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Thomas O'Connell
Apr 10, 2012
Thomas O'Connell Obituary Thomas C. OConnell January 15, 1928 April 10, 2012 of Maple Plain, died April 10 in Boca Raton, following a cerebral incident, while at sea in the Lesser Netherlands Antilles. An ardent traveler, Mr. OConnell departed this world in the manner in which he lived with his face to the wind, his sights to the sky, and...
Norma Goodmundson
Apr 4, 2012
Norma Goodmundson Obituary Norma L Goodmundson, age 88 of Plymouth, MN passed away on April 4, 2012 at her home of sixty years with daughter Susan by her side. Norma is preceded in death by husband Carl and survived by children, Gary (Janis) of Chesapeake, VA, Susan MacMillan, Sonoma,CA, Daniel (Ann) of Wayzata and Dale (Sue) of Bettendorf, IA. Norma...
Effie Smith
Apr 4, 2012
Effie Smith Obituary Smith, Jeanne age 83 of Minnetonka. Preceded in death by daughter, Dianna Jean Smith. Survived by husband, F. James; daughter, Susan Lea Clark; grandson, William Joshua Clark. Jeanne was one of the top 100 poets in the International Library of Poetry. Funeral Tuesday April 10 at 11 AM at David Lee Funeral Home, 1220 E. Wayzata Blvd....
Rachel Dapkus
Mar 30, 2012
Rachel Dapkus Obituary Biography Dapkus, Rachel Anne Age 91, passed peacefully at her home in NE Mpls on March 30, 2012. Preceded in death by her beloved husband Conrad. Survived by daughter/best friend, Deborah; son David & his wife Amber; son Daniel & his friend Joy; granddaughter Sueli & her husband Steve; great-granddaughter Josiahna; daughter #2 Jane Gibson; daughter #3...
Richard Dunnavan
Mar 24, 2012
Richard Dunnavan Obituary Dunnavan, Richard P. age 88 of Deephaven born December 14, 1923. Survived by his wife of 63 years Elizabeth; daughters, Leslie Aksomitas (Mark), Mary Dunnavan (Roger Gross) and Susan Dunnavan (Terry ONeill); six grandchildren, Erin Young (Corey), Kate and Andrew Gross, Paul, Ann and Kelly ONeill. He is also survived by his brother Curt Dunnavan and sisters-in-law...
Maxine Slinden
Mar 23, 2012
Maxine Slinden Obituary Slinden, Maxine A. (Bjorklund) age 96 of Spring Park died March 23, 2012. Preceded in death by her husband, Orwell, two brothers and four sisters. Survived by 13 nieces and nephews as well as many other loving relatives and friends. Funeral service 11 AM Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Maple Plain Community Church, 1815 Budd Ave., Maple...
Riley Heupel
Mar 20, 2012
Riley Heupel Obituary Biography Celebration of Life 11 AM Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Christ Lutheran Church, 5084 Main Street East, Maple Plain, Minnesota. Facts Death: March 20, 2012
Donald Palmer, Jr
Mar 19, 2012
Donald Palmer, Jr Obituary Biography Palmer, Donald B. Jr., age 93 of Plymouth died March 19, 2012. Preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Donald B. Sr. and Myra Palmer; brothers, John and Richard; sister, Mary Anne Mitchell and first wife Carolyn. Survived by his wife, Lois; daughter, Nan Baures (Frank); sons, Mark Palmer (Kathleen) and Don Palmer III (Jill);...
David Weiss
Mar 5, 2012
David Weiss Obituary Biography Weiss, David M. age 62, of Orono, passed away March 5, 2012. He received his MBA from Northwestern Univ. and worked for 30 years in international pharmaceutical marketing. He then owned and operated hair salons in California. David's warmth, generosity, optimism, sense of humor and passion for life was apparent in everything he did. Survived by...
William 'Bill' Mcgowan
Feb 28, 2012
William McGowan Obituary William O. McGowan, "Bill" born August 4, 1945, passed away from complications after a life as a diabetic. Bill grew up in the Chicago area and went to Carl Sandburg High School. In 1967 he graduated from Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, with a major in economics. After college he worked in Madison, WI, Chicago, and Minneapolis. He...
