Alexander "Alex" Grenell
Apr 30, 2016
Alexander Grenell Obituary Grenell, Alexander H. "Alex" age 26 of Maple Plain died April 30, 2016. Graduate of Orono High School in 2008 and the U of M Duluth in 2014 with a degree in Civil Engineering. Preceded in death by grandparents and uncle "Red". Survived by parents, Dennis and Yoshi; sisters, Christina Ramirez (Raul), Monica Brixius (Alex), Sarah Grenell;...
Catherine Pickenpack
Apr 28, 2016
Catherine Pickenpack Obituary Age 90 of Plymouth. Passed away April 28, 2016 in the arms of her daughters. Preceded in death by her Bob, her loving husband of 65 years; son, Mark Pickenpack; brother, Charlie; and sister, Gertha. Loving mother to daughters, Barbara (Lee) Lyons, and Joan Pickenpack; nana to Christy & Sarah, Michael & Christopher, Meghan, Lindsay, Brittany &...
Donald Erickson
Apr 22, 2016
Donald Erickson Obituary Erickson, Donald Selmer Was born in Marshall, MN to Selmer and Amanda (Stensrud) Erickson, the second of 11 children. Don graduated from Cottonwood High School in Minnesota. After graduation Don moved to Tacoma, Washington and became a goldsmith-jeweler. Don married Nancy L. Howard in 1967, there were no children. Nancy passed away in 2004 from cancer. In...
William Fennessey
Apr 13, 2016
William Fennessey Obituary Age 87, of Plymouth, MN, passed away April 13, 2016. Preceded in death by his beloved wife Kate, parents, two brothers, and infant grandson, David. Bill was a graduate of Boston College who honorably served in the United States Army during the Korean War era. He retired from McQuay International after 44 years of service. He was...
Edna Lund
Apr 9, 2016
Edna Lund Obituary Lund, Edna Helene Age 80, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 9. Edna was beloved within her communities as a natural organizer, coordinating countless school, community and scouting functions; she became an expert house-mover after 18 address changes with Glenn. She was a life-long bookkeeper, starting at age 5; she was the offering organizer at...
William "Bill" Gavaras
Apr 9, 2016
William Gavaras Obituary Biography Bill, age 98, beloved husband and father, passed away on April 9. Bill was Business Manager for Willmar Public Schools and Wayzata Public Schools. He served as President for the MN Assoc. of School Business Officials. After retirement in 1980, Bill volunteered for a number of organizations and committees including Story Theater, Plymouth Seniors, Robbinsdale Seniors...
Richard 'Dick' Hume
Apr 3, 2016
Richard Hume Obituary Hume, Richard B., age 75 of Plymouth passed away April 3, 2016. Dick attended Southwest High and Macalester College and spent over 40 years in the investment business. During the last 10 years, he enjoyed retirement as an avid golfer and fisherman. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. Survived by his wife of 29...
Sandy Willis
Apr 1, 2016
Sandy Willis Obituary Willis, Sandy M. age 74 of Plymouth, died April 1, 2016. Preceded in death by her parents, Warren and Florence Lininger; sister, Patricia and brother, Tom. Survived by her husband of 55 years, Dick Willis; children, Jay (Katie), Jon, and Carey Crowell (Scott); grandchildren, Andy, Jack and Julia Willis, Leland and Presley Crowell; sister, Sharyn Carlson (Curt);...
John Battaiola
Mar 30, 2016
John Battaiola Obituary Age, 80 of Plymouth, passed away from pancreatic cancer on March 30, 2016. Born on February 29, 1936 in Minneapolis. He had a diverse career as a priest, an HR Director for Control Data, and his favorite, a bus driver for Wayzata Schools, which included driving his beloved Girls Soccer Team. He is preceded in death by...
Sandra Aldridge
Mar 28, 2016
Sandra Aldridge Obituary Age 64, of Plymouth, MN, passed away March 28th, 2016. Preceded in death by parents, Lorraine and Donald Lesch. Survived by husband, Scott; daughter, Lauren Andreasen (Dane); granddaughter, Olivia Andreasen; sister, Nancy Hudson, and many other relatives and friends. Sandy spent over two decades working for UFCW Local 653, retiring in 2012. She has since spent her...
