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Judith Isabel (Anderson) Brindley
Jun 11, 2020
Judith Brindley Obituary Brindley, Judith Isabel Anderson October 19, 1942 - June 11, 2020 Our dearly loved Judy, a true Minnesotan, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 11, 2020 at the age of 77. She was a loving, compassionate, brilliant, intuitive, strong, resilient, and fun person. She shared her passions for language, literature, history, music, the arts,...
James 'Jim' M. Jagodzinski
Jun 7, 2020
James 'Jim' Jagodzinski Obituary Jagodzinski, James Matthew Jim was 88 when he passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 after a long struggle with Parkinsons Disease. He was born to Nicholas and Joan Jagodzinski in Northeast Minneapolis. Polish was the language spoken in his home until he entered school. He attended Holy Cross Elementary School and there met the love...
Marilyn 'Mickey' Jane (Verploeg) Hay
Jun 5, 2020
Marilyn 'Mickey' Hay Obituary Hay, Marilyn "Mickey" Jane (Verploeg) Born January 8, 1932 in Pella, Iowa and died June 5, 2020 at the Trails of Orono. Mickey was the daughter of Dr. William and Esther (Dunkle) Verploeg, her father was a veterinarian. She graduated from Pella High School, class of 1950 where she played the flute in band and orchestra....
James Peter Wood Sr.
Jun 4, 2020
James Wood Sr. Obituary Wood Sr. James (Jim) age 89, Entered Into Glory on 6/4/2020, just 38 days short of his 90th birthday on July 12th. Jim died peacefully at home surrounded by his children and loving wife "Kay" of 67 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, James H. and Evelyn M. Wood; granddaughter, Kami Talley; sisters,...
Diane H Strickland
Jun 2, 2020
Diane Strickland Obituary Strickland, Diane H. Age 82, of St. Louis Park, MN passed away peacefully at Roitenberg Memory Care Unit. Proceeded in death by her parents, Kathryn (King) and Mark Hafey of Salt Lake City, UT. She was survived by her loving husband, Jack of 62 years, brothers Mark Hafey, Robert Hafey, sisters Carol (Hafey) Hemingway and Marlene Hafey....
Karl Robert Wilson
May 31, 2020
Karl Wilson Obituary Wilson, Karl Robert Age 78 of Plymouth, MN passed away on May 31, 2020. Karl was born on November 30, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MN. Devoted husband, father and friend. Preceded in death by parents Karl and Bernice Wilson, siblings Marian Burbie and Dale Wilson. Survived by wife of 30 years Linda Bulas-Wilson, son Mark and daughter...
Dale V. Nordstrom
May 25, 2020
Dale Nordstrom Obituary Dale V. Nordstrom Of Maple Plain died on May 25, 2020 at the age of 60. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Shirley, and brother, Ronald. Survived by his wife, Dawn, and brother, Gary. Long time operations manager for Fairview Cemetery and Crematory in Mound, MN. Dale was a humble and thoughtful man...
Sue Stingley
May 23, 2020
Sue Stingley Obituary Age 73, of Plymouth, passed away May 23, 2020. Preceded in death by her loving parents, William (Bill) G. and Virginia (Ginny) L. Baetz and her brother, W. Timothy Baetz. A partner with the Stingley & Ho legal practice, Sue was a defender of civil and employment rights. She began practicing law in 1980 and was a...
Carl Fenton Challgren
May 22, 2020
Carl Challgren Obituary Carl Fenton Challgren Jr., 79, a long term resident of Plymouth, MN, a beloved Husband, Father, Bampa, and Great-Bampa passed away Friday, May, 22, 2020 while on a fishing trip in Platte, SD. Carl was born on August 11, 1940 in St. Louis, MO, to Carl Fenton Challgren, Sr. and Betty (Daniel). During Carls childhood, his family...
Patricia (Devries) Reycraft
May 10, 2020
Patricia Reycraft Obituary Patricia Reycraft Of Mound, Minnesota passed away May 10, 2020 at age 81. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Joe, three children, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Pat worked alongside her husband serving the Maple Plain community at their local business for over 50 years. She was an involved member of Ridgewood church,...
