)Post; 2 nephews, Matt and Josh Post; grandmother, Florence Page; aunts, uncles, cousins ...June 13, 2010
Nord, Bernice, age 101, of Bloomington. Member of Minnehaha O.E.S. Survived by sister, Virginia Foss; daughter-in-law, Lois Omlie; grandsons, Steve, Bill and Tim; 8 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Memori...June 12, 2010
RASMUS Judith Elaine, age 69, of Apple Valley, MN. Preceded in death by her husband, Dennis O. and infant twin sister. Survived by sons, Eric and Todd(Beverly); daughter, Kelly(Cory)Stevens; grandchildren, Devin, Carson, Paityn, Aaron and Nathan; sis...June 10, 2010
Ingebrigtsen, Eva G., age 83, of Mpls. Preceded in death by husband, Carl A. Survived by brothers, Leo Gereau and John (Nancy) Gereau; sisters, Sara Hilton and Ruth Gabrielson; nieces and nephews. Service Saturday 11 AM at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary,...June 10, 2010
Grosser, Jim, age 52, of Apple Valley, born March 16, 1958 in Minneapolis, passed away June 10, 2010. Jim was a longtime employee of Thomson Reuters, formerly West Publishing. He is survived by his daughters, Beth Grosser (fiance, Brent Fuller) and S...June 9, 2010
DOHNANSKY Audrie M., age 85, of Burnsville, MN passed away on June 9th, 2010. She was preceded in death by her infant son, Dennis and sister, Bonnie Albares. Audrie is survived by her daughters, Karen Ralidak, Gail(Dick)Rizzi, and Judy(Roger)Hugger; ...June 4, 2010
Person, LeRoy B. age 92. Retired employee of Minnegasco, died June 4, 2010. Survived by wife, Gladys; sons, Bruce (Jane) and Stephen. Service Wed., 1 PM, Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 16th Av S. & 41st St., Mpls. Visitation 1 hour before servic...June 4, 2010
Yourzek, Jerome age 77, of Mpls. Representative UAW. Survived by sisters, Virginia Dotzler and Isabelle Callahan; bro- ther, Adrian Yourzek; and his special friend, Peppy Peterson; nieces and nephews. Service Wednesday 10:30 AM, Henry W. Anderson Mor...June 3, 2010
Claris "Clare" Bontjes, age 77, of Mpls. Preceded in death by parents, Clarence and Edrie Nelson; and brother, Robert Nelson. Survived by sister, Jean Breitenfeldt; 4 nieces and 1 nephew. Service Tuesday 2 PM, Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, 3600 Hennepin ...June 2, 2010
Hage, Douglas A., age 83 of Mpls. WWII Veteran. Preceded by wife, Jane and son, Dale Sundt. Survived by daughter, Terry Hage-Holmes (Leroy "Pocco"); sons, Richard and Ronald (Gerlinde) Sundt, Mark (Danitra) and Scott Hage; many grand, great and great...June 2, 2010
Donald Glenn Hawkins, 48 of Farmington, passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born Christmas Day, 1961 in Lubbock, Texas to Jack Benny and Anita Louise (nee Lackey) Hawkins. He is survived by his wife Kimberly Ann ...June 2, 2010
COATNEY Bridgette P., age 25, of Eagan, MN. Preceded in death by her brother, Kellen; grandfathers, Donald Coatney and Terry Tambornino. Survived by her parents, Brian and Kate Coatney; brother, Brennan(Shoua Lor) Coatney; finace, Nick Flora; grandmo...May 30, 2010
James N. Waldorf, Age 62 of Richfield, born January 28, 1948 in Alexandria, MN to Joseph and Hildegard Waldorf, passed away May 30, 2010. James served in the US Army during Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star. He is also a member of the VFW and A...May 28, 2010
Elmer Rodi, age 93, of Mpls. Preceded in death by wife, Agnes; 10 brothers and sisters. Survived by son, EuGene (Sharon); daughter, Sonjia (David) Schmidt; grandchildren, Christopher (Carrie), Laura and Heather; great-grandchildren, Spencer and Kayle...May 28, 2010
KROMSCHROEDER Debra Jean, age 55, of Burnsville, MN passed away on May 28, 2010. Debra is preceded in death by her mother, Gloria(nee Kiefner). She is survived by her father, Harvey(Lenore)Kromschroeder. Deb touched the lives of many and will be sadl...May 26, 2010
Chinander, Gladys L., age 84, of Mpls. Preceded in death by husband "Lolly". Survived by daughters, Marlys (Fred) Dean, Sharon (Tony) Melluzzo and Barbara (Churck) VanDoorn; sons, Michael (Joyce) and Daniel (Debrah); 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchi...May 26, 2010
JONES Iola W., age 91, of Burnsville, MN passed away on May 26, 2010. Iola is preceded in death by her husband, Harland; daughter, Harla Zimmer; grandson, Colin Zimmer; brother, Harry Kee, Jr; sister, Pauline Bliss; and brother-in-law, Ray Brown. She...May 25, 2010
Thompson, Denise M., age 91, of Apple Valley, formerly of So. Mpls., passed away peacefully May 25, 2010. Preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Glenn; 1 brother and 2 sisters; Survived by children, Carol (William) Rhoades, Gail (Gregory) Hend...May 20, 2010
HUGHES Bernice N., "Bunny", age 79, of Burnsville passed away on May 20, 2010. She is preceded in death by her husband, James R. and parents Lawrence & Gladys Narveson. Bunny is survived by her siblings, Grace (John) Feuk, Norma (Jack) Gilbertson, La...May 18, 2010
ERICKSON Vernon W., age 79, of Rosemount, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2010. He is preceded in death by his wife, Theresa; parents, Edward and Cora Erickson; and brother, Gordon and his wife, Gretchen Erickson. Vernon is survived by his sons, Jo...May 17, 2010
Edith Jeannette Thomas Edith Jeannette Thomas, 86, of Prior Lake passed away May 17 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her sons Jeff (Terri) and Brad (Susan), daughters Marilyn (Michael) Thomas, and Marsha (Roland) Brown, her brothe...May 13, 2010
Virginia "Ginny" Marie Horn Age 62 of Minneapolis, born Jan. 2, 1948 in Mpls. to Gilbert & Edith Brabec, went to be with Jesus May 13, 2010. Ginny was a devoted wife, excellent mother and an awesome sister who wil be dearly missed by her husband, Art...