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Esther Case
Mar 16, 2017
Esther Case Obituary Case, Esther Marie, age 100, longtime resident of Robbinsdale, passed away at Brookdale Minnetonka Senior Living. Preceded in death by husband, Earl; daughters, Colleen and Collette; son, Dean; and brother, Rob. Survived by children, Beverly Beyer, Marlene Colburn (Rich), Barbara Beyer, Joy Schneck (Tom) and Cindy Britain (Doug); 17 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Funeral service 1:00 PM...
Lucy Hesby
Mar 12, 2017
Lucy Hesby Obituary Age 26, of New York, New York, formerly of Plymouth. Passed away on March 12, 2017, due to complications from a rare autoimmune blood disorder. Lucy was surrounded by her dad, Jay; mom, Wendy; sister, Sally; and brother, Jamin, when her heart beat for the last time. In addition to her parents and siblings, Lucy is survived...
Theodore "Ted" Kemna
Mar 7, 2017
Theodore Kemna Obituary Kemna, Theodore D. "Ted" age 78 of Plymouth died March 7, 2017. Born July 18, 1938. Preceded in death by his wife, Carol; parents, Hugh and Viola; brothers, Duane, Ralph and Jim; sister, Mary Jane. Survived by children, Kevin (Deb), Brian, Robin Schelske (Greg), Allan (DeAnna) and Becki Tuttle (Donavan); 13 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; siblings, Bill Kemna...
Thomas "Tom" Maxwell
Mar 5, 2017
Thomas Maxwell Obituary Maxwell, Thomas C. age 74 of Mound passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home. Tom was born April 13, 1942 in Minneapolis. He was united in marriage with Sandra Piatt on December 7, 1963. In the early years, he worked with his family in their trucking company until they started Dial Casket in the early...
Helen Cesare
Mar 4, 2017
Helen Cesare Obituary Helen Naomi Cesare of Maple Plain, Minnesota passed away peacefully on March 4th, 2017. Helen was married 24 years to her loving husband, Thomas (Tom) Cesare. Helen Cesare was born on October 2, 1953 in Mesa, Arizona. Some of her best childhood memories were spending time with her siblings; Fredrick (Fred) Hearne (deceased), Eloise Heimbach, Theodore (Teddy)...
Joy Skelton
Mar 2, 2017
Joy Skelton Obituary Skelton, Joy Elaine (Lieske) age 73 of Hopkins died March 2, 2017. Born June 20, 1943 in Warsaw, IN. Preceded in death by husband, Rolland, parents, Henry and Marguerite Lieske and sister, Janice Lieske. Survived by siblings, Jeanne Kirkpatrick of Salt Lake City, UT, Jay (Sally) Lieske of Franklin, TN, Jacquelyn (Dick) Copeland of Encinitas, CA, Judy...
Ann Tackett
Feb 25, 2017
Ann Tackett Obituary Age 58, passed away on Saturday, February 25 at her home in Plymouth, MN. Ann was born on July 7, 1958 in Minneapolis to William & Wilda Thorsen. Ann lived her entire life in the Minneapolis area, graduating from Wayzata High School and then from Gustavus College with a degree in Nursing. Ann will be forever loved...
Paul Connolly
Feb 19, 2017
Paul Connolly Obituary Connolly, Paul Atwater Born on April 19, 1991, in Minneapolis Minnesota, on his grandfather Bruce Atwater's 60th birthday. Paul died on February 19, 2017 in a car accident in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Paul attended Blake School from pre-kindergarten until ninth grade. He graduated from the Thacher School in Ojai, California in 2009. During these years, Paul...
Janet Herrmann
Feb 18, 2017
Janet Herrmann Obituary age 60 of Plymouth, passed away Feb. 18, 2017. Preceded in death by parents, Bernard and Doris. Survived by sisters, Colleen, Rebecca & Michele Herrmann (Matt Henriksen), Julie (Jade) MacRae; niece and nephews, Judd (Emily), Sarah & Michael; and grand nephew, Andrew. Memorial service at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at David Lee Funeral Home,...
Anne Hull
Feb 12, 2017
Anne Hull Obituary Biography Anne Hull 1916-2017 Born Anne Dalrymple, of John and Bernice Dalrymple in 1916, she was raised in Minneapolis along with older brother John and younger sister, Cynthia. In 1939, a year after graduating from Smith College, she married Hadlai Hull of New London, Connecticut. Their original attempt to establish a home in Manhattan was interrupted by...
