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William Arthur Johnson

William Arthur Johnson

Aug 23, 2018

William Johnson Obituary William Arthur "Bill" Johnson of Sun City Center, Florida and previously of Naples, Florida and Wayzata, Minnesota, died August 23, 2018. He was 91 Bill was born in Heron Lake, Minnesota on July 15, 1927 to Angene and Arthur Johnson. He lived for most of his childhood in nearby Windom among extended family. After spending a couple...

Barbara Mitchell Frank

Barbara Mitchell Frank

Aug 21, 2018

Barbara Frank Obituary Frank, Barbara Mitchell Age 62 of Wayzata passed away on August 21, 2018. Preceded in death by father, Gerald Mitchell Sr., and sister, Susan Mitchell Frank. Survived by mother, Marilyn Mitchell; siblings, Terri Veneziani (Rodrigo), Jerry Mitchell Jr. (Christy), Jean Mitchell (Steve), Mark Mitchell (Michele) and Amy Mitchell (Cheri). A fun-loving aunt to 10 nieces and nephews...

John Valene

John Valene

Aug 21, 2018

John Valene Obituary Valene, John Age 100 of Deephaven, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2018. John was born January 13, 1918, in Minneapolis to Louis and Ida (Cohn) Valene. He served in the US Army Air Force during WWII. John was a true entrepreneur and founded his first business in 1947 and was...

Mary E. Pederson

Mary E. Pederson

Aug 20, 2018

Mary Pederson Obituary Mary Elasarian Pederson 1930-2018 Mary Elasarian Pederson, of Plymouth, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2018. Mary, the daughter of Armenian immigrants, grew up in the tight-knit Armenian American community in Waukegan, Illinois, where she learned the value of family, friends, hard work and thrift. In 1956 she married Douglas Guy Pederson and began a journey...

David Brownlee Clinton

David Brownlee Clinton

Aug 15, 2018

David Clinton Obituary Clinton, David Brownlee age 82 of Wayzata passed away August 15, 2018. Preceded in death by his parents, William and Margaret Clinton. Survived by wife, Mary of 32 years; children, Lynne (Martin) Gardner, Steve (Martine) Clinton, Christine Clinton (Loring Catlin); stepson, Craig (Jennifer) Arndt; 8 grandchildren, Jennifer, John and Caroline Gardner, Annika and Sydney Clinton and Adaline,...

Martin Patrick Flaherty

Martin Patrick Flaherty

Aug 13, 2018

Martin Flaherty Obituary Age 84, passed away on Monday August 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Janet; children, Pam (Todd) Neils, Marty T (and friend Kim); grandchildren, Henry, Maddie and Sydney. Marty proudly served his country in the Korean Conflict. He attended Winona State, then went onto the University of Minnesota for his Master's degree in Education and...

J. Diann Goetten

J. Diann Goetten

Aug 13, 2018

J. Diann Goetten Obituary Passed away peacefully on August 13, 2018. She was preceded in death by husband, Andrew J. Goetten, and parents, David and Jeannette Carnathan. Diann grew up in Massachusetts but was a long-time, active resident of Orono, MN, where she served on the Orono City Council. In recent years, Diann resided at Brookdale Plymouth Memory Care Center....

Dale Roger Lemmerman

Dale Roger Lemmerman

Aug 12, 2018

Dale Lemmerman Obituary Age 80 of Wayzata, MN passed away August 12th, 2018. Preceded in death by parents, Ted and Laverne, brother, Stan. Member of the US Airforce 1956-1960. Longtime employee of PAKO and FSI Inc. Member of Delano Sportsmens Club & Mini Birds of Minnesota. He enjoyed cabin life on Woman Lake in Longville, Minnesota. Trapshooting, fishing, hunting, old...

Russell H. Bjella

Russell H. Bjella

Aug 10, 2018

Russell Bjella Obituary Bjella, Russell H. 84, died on Friday, August 10, 2018 in Lady Lake, Florida. He was born in Bemidji, Minnesota to Timan and Constance (Aakre) Bjella and was the youngest of five children. Russ graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he was an active member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, Russ served in...

John S. Mccune

John S. Mccune

Aug 9, 2018

John McCune Obituary Age 73, of Plymouth, Minnesota passed away August 9, 2018. Survived by loving wife of 49 years, Connie and their children, Chris (Holly) McCune and Kathryn (Chris) Atterberry; grandchildren, Sierra, Malayna, Cameron, Kellen and Greyson; sisters, Pat McCune and Cindy (Dave) Lorenzen; many nieces, nephews and friends. John graduated from Grand Island High School in Nebraska and...

