Obituaries
Obituaries for Starkson Family
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Crispin Kean Metzler
September 24, 2025
Crispin Kean Metzler (Cris) passed away on September 24th in Hastings, MN after a long and hard fought battle with lung cancer.
Cris was born on December 28, 1947 in East Cleveland, Ohio to Ruth and Charles Monnette Metzler. Cris’s father died when Cris was 3 years old and his mother was remarried to Carl Giblin when he was 8. Cris...
Roger Lee Gehrke
September 24, 2025
“May Roger’s ‘forever’ find him tending Heaven’s raspberries with his German Shepard dogs”
Roger Lee Gehrke, 92, of Burnsville, Minnesota passed away peacefully on September 24, 2025, at his home. Roger was born on November 8, 1932, to Marvin and Celia (Weber) Gehrke in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Roger attended and graduated from Wausau High School in 1951. While there, he participated in track...
David Glen Johnson
September 22, 2025
David Glen Johnson, of Farmington, MN, passed away on September 22, 2025.
Preceded in death by father, Rolland. Survived by son, Brandon; mother, Marie; niece and nephews that he helped raise, Jacob (Jenna), Alissa (James), and Kelly (Amanda); siblings, Jeff, Julie (Mike), Rollie, and Brian (Caren); his nieces and nephews, Tyler, Natasha, Kayla, Abbi, Jeremy, Averi, and Liam; and his great...
Lloyd J. Peine
September 21, 2025
Lloyd J. Peine, age 95 and a life-long farmer in New Trier, passed away peacefully at Benedictine Living ~ Regina on Sunday morning, September 21, 2025.
Lloyd Joseph, the son of Henry and Margaret (Wollmering) Peine, was born on July 21, 1930, in Empire Township, Dakota County, Minnesota. On September 7, 1955, Lloyd was united in marriage to Lenore G. Dohmen...
James Justin Cysiewski
September 20, 2025
James “Jim” Cysiewski, age 94, of Vermillion, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born March 26, 1931 in Vermillion Township. He was one-of-a-kind and will be greatly missed.
Jim had long careers at both Armours Meat Processing and Koch Refinery. He had a passion for fishing, liked to bake his favorite cookies and loved...
Linnette "Cricket" Owen
September 18, 2025
Linnette "Cricket" Owen, 45, of Cottage Grove, MN, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2025.
A private celebration of life will be held in Cricket's honor.
Arrangements are with Starkson Family Life Celebration Chapel
Lawrence Martin Kummer
September 18, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Kummer, 74, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 18, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Born January 12, 1951, in Hastings to Helen (Bauer) and Martin Kummer, he attended Hastings High School. He went on to spend his life doing what he loved most—farming. Whether it was tending his cows, caring for the crops, or just being out...
Duane Melvin Sanderson
September 18, 2025
Duane Sanderson passed away peacefully at Regina Hospital in Hastings, Minnesota on September 18, 2025.
Duane was born May 12, 1940, in Grafton, North Dakota, son of Clifford and Beatrice Sanderson. He grew up on a farm in the Red River Valley of North Dakota, with his sister, Dorothy and brother, George. At 8 years old, he was driving the 1...
Glen David Madland
September 14, 2025
Glen D. Madland, age 88, of Hastings, passed away peacefully at his home on September 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Glen was born on April 16, 1937, in Winona, Minnesota, to Glen and Lola (Boyd) Madland. He grew up on the west side of St. Paul, and the family later moved to the east side, where he graduated from...
Duane L. Herman
September 14, 2025
Duane Herman, age 89, of Hastings, MN peacefully and comfortably passed away at home on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Duane was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1935 in Denmark Township to Lauren and Helen Herman. He attended Basswood Grove School. From grades 1-4, Duane was very proud to share he was the smartest in his class, but the only student...
Carolyn "Carrie" Patricia Kingery
September 14, 2025
Carolyn "Carrie" Kingery (Turek), age 64, passed away on September 14th at her home in Rogers, MN. Carrie was born in Farmington, MN, to parents Rutz and Marie Turek on October 10, 1960.
She attended St. Mathias Catholic School in Hampton, MN, and then graduated from Hastings High School, class of 1979. She attended Dakota County Technical School with a degree...
Ernest Edward Lenertz
September 12, 2025
Ernest Edward Lenertz, age 85, of Apple Valley, MN, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on September 12, 2025. Ernest was born on November 20, 1939, on the family farm south of Karlsruhe, North Dakota, to Phillip & Catherine (Kraft) Lenertz. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Karlsruhe, North...
Darlene Dee Smith
September 8, 2025
Darlene D. Smith, age 86, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at The Rosemount Senior Living.
Darlene was born on June 26, 1939, in Barron, Wisconsin, to Forrest and Hilda Sullivan. She grew up in Barron with her siblings, Gene and Joyce, and graduated from Barron High School. While in school she met...
Derrick John Langeslay
September 5, 2025
Derrick J. Langeslay, age 43, of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2025.
Derrick was born on October 24, 1981, in Rochester, New York, on his mother’s birthday, to Elaine and Kenneth Langeslay. At just 4 days old, Derrick moved with his family to Point Loma Naval Base in California, then on to Great Lakes Naval Base just north of...
Robert Eugene Albright
September 5, 2025
Robert “Bob” E. Albright, age 80, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born January 30, 1945, in Worthington, Minnesota, to Albert and Henrietta (Karsten) Albright. He grew up in Hastings alongside his sister, Janice and brother, Kenneth. Bob graduated from Hastings High School, where he enjoyed spending time with friends...
