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Lenora Danielson
Dec 11, 2014
Lenora Danielson Obituary Lenora Margret Warfield Danielson Age 84, of Mpls., passed away December 11, 2014. Preceded in death by parents, Oscar and Nora (Pederson) Moen; husband, Clifford; son Lee and brother, Orvald Moen. Lenora was baptized by Rev. M. Casper Johnshoy at Fron Lutheran Church on November 30, 1930 and confirmed at East Zion Lutheran Church October 8, 1944...
Todd Karlen
Dec 10, 2014
Todd Karlen Obituary Karlen, Todd P. Age 38, of Mpls., passed away December 10, 2014, in Irvine, California, of natural causes. Survived by parents, Greg and Myra Karlen of Minnetonka MN; sister, Tami (Matt) Malloy; brother, Tom (Emily); his nieces and nephews, Theresa, Mike, Amanda, Ryan, Anne and Paul Malloy; Aliza, Alexis and Ty Karlen; and grandmother, Theresa Karlen of...
Annie Laurie Rahr
Dec 8, 2014
Annie Rahr Obituary Annie Laurie Malarkey Rahr, 84, died on December 8th, 2014, after a brief illness. She was at home in Long Lake, Minnesota surrounded by her children. Laurie was born in Butte Montana on December 13, 1929. Her parents were Thomas Burgess and Susan Tucker Malarkey, and she was the second of four children. Laurie was raised in...
Roger Clugh
Dec 7, 2014
Roger Clugh Obituary Age 67, most recently of Minnetonka, MN, passed away December 7, 2014 with daughters by his side. Preceded in death by father, James; brother, Randy; nephew, Michael Bruun; uncle, Ronald Repka. Survived by mother, Delores; daughters, Laura (David) Pierce; Amy (Robert) Dircks, Beth (Ron) Bell; grandchildren, Mary (Mathew) Skaggs; Luke, Michael and Nicholas Pierce; Leo and Julia...
Joan "Jo-Jo" Haraldson
Dec 7, 2014
Joan Haraldson Obituary Haraldson, Joan Z. (Gustafson) "Jo-Jo" age 50 of Plymouth died December 7, 2014. Preceded in death by parents, Jim and Jean (Herriott) Gustafson and brother, Johnny. Survived by husband, Darrel; daughters, Alexis Fair (Ricky) and Jaymie-Jo Haraldson; grandsons, Ricky and Liam Fair; sister, Jane Heins (Paul); nieces and nephews, Lindzee, Garrett, Elizabeth and Andy as well as...
John Burton
Dec 5, 2014
John Burton Obituary Burton, John Cotton 1923-2014 John Cotton Burton of Deephaven, Minnesota died on Friday, December 5, 2014. He lived on Carsons Bay, Lake Minnetonka, where he spent most of his 91 years on land first settled by his grandfather, Hazen Burton, in the 1880's. A lifelong athlete, John sailed, fished, skated and played hockey on the lake and...
Mary Mullin-Cunningham
Dec 2, 2014
Mary Mullin-Cunningham Obituary Mullin-Cunningham, Mary Frances Age 78, of Orono, passed away on December 2, 2014 after an eight-year battle with a degenerative brain illness. She was preceded in death by parents, sister and husband. Beloved mother, grandmother, and friend she was always young-at-heart. She loved to read, play piano and tennis, and travel. She especially loved spending time with...
Ethel Lind
Nov 25, 2014
Ethel Lind Obituary Lind, Ethel V. Age 88, of Bloomington, passed away 11/25/14. Preceded in death by the love of her life and husband, Bill; infant daughter, Barbara; infant granddaughter, Sarah; parents, 5 sisters and 1 brother. Survived by 3 loving sons, Dennis (Merilyn), Randy (Mary) and Bruce (Barb); 4 grandchildren, Jodi, Greg, Kenny and Anna; 2 great-grandchildren, Elliana and...
Joyce Ruce
Nov 23, 2014
Joyce Ruce Obituary Biography Ruce, Joyce D. Long time resident of Deephaven, passed away 11/23/2014. Joyce was born on Sept. 23, 1924 in Duluth to Myrtle Olson Smith and John Evensen Smith. She attended Denfeld High School in Duluth and graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a degree in Medical Records. She married John A. Ruce on March...