Rolland Richard Anderson

Rolland Richard Anderson

Aug 6, 2018

Rolland Anderson Obituary Rolland Richard Anderson, known to friends and family as Ron, passed away August 6, 2018, at the age of 82. A native of Park River, North Dakota, Ron obtained a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Wichita State University in 1958, and enjoyed a successful career in advertising, first as an Art Director at Knox Reeves in Minneapolis,...

Peter Michael Wimsatt

Peter Michael Wimsatt

Aug 4, 2018

Peter Wimsatt Obituary Peter Michael Wimsatt Peter (Pete) Wimsatt, age 85, of Eden Prairie, MN died peacefully at 12:30 am on Saturday, August 4, 2018. He is survived by his children Dan Wimsatt (Kathy Davidson), Steve Wimsatt (Sandy Halvorsen), and Carol Wimsatt; his daughter-in-law Karen Wimsatt and five grandchildren Nicole, Michael, Brooke, Katie and Eric. He was preceded in death...

Helen Lydia (Schaefer) Liebrenz

Helen Lydia (Schaefer) Liebrenz

Aug 3, 2018

Helen Liebrenz Obituary Liebrenz, Helen L. (Schaefer) of Plymouth. Born February 5, 1930 in Blue Earth, MN to Herman and Kate Schaefer. Closed her eyes for one last time, slipping out of the confusion, frustration and memory loss due to dementia which plagued her for many years and into Gods waiting arms and eternal peace on August 3, 2018. She...

Clarence A. Jansson

Clarence A. Jansson

Jul 30, 2018

Clarence Jansson Obituary Age 88, of Plymouth passed away peacefully July 30th, 2018. Preceded in death by his loving parents, Gunnar and Helme Jansson. His working career spanned many varied jobs, ending with owning Wayzata Delivery Service and the Clare and Al Enterprises engraving business. Survived by wife of 66 years, Altrene; sons, Steve (Mary Kay) Jansson and Bruce Jansson;...

Clifton T. Haan

Clifton T. Haan

Jul 30, 2018

Clifton Haan Obituary Haan, Clifton T. age 45 of Wayzata died July 30, 2018. Clifton worked as an estate manager around Lake Minnetonka with different families for many years. He was a jack of all trades in work and in life. Clifton was introduced to his wife Stephanie and married in 2002. They both wanted to start a family and...

Patricia (Fagan) Reid

Patricia (Fagan) Reid

Jul 28, 2018

Patricia Reid Obituary Age 86. Passed away on July 28, 2018. Was preceded in death by parents, Francis and Theresa; her brother, Father John R Fagan; a sister, Margaret Heyl, and an infant son. She was the proud mother of Suzanne (Ron) Vanacora, Kevin (Meggie), Kerry (Cristi), and Stephen Reid. Her grandchildren were a delight - Lindsay, Cheryl, Michael, Lauren,...

Chellis C.J. James Peterson

Chellis C.J. James Peterson

Jul 26, 2018

Chellis C.J. Peterson Obituary Peterson, C.J. (CHELLIS JAMES) (Pete) age 91 of Wayzata, died July 26, 2018 at Good Samaritan Ambassador in New Hope. Preceded in death by parents, Herman and Eileen Peterson and sister, Martha Schroth. C.J. worked as a pharmacist at Teds Wayzata Drug Store and became a partial owner of the store. He graduated from the U...

Anthony 'Tony' J. Vertin

Anthony 'Tony' J. Vertin

Jul 21, 2018

Anthony 'Tony' Vertin Obituary Cherished husband, father and grandfather. Passed away on July 21, 2018 and born on June 13, 1935 in Ely, Minnesota. He is preceded in death by his parents, Matija and Angela; siblings, Vernie Clark and Sonny Vertin; and infant grandson, Anthony Joseph Vertin III. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and their eight children: Anthony...

Margaret Menard

Margaret Menard

Jul 20, 2018

Margaret Menard Obituary Age 87, of Elk River Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her children on July 20, 2018. Preceded in death by her husband, parents, one child and two grandchildren. Margaret was a loving caregiver to her siblings, her own children and anyone who crossed her path in life. Survived by children Linda (Gary) Kmetz,...

Steven L. Sanner

Steven L. Sanner

Jul 15, 2018

Steven Sanner Obituary age 64 of Wayzata, Minnesota passed away on July 15th, 2018. He is preceded in death by his parents; Allen and Dolores Sanner and partner, Deanna (Stromsness) Perry. He is survived by sister, Denise Safranek (Allan) of Annandale, MN; brother, Mark Sanner (Karen Ward) of Quincy, MA; and nephew, Tyler Safranek (Jordan Haight) of Hugo, MN, and...

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