Obituaries
Obituaries for Starkson Family
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Michelle "Mickey" D. Gladitsch
July 29, 2020
Gladitsch, Michelle “Mickey” (nee Busca) Age 65, formerly of Eagan, MN, passed away, July 29, 2020. Mickey had a career with and retired from Northwest Airlines. She was a fun-loving person with a huge generous heart. Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Paul Gladitsch; her parents, George (Lucille) Busca; and two siblings, Cheryl Baran and Ricky Busca. Survived by...
James E. "Jim" Anderson
July 28, 2020
James Elmer (Jim) Anderson passed away from natural causes on July 28, 2020 in Hastings, MN. The son of Elmer (Swede) and Ella Leone Horton Anderson, he was born October 12, 1930. Jim attended Virginia High School, but he graduated from Crookston High School in 1948. He served in the National Guard and the regular army from 1950 to...
Carol J. Serres
July 27, 2020
Carol J. Serres, age 76, of Hastings, passed away July 27, 2020 at Regina Senior Living. She was born in Hastings on January 14, 1944 to Paul and Dorothy (Ulbrich) Maher. She married Thomas "Tim" Serres in Hastings on May 11, 1963. She was a woman who was very proud of her Irish heritage. She loved flowers, birds, crossword...
Thea Marie Wetzler Miller
July 24, 2020
Thea Marie Wetzler (Miller), age 90, of St. Michael, MN and Minneapolis, MN. Born June 19, 1930 died peacefully July 24, 2020. Thea was preceded in death by her devoted husband Charles Wetzler; her parents, Anthony and Eileen Miller; her sister and her brother-in-law, Sally and Earl Droppo; her uncle George Woodrow Gagnon; in-laws, Bernice and Paul Wetzler; her brother-in-law...
Leonard "Bud" Groh
July 22, 2020
Leonard "Bud" Groh, age 85 of Hastings and formerly of Cottage Grove, died suddenly but peacefully on Wednesday evening, July 22, 2020, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Leonard Frederick Jr., the son of Leonard F. Sr. and Ruth May (Landgren) Groh, was born on September 8, 1934, in St. Paul. Following his education, Bud began his life-long career...
Maureen Sue "Susie" O'Malley
July 22, 2020
Maureen Sue “Susie” O’Malley age 74, of Mpls., passed away on July 22, 2020 of breast cancer. Born March 25, 1946 in Mpls. She graduated in 1964 from Roosevelt HS. Attended the U of MN (art history) and St Thomas (facilities design). She worked for various companies such as Ahern Pershing, Honeywell, US Federal Courts, Lawson Software and Beckman Coulter...
John E. Ferris
July 18, 2020
John E. Ferris, age 78 of Hastings, died peacefully following an extended illness on Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2020, at Trinity Care Center in Farmington. John Edward, the son of Clifford and Josephine (Jarobic) Ferris, was born on August 2, 1941, in Waukegan, Illinois. Following his education, John enlisted in the United States Air Force where he maintained high...
Janet B. Lucius
July 18, 2020
Janet Barbara Lucius was born on Feb 22, 1935 to Mabel N. (Collins) and William B. Bundy in Lake City, Minnesota. When she was a young girl her family moved to St. Paul. At the age of 16 Janet and her brother made a decision to convert to Catholicism, something she always kept close to her. She graduated from...
Josephine "Jo" Zeman
July 16, 2020
Zeman, Josephine “Jo” Age 95 of Minneapolis. Born on Aug. 8, 1924 to Nicholas and Martha Konopaki in Nekoosa, WI. Passed away on July 16, 2020. Preceded in death by husband, Gordon; son, Stephen; and granddaughter, Denise. Survived by children, Sharon, Karen, Theresa, David, Patricia, Joy and Michael; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Jo was an avid bowler and enjoyed...
Jared Davis
July 13, 2020
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Jared Jeffery Davis passed away unexpectedly at his home, at the age of 31. Jared was born on April 19, 1989 in Bangor, Maine to Jeffery and Sherry (Herrick) Davis. As many knew, there were multiple medical issues Jared dealt with throughout his life and he couldn’t do some of the things we take...
