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James Hembre

James Hembre

Apr 22, 2014

James Hembre Obituary James (Jim) Ingvald Hembre, age 76, Plymouth, died of a heart attack on 4/22/14. He was preceded in death by his parents, Margit and Ingvald Hembre and his brother Jack. Jim was a beloved teacher of chemistry for 37 years at Wayzata High School, dedicated to his students and respected by his colleagues. He graduated from St....

Lloyd Waldrep

Lloyd Waldrep

Apr 22, 2014

Lloyd Waldrep Obituary Waldrep, Lloyd A. age 86, of Minnetonka, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2014, and is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and three brothers. Lloyd was strong in his Christian faith and loved the Lord. A native Texan, he was a WWII Navy veteran (Seaman, Commissaryman Striker) and later worked for the Federal Aviation...

Rita Gruber

Rita Gruber

Apr 21, 2014

Rita Gruber Obituary Gruber, Rita K. age 94 of Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Church of St. Bartholomew, 630 E. Wayzata Blvd., Wayzata. Visitation one hour prior to Mass at church. Full notice Sunday.

George Earling

George Earling

Apr 19, 2014

George Earling Obituary George Peebles Earling, 51 of Bryn Mawr, left us on April 19th, 2014. George was legendary for his many passions including music, fishing festivals, sports and always accompanied by his cherished friends and their colorful nicknames. He truly loved life and lived it to the fullest. Gifted with an infectious humor and gentle spirit, George touched all...

Roger Jacobs Jr

Roger Jacobs Jr

Apr 16, 2014

Roger Jacobs Jr Obituary ROGER WILLIAM JACOBS JUNIOR passed away on Wednesday April 16th 2014. Roger was born in Duluth Minnesota on Oct. 26th 1962 to Roger and Kathleen Jacobs. Roger Junior is survived by his wife, Jacalyn Jacobs and sons, Mitchell, Reed, and Brent Jacobs; brother, Ron (Rachel) Jacobs, and parents, Roger Senior and Kathleen Jacobs. The family takes...

Allen Christy

Allen Christy

Apr 15, 2014

Allen Christy Obituary Christy, Allen Edward of Minnetonka, born 1-30-1924, passed away on 4-15-2014. Owned a business in St. Louis Park for many years. Preceded in death by wife of 65 years, Gayle, and brother Ray. Survived by sister, Janet Liem; son, Allen Jr. (Junelle); daughters, Terri and Deb (Troy) Witta; grandchildren, Andrew, Alex, Adam and Jack. Memorial service 11...

Harriet Tofte

Harriet Tofte

Apr 15, 2014

Harriet Tofte Obituary Tofte, Harriet age 87 of Golden Valley, passed away April 15, 2014. Preceded in death by her parents. Survived by husband, Willis; daughters, Dottie (Paul) Peterson, Cheryl (Dean) Schumacher; son, Mark Tofte; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Rue. She was a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend who centered her life around John...

Ruth Emery

Ruth Emery

Apr 5, 2014

Ruth Emery Obituary Emery, Ruth "Ann" Age 81, of Lutsen, Minnesota and Tucson, Arizona, passed away April 5th. Survived by Don, loving husband of 61 years; daughter, Sandy Nebel (Mark); son, Scott Emery (Colleen); grandson, Eric Nebel; granddaughters, Claire and Anna Emery; sister, Sina Lu Kaiser; brother, Jim Cox; and nieces and nephews. Ann grew up in southeast Missouri, attended...

Richard Decamp

Richard Decamp

Apr 3, 2014

Richard DeCamp Obituary DeCamp, Richard H. Dick Gone Fishing age 78 of Wayzata died April 3, 2014. Preceded in death by wife Sandra Sorlie DeCamp. Survived by wife Mary R. DeCamp; children, Rick DeCamp (Nancy), Sarah Colpitts (Don), Cheri Haralson (Gary), Kirk DeCamp (Wendy), Mary Larkin (Tom); grandchildren, Melissa and Drew DeCamp, Kylene and Tanner Colpitts, Mike DeCamp (Corinne), Jamie,...

Karen Grecula

Karen Grecula

Mar 27, 2014

Karen Grecula Obituary Grecula, Karen Marie (Phillips) Age 64, of Plymouth, passed away March 27, 2014 at home. Karen was born August 5, 1949 in Cold Spring, MN to Joyce Bohnen Phillips and Armand R. Phillips. She graduated from St Boniface Catholic High School in 1967 and went on to become a Registered Nurse through St. Cloud School of Nursing...

