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Richard Straub
Sep 16, 2012
Richard Straub Obituary Straub, Richard Dick age 67 of Mound died September 16, 2012. Preceded in death by his parents, John and Evelyn Straub and his brother, Derald Straub. Survived by his wife, Charlotte Straub; son, Michael Straub; daughter, Sheri Merges (Adam); grandchildren, Allen and Ashley Merges; great-granddaughter, Aubrey Merges; sister, Donna Klein (Jim); brothers, Don Straub (Karen), Bill Straub,...
Mabel Lance
Sep 13, 2012
Mabel Lance Obituary Lance, Mabel E. Age 95 of Philadelphia, PA. Passed away on September 13, 2012. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph Lance. Survived by daughter, Donnella Perry; son, Harold (Mae) Lance; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Mass of Christian Burial Saturday September 22, 11 AM at The Church of the Holy...
Loretta Wetzel
Sep 11, 2012
Loretta Wetzel Obituary Wetzel, Loretta M. (Lolly) 88 years 11 months passed peacefully in her sleep September 11, 2012. Preceded in death by her husband Conrad; son, Bruce; four brothers and three sisters. Survived by son, Gary (Eileen); grandson, Scott (Terri); great-granddaughter, Lila; sisters, Annette Johnson and Sylvia Chase as well as many nieces and nephews and her beloved dog...
Phyllis Lambert
Sep 8, 2012
Phyllis Lambert Obituary Lambert, Phyllis E. Mickey age 87 of Wayzata passed away peacefully into the hands of God Saturday afternoon following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband William; parents, Guy and Dorothy Enos and her brother, David. Mickey was raised in rural Hopkins and was an avid horsewoman. She participated and won many horse...
Della Lauridsen
Sep 7, 2012
Della Lauridsen Obituary Lauridsen, Della (Hughes) age 94, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at her residence, Summerwood of Plymouth. Della was born April 30, 1918 and she was proud of her Welsh heritage. Della grew up on a farm near Dedham, Iowa. After her marriage to William Lauridsen they moved to Carroll, Iowa where she with her husband lovingly raised...
Mary Hinton
Sep 7, 2012
Mary Hinton Obituary Hinton, Mary H. age 92 of Medina died September 7, 2012. Survived by her three sisters and many nieces and nephews. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Church of St. Anne, 200 Hamel Road, Hamel.
Ruby Obinger
Sep 7, 2012
Ruby Obinger Obituary Obinger, Ruby S. age 89 of Plymouth died September 7, 2012. Preceded in death by her husband Edward; parents Clarence and Anna (Hokkala) Lekander; siblings, Vern Lekander and Lois Sikkila. Survived by her children, Barbara Towler (Richard), Thomas Obinger (Cheryl), Michael Obinger; grandchildren, Amy Thomas (Matt), Rick Towler (Michelle Schewe), Adam Obinger (Soni); great-grandchildren, Ben, Grace, Sam...
Clinton Morrison
Sep 6, 2012
Clinton Morrison Obituary Morrison, Clinton 97, a retired vice chairman of the First National Bank of Minneapolis (now U.S. Bank), died at home on September 6. He was for many years a director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was the first chairman of the Chamber Board to come from the Minneapolis area. In connection with his Chamber of...
Ben Chinn
Sep 4, 2012
Ben Chinn Obituary Biography Age 100, of Plymouth, went home to be with his Savior on September 4, 2012. Preceded in death by parents, Chan and Tina Chin; siblings George, Harriet, Grace, Mary, and William; grandson, Adam; and great-grandson, Dylan. Ben is survived by loving wife, Nancy; children, Jeff, Ginny (Donald) Poole, William (Sally), and David (Darla); 9 grandchildren; 3...
Ann Rose Dietz
Sep 3, 2012
Ann Dietz Obituary Dietz, Ann Rose (Notermann) Ann Rose Dietz, 86, of Wayzata, passed away peacefully September 3, 2012 surrounded by family at Hennepin County Medical Center. Ann Rose is survived by her husband of 64 years, George and children, John (Jayne) Dietz of Elk River, Mary (Paul) Barthel of Otsego, Georgia Dietz of St. Paul, Joan (Jim) Tidball of...
