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LaMont Wood

LaMont Wood

Dec 26, 2023

LaMont Wood

 

Age 84 passed away on December 26th, 2023.

 

He is survived by his wife Kathleen; son Andrew; Daughters Mary and Sarah; Grandchildren Kaitlin, Dannan, Alex, McKenna, and Sienna; and many brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, nephews, friends, and loved ones.

 

A service will be held on Friday, January 5th at 11 a.m. with a visitation at...

Richard Joseph Drobinski

Richard Joseph Drobinski

Dec 25, 2023

Richard Joseph Drobinski

Age 91 of Stillwater

passed away surrounded by family on December 25, 2023.

Preceded in death by wife, Peggy; sons, Lawrence and Charles; and son-in-law, Dennis Tober.

Survived by children, Suzanne (Dale) Leritz, Sharon (Jeff) Schultz, James (Kathy), and Julie (Todd) Brookman; daughter-in-law, Sharon Marie; 14 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren.

Private Family...

George W. Johnston

George W. Johnston

Dec 24, 2023

George W. Johnston

Age 85 of Houlton, WI

Passed away peacefully surrounded by family at home on December 24, 2023 after a long battle with Parkinsons and Dementia.

George was a crane operator and a 49er for 40+ years.

George is preceded in death by his daughter, Cyndee Krongard; sisters, Blanche and Shirley; and brother, Clint and Jim.

He is...

Marilyn Mae Hubin

Marilyn Mae Hubin

Dec 23, 2023

Marilyn was taken into the presence of her Lord on Dec. 23, 2023.  She was born Feb. 13, 1936 in St. Paul, MN, to Robert and Evelyn Hagstrom, and grew up with two older brothers, Bob Jr. and Rich.  She grew up on St. Paul's East side and graduated from Johnson High School in 1953.  She met her husband Allen...

Rod Stickney

Rod Stickney

Dec 22, 2023

 

Rodney Lee Stickney, 69, of Lindstrom, MN, passed away on December 22, 2023. Born November 20, 1954, in St. Paul, Rodney was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.

Rod was known for his loving and caring nature, always putting his family first. He was a devoted husband to Kathy Stickney and a dedicated father to his sons,...

Lee Xiong

Lee Xiong

Dec 22, 2023

Lee Xiong,

Age 78 of Minneapolis passed away on 12/22/2023.

Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, February 11th, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Bradshaw Funeral Home, 2800 Curve Crest Blvd.

Subsequent service will follow on Monday, February 12th, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Bradshaw Funeral Home before burial takes place...

Neil Michael Bealka

Neil Michael Bealka

Dec 20, 2023

Neil passed away at Woodbury Healthcare Center on December 20, 2023, one week after his 93 rd birthday. Neil grew up in Chaska, MN and went on to the University of Minnesota for a degree in Chemical Engineering. While there, he met and fell in love with Glenna Gleason at the Newman Center. They married and Neil spent the next...

Dennis Felix

Dennis Felix

Dec 20, 2023

Dennis Joseph Felix Jr.,

age 66 of White Bear Lake, MN, sadly left us on 12/20/2023 following a short but brave fight with lung cancer.

He is survived by his wife Kathy of White Bear Lake MN, son Tim (Danni) Felix, and grandson Easton of Scandia MN, daughter Rebecca Felix of Eden Prairie MN, adopted son Mark Lavoie of...

Dennis Wayne Schmidt

Dennis Wayne Schmidt

Dec 20, 2023

 

Dennis (Denny) Schmidt

Age 74 of Mahtomedi, MN

An Extraordinarily Honorable, and Humble Man:

Denny was a loving, caring family man.  He loved a good joke, and would be the life of the party keeping people laughing through the night.  He was selfless beyond words, a trait he got from his mother.  He was also known as a man...

Evelyn G. Peterson

Evelyn G. Peterson

Dec 20, 2023

 

Evelyn Peterson

Passed away peacefully on December 20th, at the age of 102. Evelyn has been a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend.  Living a long life, she has been preceded in death by husband, Paul Henrick Peterson; parents, John Erickson Sr. and Elsie (Ackerman) Erickson; and brothers John Jr., Raymond, Marvin, Arnold, Elton, Ernest and Victor. ...