Shirley Lavanger
Mar 28, 2016
Shirley Lavanger Obituary Biography Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Passed away on March 28th. Born March 4, 1927 in Fertile, MN. She is survived by her husband of 64 years Allen, three sons, Eric (Jaimie), Peter (Leilani) and Tim (Peggy), eight grandchildren, Hadley (Lucas) Wilcox, David, Anna, Julia, Matthew, Ryan, Eric and Kiley, one great-grandson, Sullivan Wilcox along...
Reid Slonim
Mar 28, 2016
Reid Slonim Obituary Slonim, Reid age 34 of Plymouth, died March 28, 2016. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Richard and Marian Dunlap and Edward Slonim. Survived by his father, Alan Slonim; mother, Kim Dunlap; brothers, Curt (Kelli) Slonim and Adam Slonim; niece and nephews, Sawyer, Cooper and Endsley; grandmother, Dorothy Slonim as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and...
Jim Anderson
Mar 20, 2016
Jim Anderson Obituary James N. Anderson, age 66, of Plymouth passed away on March 20, 2016 surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maury and Lois Anderson; brother, Bob Anderson. Survived by his wife of 43 years, Jacky; daughter, Lindsey (Beau) Manhart; son, Joshua (Phan) Anderson; grandchildren Emily, Dallas, Van, and Eva; sister, Cheryl (Gary) Jacobson;...
Joann Hitch
Mar 17, 2016
Joann Hitch Obituary Joanne (JoJo) Hitch (ne Howard) died unexpectedly in her home in Deephaven, MN on March 17, 2016 at the age of 57. JoJo will be missed for her generous spirit, her propensity to laugh, her competitive drive, her fierce love of family, her impeccable style, and her amazing cooking skills. She was a loving and committed wife,...
Britton Ernst
Mar 12, 2016
Britton Ernst Obituary Ernst, Britton James Age 33, of Minneapolis. Born Austin MN, March 3, 1983. Departed earth March 12, 2016. Graduate of Chaska High School 2001 / B.S. Scientific and Technical Writing, U of Minnesota 2009 / Master of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, U of Florida-Gainesville, 2013. Brit loved his work as Adjunct Instructor at the University of Florida, and was...
Lee Towers
Mar 6, 2016
Lee Towers Obituary Towers, Lee Warren age 95 of Wayzata, died March 6, 2016. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Charlotte Towers. Survived by children, Jean Porter (James), Lynn Sturgis (Richard), John Towers (Lynn), William "Bill" Towers (Christine) and Maribeth Towers; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren as well as his neighbor and very special friend, Stacie Carlson and other loving...
Shirley Thompson
Mar 5, 2016
Shirley Thompson Obituary Thompson, Shirley Age 71, of Wayzata, passed away March 5, 2016 of cancer. Survived by her mother, Lois; sister, Sue. Graduated from Westmont College, travelled through Europe, lived in New England, worked as a copywriter and secretary. She dabbled in poetry, preferring free verse. Funeral service Thursday, March 10, 1 PM at Wayzata Community Church (Chapel), 125...
James "Jim" Colville
Mar 1, 2016
James Colville Obituary COLVILLE, JAMES C. (JIM) September 1942 March 2016 James C. Colville, of Wayzata, MN, former CEO of Greater Twin Cities United Way, passed away on March 1st at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Sarah; three children, Teryll (Dennis) Desroches, Scott (Shari) Colville, Brandt (Kathy) Colville; his sister, Carolyn Goodman;...
Patrick Collins
Feb 24, 2016
Patrick Collins Obituary Collins, Patrick Joseph Age 83 of Wayzata, passed away surrounded by family on Feb 24. Born Nov 27, 1932. Preceded in death by parents Leo and Madelyn and sister Mary Lee Fritzner (Carl). Survived by former wife Sharon and 8 children; Leo, Theresa (Bob Hughes), Tim, Kevin, Bridget Norton (Mike), Mary (Joel Suhl), Meghan Phimister (Gene) and...
Nicholas 'Nik' Peterson
Feb 23, 2016
Nicholas Peterson Obituary Peterson, Nicholas B. "Nik" passed away unexpectedly at home on February 23. Nik grew up in Orono, MN where his wanderlust and sense of adventure began. He attended school at Blake, Orono, and graduated from Skyview High School in Billings, MT. Soon after, he began a life of adventure, primarily as a paraglider pilot, skydiver, instructor, and...