Bryce Berry
Feb 27, 2012
Bryce Berry Obituary Berry, Bryce J., age 49 of Wayzata died unexpectedly February 27, 2012 of a Pulmonary Embolism. Survived by his children, daughter, Crystal Grimmett (Jason); children, Kylee Sue, Lyla Mae and Jason; sons, Nicholas Berry and Anthony Berry; parents, George and Betty Berry; brother, Jason Berry (Jo Lynn), children, Ben and Elise; sister, Beth Strand (Dan), children Ashley...
Steve Dye
Feb 22, 2012
Steve Dye Obituary Dye, Steven "Tippy" died peacefully February 22, 2012 with his love Patti by his side. Steven was born February 11, 1945 in Minneapolis. Preceded in death by mother Evelyn Dye and father Donald Dye. Survived by loving wife, Patricia nee Casserly Dye; brothers, Don (Mary) Dye, Chuck (Betty) Dye; sisters, Joannie (Bud) Pierce and Kathy (Bob) Clouse...
Duane Nielson
Feb 22, 2012
Duane Nielson Obituary Nielsen, Duane, of Loretto, born April 16, 1925 and died on February 22, 2012. Survived by wife, Mae; children, Susan, Steve (Sandy), Stan and Scott Nielsen; granddaughters, Michelle, TIna, Jennifer and Kaitlyn; 6 great grandchildren. Graduated from St Olaf College in 1948 and was a veteran of WWII in the Army.SERVICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to predicted...
Andrus Skid Thorpe
Feb 15, 2012
Andrus Thorpe Obituary Andrus Skidmore Skid Thorpe, age 82, of Wayzata, Minnesota passed away, embraced by his loving family on February 15, 2012 after a courageous twenty-five-year struggle with inclusion body myositis.A lifelong Minneapolitan, Skid was born on March 30, 1929, beloved son of Gladys and Andrus Thorpe. He graduated from the Blake School and Princeton University. His business career...
John Smith
Feb 9, 2012
John Smith Obituary Biography wklefj;alsdjfa asdlfkjas;ldfj;sla as dfaslkdfj;lasjdfl;kasjdl;fk Facts Born: January 1, 1930 Place of Birth: Madison Death: February 9, 2012 Hobbies: Sewing
Mark Tierney
Feb 5, 2012
Mark Tierney Obituary Tierney, Mark G., age 52 of Plymouth, passed away suddenly February 5, 2012. He is survived by son, Kyle ; daughter, Caitlin and their mother, Diana. Other survivors include his mother, Arleen Stevenson; brothers, Dan and Tim; sisters, Sandy, Sue, Pat and Jo as well as many more loving relatives and friends. Mark was a dedicated Grounds...
Margaret Annette Brooks
Feb 4, 2012
Margaret Brooks Obituary Margaret "Marney" Brooks (Margaret Annette Brown), was born November 18, 1922 in St. Paul MN, and passed peacefully on February 4, 2012, surrounded by the loving attention of her husband Conley and their children, spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marney is remembered most prominently for the simple and genuine kindness, thoughtfulness, and generosity she extended to everyone she...
Sandra Kay Wayne
Feb 1, 2012
Sandra Wayne Obituary Wayne, Sandra "Sandi" Kay, 71, of Henderson, NV, passed away Feb. 1, 2012 in Las Vegas from a viral flu. She was born Sept. 29, 1940 in Kiester, MN and was a 42 year resident of Minnetonka. She retired in 1993 from the banking world and spent her winters at Sun City Anthem in Henderson, NV and...
David Sill
Feb 1, 2012
David Sill Obituary Sill, David Mitchell age 48 of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Duluth, MN and Denver, CO passed away on February 1st, 2012 at home following an 11-month hard fought battle with cancer. David who was a loving husband, father, son, brother, "the favorite uncle," and a friend to everyone he met was born on Nov. 27, 1963 in...
Patricia Glaefke
Jan 30, 2012
Patricia Glaefke Obituary Glaefke, Patricia C. age 85 of Plymouth, died January 30, 2012. Preceded in death by her husband, Howard. Survived by sons, Bruce and Barney and daughter, Virginia. Graveside service 2 PM Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis.David Lee Funeral HomeWayzata 952-473-5577www.davidleefuneralhome.com
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