Obituaries
Doris Jeanette (Liechty) York
Sep 25, 2025
Doris Jeanette (Liechty) York, 91, of Plymouth, Minnesota, passed away peacefully after a long battle with dementia on September 25, 2025. Doris was born on May 18, 1934 to the late Paul Sylvester and Olive Gertrude (Burns) Liechty in Brazil, Indiana.
Doris graduated from Brazil High School in 1952 and went on to Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis)...
Richard Gangelhoff
Sep 24, 2025
Gangelhoff, Richard A.
Age 91 of Brooklyn Park passed away September 24, 2025. Survived by children, Theresa Ann Hendricks, Linda Marie Hawks (Greg), John C. Gangelhoff (Patti); grandchildren Mariya, Alissa, Anna, Patrick, and Kara; 2 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife MaryAnne, sisters Genevieve Snow and Mary Verplank, and brother Donald Gangelhoff.. Dick served as the Finance Director for the...
Suzanne Luckow
Sep 23, 2025
Suzanne Kay Luckow, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and great aunt, passed away on September 23, 2025, at the age of 62.
Susie was born on January 25, 1963, to John and Gloria Luckow in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The youngest of three girls, she grew up as the cherished sister of LeAnn Miheve and Mary Beth Dunham.
At the age of seven, Susie...
Hera Tzortzopoulou Leighton
Sep 21, 2025
Leighton, Dr. Hera Tzortzopoulou
Golden Valley, Minn. - Dr. Hera T. Leighton, age 88 of Minneapolis, Minn., died on Sept. 21, 2025. She was a Minnesota resident for thirteen years. She was born in Athens, Greece, to Charalambos Tzortzopoulos, a jurist and law school professor, and Josephine Karger, a former nurse. Having lived through the Second World War and the Greek...
Cynthia Marie Seals
Sep 20, 2025
Cynthia Marie Seals
River of Life Christian Center
999 Selby Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104
Service Date and Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025, ~ 4:00 PM
Cynthia Marie Seals
02/28/1961 ~ 09/20/2025
Age 64 of Saint Louis Park, died on September 20, 2025, at the U of M Fairview Hospital. She is preceded in death by her mother, Lula Mae Taylor, and Elijah Thomas Williams; brother,...
Thomas J. Paquette
Sep 20, 2025
age 70, of Plymouth, died on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from complications of his fierce and valiant 4-year battle against pancreatic cancer. He will be deeply missed by his wife Laurie, to whom he was married for 46 years, as well as his sons Justin and Joshua, and Joshua’s fiancée Regan Bogen. Tom is also survived by his two brothers,...
Thomas "Tom" J. Zellmer
Sep 20, 2025
Thomas Joseph Zellmer passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 20th. He was preceded in death by father, Harry, mother, Rose, as well as brothers, Jack, Phil and Jim along with sisters, Betty, Patricia, and Marydell.
Tom is survived by his sister, Theresa (Dick) his loving wife Jackie, children, Kari (Chris) and Chris (Jennifer) as well as grandchildren, Mackenzie (Aaron),...
Mason Robert Anderson
Sep 19, 2025
To view the Recording of the Funeral Mass, please click on the link: Mass of Christian Burial for Mason R. Anderson
Mason Robert Anderson passed away during a 100-mile charity bike ride on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the age of 29.
Mason was born on September 26th, 1995 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota to Michael Anderson and Beth Rohlik. He grew up in...
Anthony "Tony" Crea
Sep 18, 2025
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, Anthony “Tony” Crea, Jr. of Plymouth, MN entered Heaven surrounded by loved ones. He leaves behind an earthly legacy of love, strength, justice, and kindness. Above all, Tony’s greatest joy was his family—his devoted wife, Mary Rian Crea; his children, Jim Crea of Plymouth, MN, Matt (Melissa) Crea of Maple Grove, MN, and Michelle (Brian)...
Max Daniel Lai
Sep 17, 2025
born December 6, 1989, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away on September 17, 2025, at the age of 35.
Max is survived by his parents, Amy Wong and Ken Lai; his brother, Victor Lai; his sister, Amanda Lai; and brother-in-law, David Graveline. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Sing Wah Lai and Tsui Fong Cheng; his maternal grandparents, Samuel...
