Obituaries
George Riner
Nov 8, 2025
Age 97, of Plymouth passed away November 8, 2025.
Survived by wife Jane Riner; daughter Patricia (Joel) Moebius; sons Brian (Brenda) Riner, & Mark Riner; 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Preceded in death by sisters Barbara and Jackie;
Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Thursday, November 20, 2025 at The Church of St. Bartholomew, 630 E Wayzata Blvd. Wayzata. Visitation at church...
Patricia Bailey Campion
Nov 13, 2025
86, died peacefully on Nov. 13, surrounded by family.
Born in Pennsylvania to Robert Gavin and Helen (Finnegan) Gavin, Patricia lived most of her life in Minnesota, growing up with three brothers and three sisters.
Patricia had two great loves of her life, her first husband Jack Bailey lost in the Vietnam war and father to her three children, and Marty Campion,...
Donald Klein
Nov 12, 2025
Donald Wallace Klein, 99, of Robbinsdale passed away on November 12, 2025. He was born to Walter and Agnes Klein in Minneapolis. He served in the army in WWII in Europe, of which he was justly proud. Donald graduated from the U of M journalism school and worked as an advertising copy writer for several firms, including Gambles Skogmo and...
Joan Hogan
Nov 9, 2025
Hogan, Joan T.
Age 101 of Brooklyn Park. Born October 2, 1924, in Mitchell, South Dakota, died November 9, 2025.
Preceded in death by husband Ralph, and parents Josephine and Martin Walsh; siblings Bernice (Floyd) Johnson, Martin (Fran), Father Daniel, Kenneth, Josephine (Robert) Higgins; brother-in-law James Hogan.
Survived by children, Pat and wife, Linda of Andover, Marie Enck of Colorado Springs, CO, Tom...
Judith Mayer
Nov 7, 2025
Mayer, Judy
Age 86 of Tonka Bay died on Friday November 7, 2025 in hospice at home. She will be greatly missed by husband John, to whom she was married for 63 years; sons Joseph (Lynn) and Christopher; sister Mary Gibbs; brother Greg Zeglen; grandchildren Jessica Gergen (Phil), Tyler, Nicholas, Emma, Erik. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM Friday, November 21,...
Jerome Joseph Scherber
Nov 12, 2025
The angels of the northern lights escorted Jerome Joseph Scherber home on November 12, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 5, 1932, during a blizzard at the family farm in Rogers Minnesota, Jerome was the first born son of Gilbert and Susan Scherber. He attended Fletcher Schoolhouse and graduated from the University of Minnesota Agricultural School in 1951....
Joyce M. Ebert
Nov 12, 2025
Joyce M. Ebert, 93, of Medina, passed away Wed., Nov. 12, 2025.
Joyce loved puzzles and quilting. She enjoyed traveling with Jack, playing golf and their time in Florida.
She was preceded in death by husband, John ”Jack” and son-in-law, Danny John Olson.
Survivors include children, Judy (Lowell) Strehler, Jackie (Larry) Aldrich, Greg (Tina) Ebert, Cindy (Scott) Larson and Teri Ebert; 16 grandchildren;...
Arthur "Art" Lee Fretag
Nov 10, 2025
Beloved husband and father Arthur Lee Fretag age 83, passed away peacefully on 11-10-2025 surrounded by his loving family.
Art is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Agnes; cherished children, Andrew (Kim), Chris (Joan) and Mary Farber; grandchildren, Zachary, Emma and their mother, Wendy, Madeline, Justin, Christopher, Ethan and Nathaniel; brother, Dennis (Sandra) and sister, Linda (Jon).
He is preceded...
Kathleen L. Strunc
Nov 11, 2025
A livestream of Kathy's Prayer Service will be available starting at 7:00 PM, Monday, November 17. To view the livestream please click here. Click onto the "Live" tab and then the window titled "Kathleen Sturnc Prayer Service"
A livestream of Kathy's Mass will be available starting at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, November 18. To view the livestream please click here. Click onto the...
