Violet Streeter

Jan 28, 2016

Preceded in death by husband, Raymond and son, John. Survived by sons Kenneth (Stephanie) and Raymond (Deb); grandchildren, Jeff (Gretchen), Matt, Jake (Jennifer), Mark (Sandra), Brian and Jenny; great-grandchildren, Leah, Ryan, Andrew, Sara, and Jane. Vi was a retired employee of Control Data and a member of the Decathlon Club. She was very involved and active in her church,...

Mary M. Whiting

Jan 27, 2016

Preceded in death by husband, Guy Whiting, Jr; parents, John and Mary Liscik Badner; siblings, Mary Badner, Andrew Badner, John Badner, Anne Trombley, Margaret Novacek and Michael Badner. Survived by nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Catholic Charities of The Salvation Army.

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Richard Thorsen

Jan 26, 2016

Formerly of Bloomington. Preceded in death by wife of 65 years, Patricia. Survived by daughter, Pam (Tim) Hughes; son, Todd Thorsen; grandchildren, Elise (Rob) Frank, Brady (Caroline) Hughes, and Cullen (Mari) Hughes; great-grandchildren, Max, Lucie, Vivian, and Cecilia; brother, Roger Thorsen; nephews, Roger and Robert Betsinger, Scott and Brad Monitor, and Philip and Marc Thorsen. Retired 36 year mechanical...

Janeen Gumphrey

Jan 26, 2016

Born in Milbank SD, passed away surrounded by family at her daughters home.

Preceded in death by father Charles Bury; mother Marlene Bury; and brother Tom. Survived by son Jon; daughter Laura; son-in-law Fernando; grandson Judd; ex-husband Fred; and brothers Jerry, Steve & John. Janeen spent her career as an RN, caring for newborns in the special...

William Lauder

Jan 26, 2016

Preceded in death by wife, Mary. Survived by son, William “Willie” Lauder (Carol); daughters, Cathy Sinner and Carol Patz (David Stueve); 8 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; and friends. Bill was a WWII Navy veteran. He retired in 1986 as a railroad engineer. He had an incredible sense of humor, was an avid bowler, baseball and harness race fan. Memorials...

Genevieve Sheats

Jan 25, 2016

Genevieve raised her 14 children with courage, grace and love.  She enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing and reading.  We will all miss her greatly. Preceded in death by husband, William R. Sheats; sons, Timothy R. and Christopher C. Sheats; granddaughter, Kim;  her 12 brothers and sisters and daughter-in-law,  Sharon Sheats. Survived by children, Jack, Genevieve Theisen, Joe, Bill (Deb), Mary...

Steven Kolles

Jan 25, 2016

Loving husband, dad and grandpa, who loved being with family and enjoyed spending time at the farm. Preceded in death by wife Kelly; father Louis; and brother Todd Kolles. Survived by sons Scott (Maggie) and Matthew (Angela) Kolles; daughter Rachel (Samuel) Hassing; grandchildren Olivia, Avery and Louis; mother Bernice Kolles; sisters Susan (Jon) Fore, Kathryn Kolles, Jill (Derek) Peterson;...

Daphne Schultz

Jan 25, 2016

Daphne was born in Queensland, Australia and served in the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII.  She moved to the United States after marrying US Army soldier Earl Schultz. Preceded in death husband Earl; daughter, Desley; and granddaughter, Stacey. Survived by children, Dierdre, Diane and Steve; grandchildren, Alexandra (James), Diana and Katie (Terran); great-granddaughter, Taylor and many other relatives...

Lois Alvina (Cavanagh) Hagel

Jan 24, 2016

Preceded in death by parents Philip and Antonette (Weber) Cavanagh.

Survived by husband LeRoy; sister Eileen Cavanagh; children John, Diane Welch (Tony), Paul (Lori Dean); grandchildren Sara, Erin, Allison, Ashley, Christopher, and Emily; great grandchildren Drew, Patrick, Lucas and Chase.

Lois was a loving caring wife, mother, grand and great grandmother, and friend whose bright...