Kathleen 'Kitty' Schumer
Aug 24, 2012
Kathleen Schumer Obituary Kathleen Kitty (Heinen) Schumer Schumer, Kathleen Kitty (Heinen), age 83, of Minnetonka passed away August 24, 2012. She was born in St. Joseph MN to Peter and Theresa (Hirschfield) Heinen. Kitty was loved and will be missed by husband Elmer; children LuAnn Berg, Russ (Judy), Bill (Rhonda), Kathy (Terry) Mueller, Bonnie (Todd) Reynoldson, Debbie Fuller; and eighteen...
David Oare
Aug 22, 2012
David Oare Obituary Oare, David L. D.O. age 52 of Wayzata, died August 22, 2012 surrounded by family after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Survived by his wife, Trisha (Berman) Oare; parents, Leslie and Susan Oare; sister, Wendy Burshem (Curt); brothers, Scott (Robbin), Andrew (Laurie), Peter (Tana); many nieces and nephews who he so enjoyed watching grow up and...
Arthur 'Art' Saunders
Aug 19, 2012
Arthur Saunders Obituary Saunders, Arthur William III died peacefully at home early Sunday morning, August 19th, 2012. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was 61 years young. Art was born April 5, 1951 to Lois Duxbury Saunders and Walter Barnwell Saunders, both of whom predeceased him. He is survived by the love of his life, Robbie (Roberta) Ewing...
Clara Swenson
Aug 19, 2012
Clara Swenson Obituary Swenson, Clara M. age 101 of Maple Plain, passed away August 19, 2012. Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur; parents, Robert and Annie Schumann; son-in-law, Terry; great-grandchildren, Kellen and Bridgett Coatney. Survived by son, Terry Swenson (Nancy); daughters, Jane Tambornino and Sally Albers (Garland); 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren as well as other loving relatives and friends....
Ann Stevenson
Aug 17, 2012
Ann Stevenson Obituary Stevenson, Ann Vincent, of Minnetonka. Born May 23, 1923, died August 17, 2012. Survived by twin sister Elizabeth Dunnavan; sister, Jean Haverstock (Jim); nieces, Leslie Aksomitas (Mark), Mary Dunnavan (Roger Gross) and Susan Dunnavan (Terry ONeill); nephews, Steve Haverstock (Nori) and Ray Haverstock (Faye) and special friend Mary Wagner. Adored by all her great nieces and nephews....
Dorothy 'Pat' Olson
Aug 17, 2012
Dorothy Olson Obituary Olson, Dorothy M. Pat, longtime resident of Wayzata. Dearly beloved by family and friends alike, Pat, passed away on Friday August 17, 2012. Recently preceded in death by her husband Ken; as well as sisters, Caryl and Sue and nephew Jon. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends; sons, John and wife Ann, Mark...
Lynette 'Lynn' Sauer
Aug 11, 2012
Lynette Sauer Obituary Sauer, Lynette Marie Momma Sauer died August 11, 2012. Survived by her husband, Jeff Sauer; children, Andrew, Jason and Cory; brother, Ronald Bud Warren and wife Jan; sisters, Judy Zeglin, Arlene Werner and husband Jim, Kathy Stoick and husband Roger; mother-in-law, Loralee Sauer; brother-in law, Chet Sauer and wife Patricia as well as many nieces, nephews and...
Phillip Semmer
Aug 10, 2012
Phillip Semmer Obituary Semmer, Phillip George 61, of Wayzata, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family August 10, 2012 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. Preceded in death by son Phillip Austin Semmer. Survived by his wife, Karine; daughter, Anne Abel (Brandon), and his first grandchild, arriving any day now. Funeral service will be private. A memorial celebration is...
Cecilia 'Cris' Motley
Aug 10, 2012
Cecilia Motley Obituary Biography of Plymouth. Died peacefully on August 10, 2012 at age 69. Preceded in death by parents, Anthony and Ann Christopher. Survived by daughter, Lisa (Paul) Boric; son, Steven (Stephanie); grandchildren, Kiana and Quentin, Jakob, Olivia and Hailey; brother, Jack Christopher. Beloved mother, grandmother and friend. Celebration of life at 4PM with visitation at 3 PM on...
Sharon Leahy
Aug 9, 2012
Sharon Leahy Obituary Age 69, of Wayzata, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 9th, after a short struggle with cancer. Preceded in death by mother Catherine Christopher, father Charles Christopher, and brother Don Christopher. She is survived by husband Thomas, daughters Angie (Pepe) Leahy Esteve and Stephie (Frank) Leahy Trujillo, son Jay (Krista), grandchildren Casandra, Toms, Elisa,...
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