Gary Rieland
Oct 30, 2025
Gary Anthony Rieland, age 76, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, surrounded by the love of his family. Gary was born on October 24, 1949, to Wilfred and Loretta (Welle) Rieland of Melrose, Minnesota, where his strong foundation of faith, family, and hard work first took root.
Gary lived a life shaped by...
Josephine "Jo" Sta. Romana Mendoza
Nov 1, 2025
The doors to a live stream of Josephine's Mass will open ten minutes prior to Mass time.
Josephine Sta. Romana Mendoza age 80, of Minnesota, USA
Josephine "Jo" Sta. Romana Mendoza, 80, of Wayzata, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025. Born on June 9, 1945, in the Philippines, widowed at a young age of 35, she devoted her life to...
Phyllis Meister
Nov 1, 2025
Phyllis (Pettit) Meister
Age 86, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born on December 22, 1938, in Loretto, Minnesota, to Francis Pettit and Esther (Stubbs) Pettit. Phyllis was raised on a dairy farm where she proudly took part in every chore—even caring for the chickens, which she had no love for. Like her father, Francis,...
Kerry Ann Hovelsrud
Oct 23, 2025
age 74, of Brooklyn Park, MN, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025.
Kerry loved all kinds of music, shopping, working on special craft projects and enjoying her favorite meals from McDonald’s. She especially loved time spent with family – celebrating holidays and birthdays with her parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and sharing nightly phone calls with her mom. Kerry was...
Michael "Mike" Stephen McLain
Sep 26, 2025
Michael "Mike" Stephen McLain, 80, of St. Louis Park, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025.
Mike was born in Iowa, grew up in Ottumwa and attended Iowa State University, where he met his wife, Virginia (Ginny). Mike and Ginny raised their family in St. Louis Park.
Mike especially enjoyed playing golf and spending time at the family cabin in northern MN. His...
Judith "Judy" Gfroerer
Nov 6, 2025
Judith M. Gfroerer
Age 84 of Crystal, passed away peacefully on Nov 6, 2025. Services are being planned for early December. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Donelda Applebee
Nov 4, 2025
Donelda Mae Applebee, age 89 of St. Louis Park, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2025. Donna was survived by her husband, Don, five children, Shirley, Sheila, Kelly, Daryl and Leesa; six grandchildren, Aaron, Shawn, Jason, Dawn, Donna, and Darcy; great-grandchildren, Alexis, Abby, Olivia, Joel, Naomi, and Shaela; her beloved sister, Elaine and many relatives in Michigan. She was so loved...
Nancy Ruechel
Nov 2, 2025
Nancy was born to Jack and Leona Wetsch on September 23, 1961. She was the baby of the family (“well loved, not spoiled… well maybe spoiled!”) with three older siblings, Kathy, Dave and Linda. She was a reluctant school starter and had to go home for lunch with mom and dad at the beginning but eventually loved school and was...
Joan Beverly Bowman
Nov 2, 2025
Bowman, Joan Beverly
age 89 of Champlin, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on November 2, 2025. Joan was a longtime resident of Clinton, IA. She was married to her beloved husband, Lee, for 62 years. Her greatest joy was found in raising her four boys and in her role as grandma to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survived by sons,...
Barbara Jean Zeman
Nov 1, 2025
To view a recording of Babara's service, please click here. Note that technical issues with audio and WiFi resulted in the beginning of the service being omitted from this recording.
Barbara passed away peacefully on November 1st at the age of 84 surrounded by her loving family. Barbara is survived by her husband, David, of 64 years of marriage along with...
Marianne Jenkins Johnson
Oct 31, 2025
Marianne Jenkins Johnson, age 96, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025. She was born on May 29, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the late Francis and Ann (Aebly) Jenkins. Marianne married Larry Johnson on September 28, 1957 and they lived in Champlin, Minnesota for most of their 54 years of marriage. Marianne went to St. Catherine’s University and became...
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