Richard Strate

Richard Strate

Dec 19, 2023

Richard "Dick" Strate, M.D.Age 89 of Stillwater, formerly of St. Paul and Marine on St. Croix, died on December 19, 2023. He is survived by his wife Sharon; daughter Kathryn Smith (Litt Clark); son Larry; grandsons Tyler (Sinziana), Brook, Connor (Allison), and Mason; granddaughters Emily, Natalie, Paige, and Kelsey; great-grandson Blake.He was preceded in death by daughter Elizabeth "Lisa"; brother David;...

Susan Polka

Susan Polka

Dec 19, 2023

Polka,Susan J.

Age 65, of White Bear Lake, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 19, 2023.Sue was a celebrated public works director and city engineer in Minnesota, Texas, and Arizona. She enjoyed reading, spending time with her dogs, and giving back to the community. Sue will be remembered for her refreshing candor, dedication to mentoring aspiring engineers, and...

Bill Proulx

Bill Proulx

Dec 19, 2023

Age 78, of Lake Elmo, passed away December 19, 2023 with family at his side after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.  

He will be missed by his loving wife of 30 years, Pat; his 3 sons, John, Joe and Jeff Proulx; his stepchildren, Perry Swanson (Nicole), Anna Anderson (Jason); and 4 grandchildren, Diego and Alvaro Proulx and Evan...

Janet Elaine Schwalbe

Janet Elaine Schwalbe

Dec 19, 2023

Janet Elaine (Hanna) Schwalbe, 90, of Anoka, Minnesota, died on December 19, 2023, just shy of Christmas, in the home of her daughter and surrounded by children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and love.

Janet was born on January 6, 1933, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Glenn Alden Hanna and Viola Vivian (Vee) (Youmans) Hanna. Born on Epiphany, the twelfth day of...

Larry Patterson Sr.

Larry Patterson Sr.

Dec 19, 2023

Larry "Pat" Patterson

Passed away peacefully at home on December 19, 2023, age 74. Larry proudly served in the Navy during Vietnam, and then in the Army from where he retired.

Preceded in death by parents, Donald and Frances; sister, Linda; son-in-law, Frank Shackelford; and sister-in-law, Judy.

Survived by wife of 52 years, Janice; children, Marie Shackelford, Larry Jr. (Ester),...

Shane Anthony Johnson

Shane Anthony Johnson

Dec 18, 2023

 

Shane Anthony JohnsonAge 42 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away on December 18, 2023. 

Shane was born December 6th, 1981 in Denver Colorado to proud parents, Vicky Johnson & Tyrone Lowe. Shane is the 4th of 7 children, the baby of the first 4. Growing up Shane moved back to Minnesota with his parents at a young age and spent...

Paul Vasquez

Paul Vasquez

Dec 17, 2023

Paul Vasquez

Paul Vasquez entered the kingdom of Jesus Christ on 12/17/23. His faith was steadfast and sure.

Paul is survived by his wife of 50 years Pamela; three children Karla(Rob) Glad, Dominique(Kevin) Maslowski, and Rachel(Jason) Zaleski. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Krissy Wood, Marissa Zaleski, Cory Glad, Trevor Zaleski, Gideon Connell, Gabriel Connell, Owen Glad, and...

Roxanne Vehrs

Roxanne Vehrs

Dec 17, 2023

Age 82, of Oakdale, went home to be with her Lord on December 17, 2023.  

Preceded in death by husband, Jerry; and sister, Alice Hove.  

She will be deeply missed by daughters, Pam (Scott) Klingsporn and Karen Armada; grandchildren, Jammie (Rosa) and Ashley (Justin); great-grandchildren, Stella and Emerson; sisters, JoAnne (Steve) Jespersen and Sharon (Bob) Miller; brother, Paul...

Timothy (Tim) Dale McCloud

Timothy (Tim) Dale McCloud

Dec 16, 2023

Timothy (Tim) Dale McCloud, 71, of Bayport, a cherished family man and part of the color of the Valley, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. 

Tim is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Karen, daughters Tara (Laurance) Odebrecht and Shelly McCloud (Tom Clemen), and adored grandchildren Jacob Ray, Emma Grace, Abigail Marie...

William "Bill" Wacker

William "Bill" Wacker

Dec 16, 2023

William "Bill" Wacker

1939 Vintage

Loving Dad and Grandpa passed away on December 16, 2023.

Bill is survived by his loving children, Anne (Butch) Handahl, Sarah (Bob) Gabler, and Gregg (Jessica) Wacker; grandchildren, Quinn and Sam Handahl, Robert, William, and Michael Gabler, and Elizabeth, Ben, and Joey Wacker; and extended family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his...

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