Bella D. Lehmer
July 12, 2020
Bella D. Lehmer, age 89 of Hastings, passed away Sunday morning on July 12, 2020. Bella was born to Bella Delisle and Raymond Tettlebach in Parma, Ohio on July 3, 1931. Bella is originally from Ohio where she worked for Buehler's Food Market. She worked in the meat department and managed the seafood department for 28 years before retiring...
Lorraine E. Blake
July 12, 2020
Lorraine E. Blake Age 80 of Eagan, born May 10, 1940 in Portland, OR to Ralph & Dorothy Ruscheinsky, passed away peacefully at home July 12, 2020. Lorraine will be dearly missed by her children: Brian (Chalesha), Jeff (Barb), Scott, Brenda, Todd and Mark; grandchildren: Alex, R.J., Alicia, Shelby, Beth, Shane and Alyssa; brother, Donny Ruscheinsky and sister, Pat Boyer....
Marjorie L. Brannan
July 11, 2020
Marjorie L. Brannan, age 86, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2020 surrounded by her family. Marge was proud to be born and raised in St. Paul. With swimming as the heart of their family growing up, she was a swimmer all her life and was on the 1951 Humboldt High School Champion Swim team. Shortly after...
Shirley J. Rotty
July 10, 2020
Shirley Rotty, age 94 of Hastings, passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning, July 10, 2020. Shirley Jane, the tiny three pound daughter of John and Theresa (Martin) Otto, was born on May 13, 1926, in St Paul. As a young child, Shirley's family moved around frequently prior to settling in Hastings where she graduated with the class...
Kathleen M. Maaske
July 10, 2020
Kathleen M. "Kathy" Maaske, age 72 of Hastings, died peacefully at home on July 10, 2020. Kathleen was born on September 21, 1947, in Hastings to Mathias and Genevieve (Knoll) Haas. Following her graduation from Hastings High School with the class of 1965, Kathy was united in marriage to Richard Maaske on July 12, 1968, at Faith Lutheran Church...
Jane E. Lightbourn
July 10, 2020
Jane E. Lightbourn, a lifelong resident of Hastings, died peacefully at home on Friday evening, July 10, 2020, at the age of 73. Jane's dedication to Hastings will forever be remembered. Jane Evelyn, and her twin brother John, were born twenty-five minutes apart on April 25, 1947, in St. Paul to Dr. Edgar and Eleanor (Enderlen) Lightbourn. Jane attended...
Barbara J. Cyr
July 9, 2020
Barbara J. Cyr, age 67, of Hastings, passed away peacefully July 9, 2020. She was born in St. Paul on June 30, 1953 to Lawrence and Phyllis (Mahoney) Klein. She loved her nieces and nephews, beach vacations, and doing word search. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Bob and Bernie Klein. Barb is survived by her...
Kristine Bryan Nielsen
July 9, 2020
Kristine Bryan Nielsen
Our beloved Kris was born on July 19, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Daniel and Marilyn Bryan. Kris particularly adored her dad who preceded her in death.
Kris passed away at the age of 57 on July 9, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 19 years, Craig; daughter, Madeleine; mother, Marilyn; sister, Jenny (Josh) Mattson; sister-in-law, Terri...
Donald E. Vaith
July 8, 2020
Donald Eugene Vaith, age 89 of Hastings, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020. Don was born on June 13, 1931, in Owatonna to Joseph and Bernadine “Bunny”(Lynard) Vaith. He was raised by his mother and grandparents, Chris and Mayme Lynard on a farm in Summit Township. Don graduated from Blooming Prairie...
Darlene Jenny Stern
July 8, 2020
Darlene Jenny Stern, Age 71 of Apple Valley, born May 25, 1949 in Willmar, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Sally (Kuechle) Haag. She graduated from Willmar High School in 1967 and Willmar Tech Institute in 1968. She was united in marriage to William “Bill” Stern, Jr. on August 8, 1970 in Willmar. The couple lived in Minneapolis until 1977...