William Gordon

William Gordon

Mar 25, 2014

William Gordon Obituary Age 68, Plymouth, MN. Passed away March 25 after a short battle with lung cancer. Preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Elizabeth Gordon and son, Scott. Survived by his loving wife, Susan, daughters, Nancy (Michael) Baetz and Lindsay (Scott) Quist; grandchildren, Savannah, Grace, Casey, Stella and Mason. Bill was passionate about his family, friends, wine,...

Thomas Markle

Thomas Markle

Mar 22, 2014

Thomas Markle Obituary Thomas V. Markle of Wayzata, MN was born in Hazelton, PA on May 12, 1920. He died on March 22, 2014 at the age of 93. Preceding him in death were his beloved wife Barbara of Danville, PA, his father and mother, Alvan and Gladys Markle, and his brother George B. Markle, IV. Surviving are his brother,...

Rev. Donna Quenroe

Rev. Donna Quenroe

Mar 22, 2014

Rev. Donna Quenroe Obituary Quenroe, Rev. Donna J. age 80 of Plymouth died March 22, 2014. Preceded in death by husband Robert; son Jeffrey and brother Bob. Survived by daughters, Susan Parkin and Shari Quenroe-Savage and husband Larry; son, William and wife Karen; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; sisters, Pam and Debbie as well as other loving relatives and friends....

Dr. Susan Goetz

Dr. Susan Goetz

Mar 18, 2014

Dr. Susan Goetz Obituary Dr. Susan Goetz, age 68, Full Professor of Education, recently approved for Emeritus status at St. Catherines University, resident of Deephaven, MN passed away March 18, 2014. She is preceded in death by her two parents and one sister. A gifted author and teacher, Susan had a special interest in engaging girls and young women in...

Mary Rasula

Mary Rasula

Mar 16, 2014

Mary Rasula Obituary Biography Rasula, Mary E. (Hansen) age 81 of Minnetonka died March16, 2014 after a courageous 3 year battle with a brain tumor. Preceded in death by parents, Erling and Anna Ruth Hansen; brother, Gordon Hansen. Survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Walter Rasula; daughters, Lynne Wingo, Liisa Rasula, Lauren Klement (Richard); son, Jay Rasula (Linda);...

Mark Pickenpack

Mark Pickenpack

Mar 15, 2014

Mark Pickenpack Obituary Pickenpack, Mark Robert Passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2014 at the age of 63. Preceded in death by father, Robert. Will be sadly missed by sons, Michael and Christopher and their mother Andrea; mother, Catherine; sisters, Barb (Lee) and Joan; granddaughter, Madison Joy; nieces and nephew, Christy (Bill) and Sarah; Meghan, Lindsay, Brittany, Sam (Alexandria) and...

Lucy Cox

Lucy Cox

Mar 13, 2014

Lucy Cox Obituary Lucy G. Cox, age 78, of Long Lake, MN, Passed away March 13, 2014. Preceded In death by her loving husband Loren. Parents, Pete & Leona Schuler and Brother Clem Schuler. Survived by daughter Linda (Joel) Schultz grandchildren Jacob and Ryan. Sons Larry (Sarah) grandchildren Emily, Molly, Laura and Haley. Lee (Laura) grandchildren Ryan, Taylor and Braeden....

Larry Olson

Larry Olson

Mar 10, 2014

Larry Olson Obituary Larry K Olson, age 75 of Loretto died tragically on March 10th 2014. Larry loved his family with all of his being, and he was so loved in return. He was devoted to his wife Diana for over 47 years. He adored his grandchildren Demi, Kayla, and Conner. He cherished every moment he spent with them. Survived...

Joseph Coffey

Joseph Coffey

Mar 5, 2014

Joseph Coffey Obituary Coffey, Joseph Age 78, of Plymouth, passed away March 5, 2014. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Anna and siblings, Philip, Anne, and Robert. Devoted & loving husband of Gail B. Coffey (Weston). Extraordinary father of Joseph VIII Coffey (Vicki), Carol Patterson, Robert Coffey (Lisa) and Paul Coffey (Katie). Grandfather of Heather, Kayleigh, Joseph IX, Dillon,...

Betty Heinzen

Betty Heinzen

Mar 2, 2014

Betty Heinzen Obituary Heinzen, Betty J. (Torgerson) Age 78 of Minnetonka, passed away March 2, 2014 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Survived by husband, Ken; son, David Torgerson; daughter, Lynne Torgerson; step-daughter, Rose (Tom) Wahl; step-sons, Kenneth (Sue) Heinzen, James (Amy) Heinzen; grandchildren, Jessica (Nate) Drexler, Tessa (Tim) Isaacson, Ashley (Nick) Hildebrand, Theodore Wahl, Shelby Wahl, James Heinzen and Robert Heinzen;...

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