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George & Opal Bowers
Sep 9, 2017
George Bowers Obituary Bowers, George W. Bowers, Opal George W. Bowers passed away on September 9, 2017 at the age of 93, at his home in Wayzata with his daughters present. His wife of 65 years, Opal Bowers, preceded him in death on February 26, 2013. They will be laid to rest together as was their desire. George was born...
William "Bill" Mathews
Sep 8, 2017
William Mathews Obituary Mathews, William "Bill" age 47 of Plymouth, Minnesota died September 8, 2017. Preceded in death by his mother, Jill Louise Mathews and father-in-law, Robert Allen Budolfson. Survived by his wife, Shawn Mathews; son, Wyatt age 7; father, Robert "Bob" Mathews and mother-in-law, Sandra Budolfson; brother, Daniel "Dan" Mathews (Nikki) and their children, Christopher, Ryan and Sara; sister-in-law,...
Joseph Cranny
Sep 8, 2017
Joseph Cranny Obituary Cranny, Joseph Patrick was born on May 12, 1964 to Mary Jean and Patrick Cranny in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He passed away September 8, 2017 at his home in Plymouth, Minnesota. The blonde-haired. blue-eyed boy lived in Canton, South Dakota until he was 9 years old and then moved to Tempe, Arizona. Joe graduated from Tempe...
Gordon 'Gordy' Lynch
Aug 28, 2017
Gordon Lynch Obituary Lynch, Gordon T. "Gordy" age 56 of Rockford passed away August 28, 2017. Preceded in death by parents, Francis and Grace Lynch and special aunt, Jeanette Brown. Survived by wife, Linda; sons, Brian (Michelle) and Danny; grandchildren, Ellie and Carter; and brother, Kenny. Also survived by in-laws, Tom and Carmen Adams; sisters and brothers-in-law, Debbie (Don) Balfanz,...
Penny Finke
Aug 26, 2017
Penny Finke Obituary Age 37 died of heart failure. She was surrounded in love by her family. Penny was a loving partner, endearing daughter, caring sister and dedicated aunt. Penny will be fondly remembered for her dedication to her family and friends, untold strength in the face of adversity, her love of travel and her passion for shopping. She battled...
Richard 'Rick' Skalla
Aug 25, 2017
Richard Skalla Obituary Richard A. Skalla Jr. (Rick), Age 50, of Minnetonka Beach, MN died unexpectedly in his sleep on August 25, 2017. Rick is survived by his wife Cammy and sons Jeremy and Matthew; his parents Richard and Barbara Skalla of Omaha, NE; sister Patty (Gene) Gentrup of Liberty, MO; sister Traci (Don) Kennedy of Wichita, KS; and many...
Elverna Desantis
Aug 25, 2017
Elverna DeSantis Obituary Beloved mother and grandmother, age 96, passed away on Friday, August 25th, 2017 at Golden Living Excelsior, MN. Born in Winona, MN on April 26, 1921. She was a longtime resident of Wayzata, MN. Preceded in death by husband, Ernest and loving son, Gary. Survived by loving daughter, Mary and five beloved grandchildren, Rachel (Mike Sutton), Michael,...
Fred Winter
Aug 23, 2017
Fred Winter Obituary Of Plymouth, MN. Born to Frederick and Alvena Winter in Fairbury, NE on December 28th, 1929 - Fred passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 23rd. His loving wife, Kathy, of 41 years, was by his side. "She takes such good care of me," was his constant refrain. An avid sports fan growing up in Nebraska...
Adam Hutchings
Aug 22, 2017
Adam Hutchings Obituary Age 32, passed away early morning on August 21st, 2017 after fighting a centralized brain tumor for nearly 5 months. Adam was extremely generous, considerate, and cheerful. He never had a problem dropping what he was doing to help a friend. He had the gift of gab; his quick-wit and quirky sense of humor could bring a...
Pamela "Pam" Bacon
Aug 21, 2017
Pamela Bacon Obituary Bacon, Pamela Gibbs a great-great granddaughter of John Deere passed away at age 79 on Monday, August 21, 2017. Born in Minneapolis, MN, she lived in Wayzata, MN for her entire life. Pamela was a loving wife, dedicated mother, endearing grandmother, faithful daughter, caring sister and an embracing mother-in-law. She will be fondly remembered for her dedication...