Michelle "Mickey" D. Gladitsch
July 29, 2020
Gladitsch, Michelle “Mickey” (nee Busca) Age 65, formerly of Eagan, MN, passed away, July 29, 2020. Mickey had a career with and retired from Northwest Airlines. She was a fun-loving person with a huge generous heart. Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Paul Gladitsch; her parents, George (Lucille) Busca; and two siblings, Cheryl Baran and Ricky Busca. Survived by...
James E. "Jim" Anderson
July 28, 2020
James Elmer (Jim) Anderson passed away from natural causes on July 28, 2020 in Hastings, MN. The son of Elmer (Swede) and Ella Leone Horton Anderson, he was born October 12, 1930. Jim attended Virginia High School, but he graduated from Crookston High School in 1948. He served in the National Guard and the regular army from 1950 to...
Carol J. Serres
July 27, 2020
Carol J. Serres, age 76, of Hastings, passed away July 27, 2020 at Regina Senior Living. She was born in Hastings on January 14, 1944 to Paul and Dorothy (Ulbrich) Maher. She married Thomas "Tim" Serres in Hastings on May 11, 1963. She was a woman who was very proud of her Irish heritage. She loved flowers, birds, crossword...
Thea Marie Wetzler Miller
July 24, 2020
Thea Marie Wetzler (Miller), age 90, of St. Michael, MN and Minneapolis, MN. Born June 19, 1930 died peacefully July 24, 2020. Thea was preceded in death by her devoted husband Charles Wetzler; her parents, Anthony and Eileen Miller; her sister and her brother-in-law, Sally and Earl Droppo; her uncle George Woodrow Gagnon; in-laws, Bernice and Paul Wetzler; her brother-in-law...
Leonard "Bud" Groh
July 22, 2020
Leonard "Bud" Groh, age 85 of Hastings and formerly of Cottage Grove, died suddenly but peacefully on Wednesday evening, July 22, 2020, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Leonard Frederick Jr., the son of Leonard F. Sr. and Ruth May (Landgren) Groh, was born on September 8, 1934, in St. Paul. Following his education, Bud began his life-long career...
Maureen Sue "Susie" O'Malley
July 22, 2020
Maureen Sue “Susie” O’Malley age 74, of Mpls., passed away on July 22, 2020 of breast cancer. Born March 25, 1946 in Mpls. She graduated in 1964 from Roosevelt HS. Attended the U of MN (art history) and St Thomas (facilities design). She worked for various companies such as Ahern Pershing, Honeywell, US Federal Courts, Lawson Software and Beckman Coulter...
John E. Ferris
July 18, 2020
John E. Ferris, age 78 of Hastings, died peacefully following an extended illness on Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2020, at Trinity Care Center in Farmington. John Edward, the son of Clifford and Josephine (Jarobic) Ferris, was born on August 2, 1941, in Waukegan, Illinois. Following his education, John enlisted in the United States Air Force where he maintained high...
Janet B. Lucius
July 18, 2020
Janet Barbara Lucius was born on Feb 22, 1935 to Mabel N. (Collins) and William B. Bundy in Lake City, Minnesota. When she was a young girl her family moved to St. Paul. At the age of 16 Janet and her brother made a decision to convert to Catholicism, something she always kept close to her. She graduated from...
Josephine "Jo" Zeman
July 16, 2020
Zeman, Josephine “Jo” Age 95 of Minneapolis. Born on Aug. 8, 1924 to Nicholas and Martha Konopaki in Nekoosa, WI. Passed away on July 16, 2020. Preceded in death by husband, Gordon; son, Stephen; and granddaughter, Denise. Survived by children, Sharon, Karen, Theresa, David, Patricia, Joy and Michael; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Jo was an avid bowler and enjoyed...
Jared Davis
July 13, 2020
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Jared Jeffery Davis passed away unexpectedly at his home, at the age of 31. Jared was born on April 19, 1989 in Bangor, Maine to Jeffery and Sherry (Herrick) Davis. As many knew, there were multiple medical issues Jared dealt with throughout his life and he couldn’t do some of the things we take...