Kingsley Murphy Jr
Nov 19, 2014
Kingsley Murphy Jr Obituary Kingsley H. Murphy Jr., only child of Georgia Fullerton Murphy and Kingsley Hopkins Murphy, Sr. passed away at home surrounded by his family on November 19, 2014. Kingsley was born March 13, 1930; graduated from Blake school and Harvard University and received his Masters Degree in History from Columbia University. He was a minority shareholder and...
Marilyn Almquist
Nov 18, 2014
Marilyn Almquist Obituary Biography At the age of 78 she died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 18, 2014. She was a lifelong faithful servant of Jesus and imparted her faith onto her family. She was born on a small farm near Clearwater, MN., and later resided in Plymouth for nearly 50 years. She is survived by husband, Jim, children, Mary...
Joanne Johnson
Nov 15, 2014
Joanne Johnson Obituary Johnson, Joanne (Rider) A long-time resident of Naples, Florida and Wayzata, Minnesota, died peacefully on Saturday the 15th of November, 2014. Joanne was born October 2, 1930 in Baldwin, Wisconsin. She enjoyed her early adulthood as a Church Loan Officer with the Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Company in Minneapolis. One of her favorite stories from that part of...
Lester Goetzke
Nov 14, 2014
Lester Goetzke Obituary Goetzke, Lester Earl age 81 of Maple Grove, died November 14, 2014. Preceded in death by son, Wade Goetzke, father, Wesley Goetzke, mother, Marvel Goetzke, step-mother, Marjorie Goetzke and sister, Judith Goetzke. Survived by son, Kirt Goetzke and wife Sue; daughter, Vicki Armstrong and husband David; granddaughters, NEM3 Jacqueline Armstrong and Jennifer Rose (Joshua); brother, Duane Goetzke;...
Edith Thorpe
Nov 13, 2014
Edith Thorpe Obituary Biography Edith Davenport Thorpe died Thursday in Minneapolis after a yearlong battle with breast cancer. Edie was born in Binghamton, N.Y. on April 20, 1947, the daughter of Elizabeth Langford Davenport and Winthrop Davenport. She attended schools in Binghamton and graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. After a few years of working in Washington D.C. and...
Ramona Pearson
Nov 8, 2014
Ramona Pearson Obituary 86 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 8, 2014, at Presbyterian Homes in Wayzata. A resident of St. Louis Park for 59 years, she was born in Mayville, ND, in 1928, and graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) in 1948. She taught high school English in Breckenridge and St. Louis Park from 1948-1955. She...
Helen Patricia Williams
Nov 2, 2014
Helen Williams Obituary Helen Patricia Conary Williams photo Born July 23, 1926, the youngest of six daughters of Ernest and Marie Hagus Conary, passed away in her home (or Presbyterian Homes apartment) on November 2, 2014, surrounded by her loving children. Patricia was a Little Red Hen at West High School in Minneapolis, and graduated from Northrop Collegiate School. During...
Linda Wilgren
Oct 31, 2014
Linda Wilgren Obituary Wilgren, Linda Faye (Little), Age 69, of Wayzata, Minnesota (formerly of Superior) passed away Oct. 31, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. Linda worked for Minneapolis Public Housing Authority for a number of years, was a talented artist, and doting mother and grandmother. She is survived by her daughters Terisa Wetzel, Marla Rangeloff, Lutie Ronglien, seven...
Marit Tiller
Oct 30, 2014
Marit Tiller Obituary Tiller, Marit Espenes Marit passed away peacefully on October 30, 2014 at age 87 in Tucson, AZ. Marit came to the US from Norway and on the ship she met Ragnar who was also from Norway. In less than a year, they were married. She was a nurse/midwife and Ragnar a Mechanical Engineer. She was hired as...
Eugene "Euch" Hey
Oct 28, 2014
Eugene Hey Obituary Hey, Eugene "Euch", 86 years, of Medicine Lake left us peacefully on October 28. Survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Fran, his beautiful daughters Jackie Wold (Jeff), Carrie Van Slooten, Stevie Granger (John), and his grandchildren Jeffrey, Jessica, Hudson and Dirk, who he adored. Many thanks to North Memorial Hospice for their wonderful care. Memorial...
David Larson
Oct 25, 2014
David Larson Obituary Larson, David M. retired Cargill executive and University of Minnesota regent, died Saturday (Oct. 25) at age 70. He lived in Wayzata, Minnesota. David is survived by his wife Janis, children David Lance (Leawood, KS) and Reid (Plymouth, MN), a granddaughter, sister Sandra Swartzmiller (Kalamazoo, MI), brother Paul W. Larson (Chicago, IL), nieces Nicole and Melissa, and...
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