Marge Schneeberg
Aug 19, 2017
Marge Schneeberg Obituary Marge Schneeberg died at home on August 19, 2017. She was born in St Paul, MN on January 10, 1923. Marge is preceded in death by her parents, in-laws, and four siblings. She is survived by her husband of 75 years, Floyd; children Judy (Bill) Handke, Susie (Ben) Braseth, and Ken (Maggie) Schneeberg; grandchildren Mike (Kris) Handke,...
Della Shelstad
Aug 18, 2017
Della Shelstad Obituary Age 90, a resident of Plymouth, MN, for 58 years. Della passed away on August 18th after a short illness. Preceded in death by husband, Walter C Shelstad; her parents and several siblings. Della was a homemaker and was employed in many industries during her working career. Della enjoyed to knit and crochet, loved baking with her...
Stephen Wallack
Aug 15, 2017
Stephen Wallack Obituary Wallack, Stephen Leslie Age 80, of Wayzata, Minnesota, passed away on August 15, 2017, after waiting for the moment when all six of his children could gather with his wife to say goodbye together. Preceded in death by his parents, David and Jean Freedman Wallack, and by his younger sister, Ceena Merle Wallack. Steve was born on...
Howard Fistere
Aug 14, 2017
Howard Fistere Obituary Age 84, of Wayzata. Howard was born June 30, 1933 in New Rochelle, NY to Howard C. Fistere Sr. and Bertha Mae Gilbert Fistere, and he peacefully passed away in his sleep at home on Monday, August 14, 2017. He graduated from high school in Wallingford, CT and then from New Haven State Teachers College, where he...
Josephine "Nicky" 'Nicky' Carpenter
Aug 14, 2017
Josephine Carpenter Obituary Carpenter, Josephine Benz "Nicky," born on June 29, 1935, to George W. and Louise Bremer Benz, in St. Paul, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2017, in Plymouth, Minnesota. Nicky graduated from The St. Paul Academy and Summit School in 1953, Vassar College in 1957 and attended the University of Munich and Goethe Institute in Germany....
Maxine Ulstad
Aug 10, 2017
Maxine Ulstad Obituary Ulstad, Maxine L. age 94 of Wayzata died August 10, 2017. Preceded in death by husband, Roger. Survived by daughters, Beverly Borgstrom and husband Steve, Becky Brahs and husband John; grandchildren, Kristin Dwyer and husband Brady, Erica Borgstrom, and Nick Brahs; great-granddaughters, Isabelle Borgstrom and Molly Dwyer. Funeral service 10:30 AM Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Calvary...
Paul Johnson
Aug 4, 2017
Paul Johnson Obituary Paul William Johnson, Paul William age 83 of Orono formerly Golden Valley passed away on August 4th, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born on May 30, 1934 in Stockholm, WI. Paul worked for the C&NW Railroad for 42 years, before retiring in 1984. He loved spending time at the cabin, watching the Twins...
Elinor "Ellie" Shadley
Aug 3, 2017
Elinor Shadley Obituary Shadley, Elinor K. (Ellie) Age 81 of Wayzata, passed away on August 3, 2017, preceded in death by her parents, William and Ruth Kurtock of Lincoln, IL. Ellie was a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines and was one of ten ultimate survivors of the crash of TWA flight 128 upon approach to the Cincinnati, OH airport...
Kathleen Rose
Jul 26, 2017
Kathleen Rose Obituary Age 94, of Wayzata, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2017. Born May 29, 1923 to Irving and Lorraine English. Preceded in death by husband of 59 years, Vernon Rose, Jr., USN (Ret) and siblings, Edie, Charlie and Sonny. Survived by children, Vernon Rose, III (Paula), Dee Gruning (Jim) and John Rose (Cindy), four grandchildren and nine...
Laura Morlan
Jul 19, 2017
Laura Morlan Obituary Morlan, Laura Faye Our dearly loved Laura age 31 of Mound died unexpectedly July 19, 2017. Preceded in death by her father, Steve Tierschel; grandparents, Claude and Faye Clements and Herbert and Dorothy Tierschel. Survived by husband, Merrick; mother, Cindy Henry (George); brother, David Tierschel (Breann); niece, Morgan Tierschel as well as other loving relatives and friends....
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