Genevieve Higgins

Jan 24, 2016

Preceded in death by Robert, her beloved husband of 54 years; brother, Charles Berthelin; and sister, Lucette DiMarino. Survived by children, Chuck (Pat), Mike (Cathy), Marie-Therese (Denis) Lefebvre; grandchildren, Dawn, Jennifer, Erin, Catherine, Colin, Geoffrey, Mariah and Galen; and great-grandchildren. Ginette was a longtime member of the Church of the Ascension and the Rosary Society.  She was an assistant...

Michael J. Klobe

Jan 23, 2016

Survived by wife, M. JoAnn Klobe; sons, Anthony and Nathaniel; brothers, Larry (Susan), Jim, Bill (Cathy), Bob and Steve (Kristine); sisters, Linda (John) Donahue, Rosemary (Charles) Wederath; sisters-in-law, Louisa Klobe and Gloria Krynski; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, John and Lucille Klobe; brothers, Jean and John M. Klobe; sister-in-law, Pat Klobe. Mike is a long-time...

Gertrude "Gert" A. (Swaggert) Finke

Jan 23, 2016

Born in Minneapolis on June 2, 1921 of Lorence and Mary (Lampertz) Swaggert. A 1934 graduate of St. Bridget’s School and 1938 of St. Anthony High School, she was an active member of St. Bridget’s Parish for 80+ years. Gert was involved in the sport of bowling for over 70 years. She was an inductee in the Minneapolis City,...

Robin (Zaffke) Lachmansingh

Jan 22, 2016

A loving mother to her son, Robin was a frequent Bingo player and loved spending time with her family, especially during Christmas. Survived by son, Travis (Danielle); nephew, Greg II (Heidi) and their sons, Carlo, Amy, Duncan, Siri and Rita. Preceded in death by parents, Dudley and Donna; sister, Cheryl; and brother, Gregory and his wife, Anita. Interment Gethsemane...

Marvin W. Gordon

Jan 22, 2016

Marvin passed away in his home of a heart attack. Preceded in death by beloved wife, Dorothy; parents, Theodore and Gunhild Gordon; siblings, Fern Foster and Lorraine Harder as well as many other family and friends. Survived by children, Dianne Gordon, Randall Gordon, Jackie (John) Palmer, Robert (Mary Jo) Gordon and LuAnn (David) Carter; grandchildren, Jocelyn (Doug) McPeek, Joe...

Isadore “Ike” M. Robinson

Jan 21, 2016

Preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and two grandchildren.

Ike received a BS degree from Bluefield State College, W. VA and a MS degree in microbiology from Iowa State University.  He worked as a research scientist for the USDA in Beltsville, MD and at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, IA, from which he...

Marcus Malnati

Jan 20, 2016

Passed away unexpectedly of heart disease. Preceded in death by grandparents, Pat and Chuck Malnati; and step-brother, Todd Schoon. Survived by parents, John and BonnieJean of Dent, MN & Bonita Springs, FL; aunts, uncles, relatives and his many friends at Target Corp. Marcus was a proud graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to...

Gary L. Morrison

Jan 20, 2016

Preceded in death by loving wife, Catherine Rose Morrison. Private services.

Edward "Buck" L Hawkinson

Jan 20, 2016

Buck was born April 12, 1918 in Virginia to Anna (Johnson) and Iver Hawkinson.  From the age of nine he was a summer resident of Lake 14.  In 1936 he graduated from Roosevelt High School. Buck was a 44 year employee and later part-owner of Grande Hardware.  During WWII he served in the Army’s Ninth Armored Division participating in...

Howard Neal Stanchfield

Jan 19, 2016

Howard was preceded in death by his parents, Al and Litwina Stanchfield. He is survived by sister, Bobbi (Tom) Sipe; brother, Albert (Katrina) Stanchfield; nieces, Christine Thurn, Natalie Hegert, Winnona Gaviglio; nephews, Patrick, Gregory and Joe Sipe as well as many other family members and friends including Howard's best friend, Felix. Howard loved his family and lived for the...

Lauren Leighton

Jan 15, 2016

Lauren was born in Virginia, MN, the youngest of five children born to Benjamin George Leighton (Leuchtenberger) and Susan Louise (Purdy) Leighton. His childhood was spend mainly in Wisconsin, graduating from Baraboo High School before entering the U.S. Air Force. Following active military service between 1953 and 1957, Leighton studied at and graduated from the University of Wisconsin and...