Darrell Earl Liebrenz
May 10, 2020
Darrell Liebrenz Obituary Liebrenz, Darrell Earl Of Plymouth MN passed away Sunday May 10, 2020 at Sunrise Senior Living in Golden Valley MN where he resided for the past 9 months. The family would like to thank the staff for the great care they provided our father, especially in these trying times with Covid-19. He is preceded in death by...
Renate Joy Leegard
May 10, 2020
Renate Leegard Obituary Leegard, Donald "Renate" born October 3, 1941, died May 10, 2020. He is survived by 4 sisters and 3 brothers, Nancy (Lee) Danielson, Betty (Dave) Bellefeuille, Paul (Denell) Leegard, Diane (Dan) Kuehne, Patty (Dan) Derouin, Mark (Chong) Leegard and David Leegard; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester...
Doris Zink-Wood
May 9, 2020
Doris Zink-Wood Obituary Died on May 9. She was born 97 years ago in Spring Harbor, Michigan to Harold and Esther Green. Doris, the oldest of 7 siblings, dearly loved her family. Two brothers, Louie and Don preceded her in death. Her brother Roger and wife LaVonne, and sisters, Joyce Knowles, Janice McCormick, and Marilyn Traylor are still living. They...
Bettye Joyce (Bjordahl) Harmel
May 8, 2020
Bettye Harmel Obituary Bettye Joyce Bjordahl Harmel, Of Wayzata, passed away on May 8, 2020 after a long and full life. Bettye was born on May 1, 1928 to Orville and Stella Bjordahl in Hendrum Township, Minnesota. After graduating from Borup high school, she attended Moorhead State University, where she met and married Chester Bakkum. Later, she attended Saint Cloud...
James Sidney Almquist
May 5, 2020
James Almquist Obituary James Sidney Almquist May 28, 1934 to May 5, 2020. Jim a handshake and a smile. A spiritual gift of Helps. He could sit with you for an hour and not say a word and yet enjoy his time thoroughly. A determined yet kind competitive spirit, he was always up for playing; street hockey, softball, cards, ping...
Kendrick B. Melrose
May 3, 2020
Kendrick Melrose Obituary Melrose, Kendrick B. Kendrick 'Ken' B. Melrose, founder and Chief Servant of Leading by Serving, LLC, and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Toro Company, passed away on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020, at the age of 79. Ken is fondly remembered as a humble, kind, philanthropic Servant Leader, and a jokester who loved to make...
James Michael Harper
May 2, 2020
James Harper Obituary James "Jim" Michael Harper, 63, of Wayzata, MN passed away at home on May 2, 2020. Jim was born on March 16, 1957 in Omaha, NE to Ernest and E. Lorraine Harper. Jim graduated from Fairmont MN High School in 1975 and University of Minnesota in 1979. Jim had a successful corporate career working for MN Mutual,...
Nancy J. (Jenkins) Pohtilla
May 2, 2020
Nancy Pohtilla Obituary Pohtilla, Nancy age 91, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2020. Preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and loving husband of 64 years, James (Jim) Pohtilla; her infant daughter; parents, Samuel and Emma (Johnson) Jenkins; brother, Arthur Jenkins, and sister, Ann Myrum. Survived by sons, James Pohtilla (Kris Ericson) and John Pohtilla; daughters,...
Charles Milton Pearson
May 1, 2020
Charles Pearson Obituary Charles Milton Pearson (Chuck) passed away on May 1, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon, following a brief illness. He was born on November 3, 1955, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Curtis and Ramona Pearson. Chuck was the oldest of five children. He grew up in St. Louis Park, where he attended St. Louis Park High School. As a youth,...
Gordon Benjamin Anderson
Apr 30, 2020
Gordon Anderson Obituary Gordon Benjamin Anderson ("Gordy") was born in a dirt floored duplex in Minneapolis on August 7, 1927 and would spend his entire life striving to better himself and his family. This began at a very early age as he would hitchhike out to the Minneapolis Golf Club to caddy for a few pennies a day. After returning...
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