Obituaries

Minneapolis Obituaries

Kem Heinitz

Kem Heinitz

Jan 13, 2022

Kem Heinitz, 68, of Stillwater, passed away suddenly from COVID-19 on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol.

Kem will be forever missed by his fiancé, Amy Morgan; children, Meg (Matt) Cambronne, Raelynn Heinitz, and Darren Heinitz; stepdaughter, Nichole Morgan; grandchildren, Charlotte, Sadie, and Avery; father, Reinhart Heinitz; sister,...

Richard Jorgenson

Richard Jorgenson

Jan 13, 2022

Richard A. Jorgenson

Age 80, of Somerset, WI, passed away January 13, 2022 surrounded by his family.

Preceded in death by parents, Ernest and Emily; siblings, Jim, Jerry, Dennis, Dolly Burgess, John and Loren.

He will be sadly missed by wife, Charlotte; son, Troy (Jill); grandchildren, Scott (Hannah) and Sherry; sisters,...

Burns Rudy

Burns Rudy

Jan 13, 2022

10/24/1953 – 1/13/2022

Beloved Husband, Dad and Papa passed away unexpectedly surrounded by his loving wife and 3 sons.

Survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Teri; sons, Tim (Kristine), Andy (Mendy), Dan (Cassandra); grandchildren, Charlie, Frankie, Jimmy and Johnny; and many cherished family and friends.

Burns owned and operated Rudy Excavating, Inc...

Paul Hunt

Paul Hunt

Jan 13, 2022

Hunt, Paul Robert

passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the age of 59 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He was born in Grand Forks, ND, spent his early childhood in Red Lake Falls, MN, and attended schools in Minneapolis and Stillwater.

Paul is survived by his wife, Robin; daughter, Hailey Ann; step daughter, Lindsay...

Edith Bush

Edith Bush

Jan 11, 2022

Edith Ruth Bush, 72, of Minneapolis, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, on her birthday.

Edith will be missed and remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt to many.

Dennis Lentz

Dennis Lentz

Jan 11, 2022

Dennis “Denny” “LeRoy” Lentz

Age 70, of Mahtomedi, passed away at his home on January 11, 2022.

He had a love of cooking, traveling, history, and especially enjoyed his black & white cowboy TV shows, not to mention the Twilight Zone.  He was a very caring easygoing guy that went with the flow...

Robert Erickson

Robert Erickson

Jan 10, 2022

Robert K. Erickson, 57, of St. Paul, passed away from complications with COPD on Monday, January 10, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald and Roberta.

Robert will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 9 years, Bonita; stepdaughter, Alicen; 4-legged children, Sprite and Ernie; sister, Sherrie Pederson; brother, Brian Erickson;...

Otis Elder

Otis Elder

Jan 10, 2022

Otis R. Elder, age 38, of Minneapolis

Sunrise April 3, 1983     Sunset January 10, 2022

Funeral Service Saturday, January 22 at 1:00 PM at BRADSHAW (1078 Rice Street, St. Paul) with visitation starting at 11:00 AM. Interment Oakland Cemetery.

Martha Gomez De Blanco

Martha Gomez De Blanco

Jan 10, 2022

Martha Gomez de Blanco, age 79 years old was born in Mexico, Died peaceful at home on Monday, January 11, 2022. Preceded in death by her mother Maria Amparo Romero and her husband Jose Blanco.  She will be dearly missed  by her children Jorge, Patricia, Leticia, Ricardo and Grand Children Jesus, Primavera  Marco and Lluvia Yamiler. Funeral service will...

James Palecek

James Palecek

Jan 9, 2022

In Loving Memory of James Peter Palecek

Thursday, August 16, 1935 ~ Sunday, January 9, 2022

(86 Years, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 3 Days)

Born in St. Paul and longtime resident of Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

Entered eternal rest peacefully, surrounded by family,

Scott Jobe

Scott Jobe

Jan 9, 2022

Scott Michael Jobe

Age 50, passed away January 9 after a brief illness.   He was diagnosed with Leukemia in early December.