Louis Errede
Feb 10, 2017
Louis Errede Obituary Louis Anthony Errede, 93, of Wayzata, MN passed away peacefully February 10, 2017, at his home at Meridian Manor. The youngest of six children, he was preceded in death by his Italian immigrant parents Nicola and Maria (Marietta Martinelli) Errede, brothers Donato, Joseph, Anthony, Michael, sister Madeline (Neri) and wife Marion (Kanten). He is survived by his...
Ralph Cook
Feb 6, 2017
Ralph Cook Obituary Age 86, of Champlin; beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, was loved by his wife of 58 years, Yvonne; sons, Dave, Dan (Steph); daughters, Diana (Joe), Christy (Mark), Brenda; twin brother, Ray (Barbara) and brother-in-law, Dick (Donna); grandsons, Zack, and Nate; granddaughters, Colleen, Brandy, Veronica, Chloe, and Cammie; great-granddaughters, Mia and Emmy. Ralph retired from Ford Motor...
Betty Lindahl
Feb 1, 2017
Betty Lindahl Obituary Age 85 of Plymouth, passed away February 1, 2017. Preceded in death by parents, Bertil and Ruth Olson; brother, Bertil; sister, Joan; and Betty's husband, John (Jack). Betty was a 1949 graduate of West High. She married in 1950 and lived most of her years in the Wayzata/Plymouth area. Betty was active at Wayzata Community Church for...
Allen Lavanger
Feb 1, 2017
Allen Lavanger Obituary Born September 8, 1924 in Aneta, ND. Peacefully passed away on February 1, 2017 in Orono, MN at age 92. Survived by older sister Ardis Asp; three sons, Eric (Jaimie), Peter (Leilani Labelle), Tim (Margaret); eight grandchildren, Ryan (Amanda), David, Eric, Anna, Julia, Kiley, Matthew and Hadley (Lucas) Wilcox; one great-grandson, Sullivan Wilcox as well as several...
Lorna Beyer
Jan 31, 2017
Lorna Beyer Obituary Lorna Elaine Beyer was born on November 22, 1928 to Erick and Alice (Berry) Wagner in their Orono Township, Minnesota home and welcomed by her only sister, Ardith. On April 10, 1954, Lorna married Melvin Maynard Beyer at Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church in Minneapolis where Melvin was an Elder, and made their home on Parkers Lake...
Carol Sweeney
Jan 31, 2017
Carol Sweeney Obituary of Plymouth passed away January 31, 2017. Preceded in death by parents, siblings and grandson. Survived by loving husband Maurice; daughters, Valerie, Tamera (Todd), Melanne (Rex); grandchildren, Ethan and Josette; sister, Nancy (Jeff), and nephew Doug, and family, many relatives and friends. Funeral service at David Lee Funeral Home, 1220 E Wayzata Blvd, Wayzata, on Saturday, February...
William Johnson
Jan 29, 2017
William Johnson Obituary Age 89, born August 15, 1927 in Devils Lake, North Dakota where he spent his youth with his parents, three brothers and two sisters. He moved to Minneapolis in the early 40s where he most recently worked for St. Louis Park in the Assessing Department. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; son, Steve (Melissa); daughter, Susan...
Kenneth Bissener
Jan 27, 2017
Kenneth Bissener Obituary Age 91 of Minneapolis. Passed away January 27, 2017. Retired from Time Savers Sanders Inc. Preceded in death by son, Glen. Survived by wife, Carol; grandchildren, Courtney, Casey, Brittany, and Nicole; daughter-in-law, Krisann (John) Kroschel; sister, Alvera (Jim) Little. Mass of Christian Burial on Friday February 3, 2017 at 10 AM with visitation 1 hour prior at...
Kenneth "Ken" Thome
Jan 27, 2017
Kenneth Thome Obituary Husband, father, brother, uncle, friend. Ken passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, his 44th wedding anniversary. Ken grew up in Stacyville, Iowa and graduated from Marian/Visitation High School. He obtained degrees from Iowa State University and the University of St. Thomas, and was still active in the ISU Business School and Foundation. Ken spent a rewarding 39-year...
Lisa Fortin
Jan 22, 2017
Lisa Fortin Obituary Lisa Fortin of Plymouth. Born October 3, 1955 and passed away on January 22, 2017. Lisa fought an odds-defying battle with ovarian cancer and an even longer battle with multiple sclerosis. She will be remembered for her love of wildlife, nature, singing, laughing, and most importantly, family. Lisa cherished her granddaughters and tirelessly persevered to see them...
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