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Roland Jensen
Feb 15, 2006
Roland Jensen Obituary Jensen, Roland J. Rollie of Golden Valley, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on February 15, 2006 at age 76. Rollie spent 34 years with NSP which included being appoin- ted Chairman and CEO of NRG Energy. He was a volunteer construction consultant for the Phase I and II for the Minneapolis Convention Center and...
John Finn
Feb 13, 2006
John Finn Obituary Finn, John F., Jr. age 94,of Wayzata passed away peacefully February 13, 2006. John is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary; sons Jim Finn, John (Lynn) Finn III and Tom (Susan) Finn; daughter Kerry (Michael) Finn-Levy; grandchildren John (Maggie) Finn IV, Molly Finn, Whitney (BJ) Klinck, Katie Finn and Bill Finn; great-granddaughter Bella Finn; and...
Charles Nalls
Feb 13, 2006
Charles Nalls Obituary Nalls, Charles Howard Chuck of Medina, born April 27, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, passed away Monday, February 13, 2006 in Spring Park at age 74. Preceded in death by parents, Charles & Eunice, and sister, Marian. Survived by wife Jane Jeanne""; children, Sandy Kreatz (Dave Reimer), Jo Ligas (Tim), Jim (Marcella Der); grandchildren, Grant (Tonya), David great-grandchildren,...
Lavern Bjorklund
Feb 7, 2006
Lavern Bjorklund Obituary Bjorklund, Ruby LaVern I urge you to offer your body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God was LaVern Bjorklund's mission for over 60 years, half of it spent teaching physical education and biblical wellness at Wheaton College in suburban Chicago. LaVern died on February 7th in Spring Park, Minnesota at the age of 88....
Arline Ogoniak
Feb 5, 2006
Arline Ogoniak Obituary Ogoniak, Arline M. age 72, of Plymouth, passed away February 5, 2006. Arline had a strong will to live and an enthusiasm for life. Preceded in death by husband, Frank; son, Douglas; sister, Claire Haerden; and brother Patrick Haerden. Survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Diane & Neil Ramlow, Carol & Tom Naab; grandchildren, Wesley, Marshal, Rozlyn, Rachele,...
Virgene Thompson
Feb 4, 2006
Virgene Thompson Obituary Thompson, Virgene (nee Swenson), age 83, of Minnetonka, passed away Feb. 4, 2006. Preceded in death by husband, Howard. Survived by daughters, Gail Mosley, Barbara Meyer (Peter); sons, Charles (Joan) and Howard Jr.; grandchildren, K. Michelle Mosley, Christina Mosley Swenson (Reed), Max and Owen Meyer; great-grandchildren, Cameron, Elizabeth, and Christian Swenson, and sister, Yvonne Norby (Bob). Virgene...
Gordon Oare
Feb 4, 2006
Gordon Oare Obituary Oare, Gordon Allen age 79, of Wayzata, passed away February 4, 2006. Preceded in death by infant son, parents, four brothers and two sisters. Survived by loving wife of 55 years, Betty; children, Sandy (Jim) Mitchell, Peggy (Tony) Byers, Bonnie (Bill) Meyer, Donna Oare, Lynn (Don) Doboszenski, Bobby (Brenda) Oare, and Kathy (Dave) Hebert; 17 grandchildren; 5...
Carol Ritchie
Feb 3, 2006
Carol Ritchie Obituary Ritchie, Carol G. age 80, 50 year resident of Plymouth, passed away on 1-31-2006. Born on the family farm near Greene, IA. Preceded in death by parents, Fred and Isabel Brinkman. Survived by husband Richard of 59 years; sons, Allen (Betty), Bruce (Rhonda), Craig, Dennis (Barbara), Marty (Dawn); grandchildren, Krista (Patrick), Elizabeth (Tom), Daniel, and Laura Jo;...