Scott was born September 15, 1971 in St. Paul, MN.   He graduated from River City High School in Sacramento, CA in 1989.  Then he served 2 years in the U.S. Army, stationed...

Gregory Sieber

Gregory Sieber

Jan 8, 2022

Gregory A. “Greg” Sieber

Age 72, of St. Mary’s Point, died peacefully January 8, 2022 with his sweetie, Jan by his side.

Preceded in death by parents, Richard and Evelyn.  He will be sadly missed by his wife of 49 years, Jan; daughters, Jessica (Alexander) Sieber and Crystal (Sam) Schmitz; grandchildren, Ian and...

Jeffrey Kuchar

Jeffrey Kuchar

Jan 8, 2022

Jeffrey Scott Kuchar , age 51, of Shoreview, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2022 as a result of a car accident. A Mounds View High graduate, class of 1988, Jeff’s boys came first in his life. He had many lifelong friends. Jeff was taken far too soon and lived for his family and friends. He is...

Annette Jansen

Annette Jansen

Jan 8, 2022

Jansen, Annette K. - Age 64 of Zimmerman (formerly of St Paul)

Passed away suddenly on January 8, 2022. Preceded in death by sister Sue Lendway, parents Patricia Becker and Fredrick Lendway. Survived by daughters Michelle (Clayton) Pavlick & Tanya (Rich) Schwab; grandchildren Raelen, Steven, Nicholas, & Ella; sisters Pam Milligan, Marcella Schultz, & Kim Milligan; many...

Vivian Gese

Vivian Gese

Jan 8, 2022

Gese Vivian Lorraine Age 97, of Vadnais Heights Passed away on January 8, 2022 at the Encore Assisted Living Center in Maplewood. Vivian was born to Clara and Charles Carlson on November 22, 1924. She grew up in Grand Forks, ND, married Ray Gese on May 1, 1946 and had seven sons. Ray and Vivian lived in Arizona for...

Joyce Wissink

Joyce Wissink

Jan 8, 2022

Joyce A. Wissink

Age 87, died comfortably in her home Saturday, January 8, 2022 of natural causes.

Formerly of White Bear Lake and Lake Elmo, MN, she is preceded in death by parents, Milo & Agnes Palmer; husband, Robert G. Wissink; daughter, Deborah W. Petersen; and grandson, Marcus Petersen.

Survived by...

Stephanie Crew

Stephanie Crew

Jan 8, 2022

Crew, Stephanie Ann

Age 55 of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Stephanie was a loving mother and grandmother who died at the age of 55 in her home on January 8th 2022.

Stephanie was born October 4th 1966 in Saint Paul MN. She was the sweetest most caring person you'd ever meet. She...

Donald Maurer

Donald Maurer

Jan 7, 2022

Donald Maurer died peacefully at his home in Stillwater, Minnesota with his family surrounding him on Friday, January 7, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. We celebrate the life of a most remarkable man, son, husband, father, uncle, engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, artist, teacher, writer, golfer, photographer, author, dog lover, and friend to many.

Don was the...

Thomas Halverson

Thomas Halverson

Jan 7, 2022

Thomas Halverson, age 72 of Plymouth, passed away after a series of health challenges on January 7, 2022. He will be deeply missed by those who survive him: his wife of 51 years, Amy; children, Christopher (Terri Jo) Halverson, Jennifer (Dan) Drotts; grandchildren, Autumn, Josephine, Sean; siblings, Julie (Calvin) Jeandron, Randy Halverson, Pauline (Mark) Zachau; nieces, nephews and many...

Michael Mcbain

Michael Mcbain

Jan 7, 2022

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Michael “Mickey”

Age 69 of St. Paul

Passed away peacefully at home on January 7, 2022. Survived by partner of 20 years, Barbara Roberts; children, Mikki, Chad Register, Crystal, Derrick (Christina Martinez), and their mother, Sheila McBain; children, Lisa Krey, Nicole Miller; grandchildren, Anthony, Alexis, Jordan, Jalynn, Derrick Jr, Dylan, Ciyana, Dominick,...