Stephen J. Franta
Sep 15, 2025
Stephen J. Franta, age 84, of Medina, passed away peacefully at home on September 15, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Steve was born on February 16, 1941, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Herbert and Katherine Franta. He graduated with a business degree from the University of Minnesota. He was a loving husband and father and a kind-hearted friend to...
Kenneth S. Hook
Sep 15, 2025
Hook, Kenneth S.
age 93 of St. Louis Park, passed away on September 15, 2025. Survived by children, Julie Smith, Kevin Hook, & Keith Hook; grandchildren, Dan Smith, Jaime McDaniel, Dustin Smith, Jolene Smith, Kelsey Hook, Kyle Hook, & Kirsten Hook; great-grandchildren, Jayla, Jade, Aspen, Jordan, Kolt, Rocky, Thorsten, & Grayson. Preceded in death by loving wife, Delores; 2 brothers &...
Janice Pedersen-Swanstrom
Sep 14, 2025
Janice Eileen Pedersen-Swanstrom, age 85, of Maple Grove, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2025.
She grew up in Robbinsdale, MN, where she loved the joy of experiencing high school activities, especially the sock hops. Throughout her life, she carried a spark of fun and creativity into every adventure that came her way.
She was an artist at heart, with a talent...
Lorraine Nelson
Sep 14, 2025
Nelson, Lorraine Ann (Melsha)
age 98, of New Hope. Survived by children, Jeanne (Jim) Fackler, Joe (Kathy) Nelson and Julie (Wade) English; grandchildren, Jesse, Jenelle, Eric, Alexis, Erin, Breanne and Amy; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Charlotte Gangelhoff and Yvonne Leonard; sister-in-law, Jeanne Melsha; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by husband, Clarence "Kay"; daughters, Jakki, Mary Jennifer; two...
Joan Conkel McNally (nee Lambert)
Sep 13, 2025
Joan passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2025 at Folkestone Senior Care Center in Wayzata at the age of 94. Born July 27, 1931 in Hebron, Nebraska, Joan lived a life of love, kindness and devotion. A cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, she found her greatest joy in her family.
She is survived by children, Terrence (Jeanne) Conkel,...
Patrick Burns
Sep 12, 2025
Patrick J. Burns, age 76 of Crystal passed away suddenly on September 12, 2025. Pat was preceded in death by parents, Harold and Genevieve Burns and brother, Doug Burns.
"Paddy" was born in Minneapolis, MN on May 11, 1949, and was raised in Crystal, MN. He attended St. Raphael's School, Robbinsdale Cooper High School, and St. John's University in Collegeville....
Alva G. Olek
Sep 11, 2025
Alva passed in peace on September 11, 2025, in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Alva was born to Gus and Nellie (Pierce) Fenske in Morrison, Minnesota. She is preceded in death by husband Ron, parents Gus and Nellie, sister Shirley (Bernard) Bermel, and brothers Herb and Bob.
Alva is cherished in memory by her daughters, Rhonda (Keith) Converse and Rochelle (Kyle) Hemenway; her...
Robert 'Bob' James Ingram
Sep 10, 2025
To view the recording of the Liturgy Service click on the link: Liturgy Service for Robert J. Ingram
Ingram, Robert "Bob" James
passed away on September 10, 2025, at the age of 87, after a courageous battle with interstitial lung disease. He died at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan on May 1, 1938,...
Venkatesh Reddy Ravula
Sep 10, 2025
Please click on the link to view the service (beginning at 8:30 AM Central) at Gearty Delmore Chapel: Viewing Service at Funeral Home
Please click on link to view the Witnessing Ceremony (beginning at 10:00 AM Central) at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis: Witnessing Ceremony at Lakewood Cemetery
David "Dave" W. Van Asch
Sep 7, 2025
Van Asch, David Wayne "Dave" 64 of Coon Rapids, Minnesota passed away peacefully on September 7th, 2025 at Mercy Hospital surrounded by family.
Born January 16, 1961 to Eugene and Marilyn Van Asch. Dave grew up in the Minneapolis area.
He enjoyed swimming and excelled on Cooper high school's swim team.
He worked as a cook at Trevilla of Robbinsdale and was a...
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