Bella D. Lehmer
July 12, 2020
Bella D. Lehmer, age 89 of Hastings, passed away Sunday morning on July 12, 2020. Bella was born to Bella Delisle and Raymond Tettlebach in Parma, Ohio on July 3, 1931. Bella is originally from Ohio where she worked for Buehler's Food Market. She worked in the meat department and managed the seafood department for 28 years before retiring...
Lorraine E. Blake
July 12, 2020
Lorraine E. Blake Age 80 of Eagan, born May 10, 1940 in Portland, OR to Ralph & Dorothy Ruscheinsky, passed away peacefully at home July 12, 2020. Lorraine will be dearly missed by her children: Brian (Chalesha), Jeff (Barb), Scott, Brenda, Todd and Mark; grandchildren: Alex, R.J., Alicia, Shelby, Beth, Shane and Alyssa; brother, Donny Ruscheinsky and sister, Pat Boyer....
Marjorie L. Brannan
July 11, 2020
Marjorie L. Brannan, age 86, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2020 surrounded by her family. Marge was proud to be born and raised in St. Paul. With swimming as the heart of their family growing up, she was a swimmer all her life and was on the 1951 Humboldt High School Champion Swim team. Shortly after...
Shirley J. Rotty
July 10, 2020
Shirley Rotty, age 94 of Hastings, passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning, July 10, 2020. Shirley Jane, the tiny three pound daughter of John and Theresa (Martin) Otto, was born on May 13, 1926, in St Paul. As a young child, Shirley's family moved around frequently prior to settling in Hastings where she graduated with the class...
Kathleen M. Maaske
July 10, 2020
Kathleen M. "Kathy" Maaske, age 72 of Hastings, died peacefully at home on July 10, 2020. Kathleen was born on September 21, 1947, in Hastings to Mathias and Genevieve (Knoll) Haas. Following her graduation from Hastings High School with the class of 1965, Kathy was united in marriage to Richard Maaske on July 12, 1968, at Faith Lutheran Church...
Jane E. Lightbourn
July 10, 2020
Jane E. Lightbourn, a lifelong resident of Hastings, died peacefully at home on Friday evening, July 10, 2020, at the age of 73. Jane's dedication to Hastings will forever be remembered. Jane Evelyn, and her twin brother John, were born twenty-five minutes apart on April 25, 1947, in St. Paul to Dr. Edgar and Eleanor (Enderlen) Lightbourn. Jane attended...
Barbara J. Cyr
July 9, 2020
Barbara J. Cyr, age 67, of Hastings, passed away peacefully July 9, 2020. She was born in St. Paul on June 30, 1953 to Lawrence and Phyllis (Mahoney) Klein. She loved her nieces and nephews, beach vacations, and doing word search. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Bob and Bernie Klein. Barb is survived by her...
Kristine Bryan Nielsen
July 9, 2020
Kristine Bryan Nielsen
Our beloved Kris was born on July 19, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Daniel and Marilyn Bryan. Kris particularly adored her dad who preceded her in death.
Kris passed away at the age of 57 on July 9, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 19 years, Craig; daughter, Madeleine; mother, Marilyn; sister, Jenny (Josh) Mattson; sister-in-law, Terri...
Donald E. Vaith
July 8, 2020
Donald Eugene Vaith, age 89 of Hastings, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020. Don was born on June 13, 1931, in Owatonna to Joseph and Bernadine “Bunny”(Lynard) Vaith. He was raised by his mother and grandparents, Chris and Mayme Lynard on a farm in Summit Township. Don graduated from Blooming Prairie...
Darlene Jenny Stern
July 8, 2020
Darlene Jenny Stern, Age 71 of Apple Valley, born May 25, 1949 in Willmar, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Sally (Kuechle) Haag. She graduated from Willmar High School in 1967 and Willmar Tech Institute in 1968. She was united in marriage to William “Bill” Stern, Jr. on August 8, 1970 in Willmar. The couple lived in Minneapolis until 1977...
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