Frederick Olson
Feb 2, 2006
Frederick Olson Obituary Olson, Fred S. 89, of Golden Valley, died February 2, 2006, of brain cancer. Preceded in death by parents Gyda and NF Olson, sister Eleanor Kjorlien, and niece Donna Fox. Survived by his wife of 62 years, Annette; by daughters Karen (Richard) Hardine, Alexandria, MN, and Barbara Olson (Marc) Bullis, Plymouth, MN; and by grandchildren Justin and...
Elaine Dennett
Jan 27, 2006
Elaine Dennett Obituary Dennett, Elaine Virginia (Donham) died on January 27, 2006 after a brave battle with cancer, her son Robbie at her side. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Jeannette and Carl H. Biorn; parents, Lucille B. Guyer and Robert C. Donham; sister, Patricia E. Wray (Donham); uncle, Norman Biorn and wife Betty; grandparents Jeanette and Karl...
Hal Larson
Jan 27, 2006
Hal Larson Obituary Larson, Hal J. age 61, of Minnetonka, died on January 27, 2006. Hal was a loving father, grandfather, brother and dear friend to many. He had a wonderful sense of humor and will be missed by all. Preceded in death by his parents, Hal is survived by his two children, Mitchell Larson, (Kristin) of Minnetonka, and Kirsten...
Elizabeth Miller
Jan 25, 2006
Elizabeth Miller Obituary Miller, Elizabeth M. Betty age 85, of Plymouth, MN passed away quietly at her home on Wed. January 25th. Preceded in death by her husband of 29 years, Col. Thomas A. Miller, her parents and brother. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Betty Wetherill graduated from Penn State University in home economics in 1941. There she met Tom, and...
Leone Anderson
Jan 17, 2006
Leone Anderson Obituary Anderson, Leone age 92. Preceded in death by husband, Norell and brother, Don Selvig. Survived by son, Jay; daughter, Loell Tenold; grandchildren, Mark (Rebecca) David (Marie); 3 great-grandchildren and her bible study friends. She was a longtime employee at the City of St. Louis Park. Beloved mother, grandmother, best friend. We will miss you. Memorial Service 11:30...
David Klapprich
Jan 16, 2006
David Klapprich Obituary Klapprich, David Cookie of Corcoran, died suddenly of heart disease, January 16, 2006 at age 42. Cookie worked for the City of Wayzata for 22 years, and also was a 22-year member of Wayzata Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his nephew, Matthew Carlson. He is loved and will be deeply missed by his...
Janice Soloman
Jan 13, 2006
Janice Soloman Obituary Solomon, Janice Anne July 8, 1938 - January 13, 2006. Janice was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and her memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her. Janice fought her battle with ALS with grace, dignity and courage. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family. Janice graduated from Wheaton High School as valedictorian....
Lowell Risch
Jan 12, 2006
Lowell Risch Obituary Risch, Lowell R. of Long Lake, died suddenly at home Jan. 12, 2006 at age 81. He is loved and will be deeply missed by Betty, his wife of 57 years; son, Mark & wife Kay; sister-in-law, Carole Schimke of Parkersburg, WV; special friends, Carolyn & Harold Kaufmann, and many other friends. Memorial service 2 PM Monday...
Gerald Monahan
Jan 10, 2006
Gerald Monahan Obituary Monahan, Gerald J. Chief of Minnetonka died January 10, 2006 at age 79. He was the tolerant husband of Jean (Osterberg) of 56 years. He is also survived by his children, Patric, Michael, Marc, Paul & Molly and husband Bob Baumann; 8 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; sister, Elaine Neimann of Gull Lake and many nieces & nephews....
Yvonne Ihnken
Jan 9, 2006
Yvonne Ihnken Obituary Ihnken, Yvonne Virginia (Loegering) age 64, of Plymouth. Died peacefully on January 9, 2006 in her sleep after a courageous 4-year battle with cancer. Preceded in death by grand- parents and her father, Ose (Oswald) who also died on Jan. 9 in 1972. Survived by her husband Doug; children, Brian & his wife Dawn, Gretchen Wirkkula, Molly...
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