Nancy Jeanne Lysholm
September 5, 2025
Nancy Jeanne Lysholm, age 79, of Eagan, passed away at home September 5, 2025. Survived by son, Daniel (Katherine) Lysholm; sisters, Janice Henjum, Carol Henjum, Dawn Grommish, and Lynette Latimer; grandchildren, Joy (Dan) Schlink, Ashley (Jeremy) Benz, Christian (Jessica) Lysholm, Connor (Rachel) Lysholm, and Orion (Lilly) Venero; and great-grandchildren, Maddison and Brody Schlink, Parker and Hunter Benz, and Braiden Lysholm....
Kathleen Carolyn Cook
September 5, 2025
Kathleen “Kathy” Carolyn Cook
February 4, 1947 – September 5, 2025
On Friday, September 5, 2025, Kathleen “Kathy” Cook, age 78, passed away unexpectedly at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. It is with God’s perfect timing, she departed this life on her beloved mother’s birthday, a gift of a heavenly reunion for her entire family.
Kathy was born on February 4, 1947, in...
Timothy Kenneth Lawrence
September 2, 2025
Timothy "Tim" Lawrence, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community in Hastings.
Born on August 21, 1944, in Saint Paul, MN, to Kenneth and Dorothy (Kukacka) Lawrence, Tim grew up in South Saint Paul and graduated from Cretin High School with the Class of 1962. Shortly after, he proudly served his country in the...
Douglas Dean Salzwedel
August 31, 2025
Douglas “Doug” Salzwedel, age 91, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025, at Regina Hospital.
Doug was born on July 9, 1934, in Lincoln Township, Wisconsin, to Carl and Martha (Hein) Salzwedel. He grew up on the family farm outside of Warrens, where he developed a lifelong love of hunting and fishing. He graduated from high school in Tomah,...
Lisa Trapp Agen
August 31, 2025
Lisa T. Agen, age 44, of West St. Paul, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on August 31, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace Hospice in St. Paul, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. It all happened very quickly, and she faced it with quiet strength and grace.
Lisa was born on January 20, 1981, in St....
Crispin Kean Metzler
September 24, 2025
Crispin Kean Metzler (Cris) passed away on September 24th in Hastings, MN after a long and hard fought battle with lung cancer.
Cris was born on December 28, 1947 in East Cleveland, Ohio to Ruth and Charles Monnette Metzler. Cris’s father died when Cris was 3 years old and his mother was remarried to Carl Giblin when he was 8. Cris...
Roger Lee Gehrke
September 24, 2025
“May Roger’s ‘forever’ find him tending Heaven’s raspberries with his German Shepard dogs”
Roger Lee Gehrke, 92, of Burnsville, Minnesota passed away peacefully on September 24, 2025, at his home. Roger was born on November 8, 1932, to Marvin and Celia (Weber) Gehrke in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Roger attended and graduated from Wausau High School in 1951. While there, he participated in track...
David Glen Johnson
September 22, 2025
David Glen Johnson, of Farmington, MN, passed away on September 22, 2025.
Preceded in death by father, Rolland. Survived by son, Brandon; mother, Marie; niece and nephews that he helped raise, Jacob (Jenna), Alissa (James), and Kelly (Amanda); siblings, Jeff, Julie (Mike), Rollie, and Brian (Caren); his nieces and nephews, Tyler, Natasha, Kayla, Abbi, Jeremy, Averi, and Liam; and his great...
Lloyd J. Peine
September 21, 2025
Lloyd J. Peine, age 95 and a life-long farmer in New Trier, passed away peacefully at Benedictine Living ~ Regina on Sunday morning, September 21, 2025.
Lloyd Joseph, the son of Henry and Margaret (Wollmering) Peine, was born on July 21, 1930, in Empire Township, Dakota County, Minnesota. On September 7, 1955, Lloyd was united in marriage to Lenore G. Dohmen...
James Justin Cysiewski
September 20, 2025
James “Jim” Cysiewski, age 94, of Vermillion, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born March 26, 1931 in Vermillion Township. He was one-of-a-kind and will be greatly missed.
Jim had long careers at both Armours Meat Processing and Koch Refinery. He had a passion for fishing, liked to bake his favorite cookies and loved...
Linnette "Cricket" Owen
September 18, 2025
Linnette "Cricket" Owen, 45, of Cottage Grove, MN, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2025.
A private celebration of life will be held in Cricket's honor.
Arrangements are with Starkson Family Life Celebration Chapel
Lawrence Martin Kummer
September 18, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Kummer, 74, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 18, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Born January 12, 1951, in Hastings to Helen (Bauer) and Martin Kummer, he attended Hastings High School. He went on to spend his life doing what he loved most—farming. Whether it was tending his cows, caring for the crops, or just being out...
Duane Melvin Sanderson
September 18, 2025
Duane Sanderson passed away peacefully at Regina Hospital in Hastings, Minnesota on September 18, 2025.
Duane was born May 12, 1940, in Grafton, North Dakota, son of Clifford and Beatrice Sanderson. He grew up on a farm in the Red River Valley of North Dakota, with his sister, Dorothy and brother, George. At 8 years old, he was driving the 1...
Glen David Madland
September 14, 2025
Glen D. Madland, age 88, of Hastings, passed away peacefully at his home on September 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Glen was born on April 16, 1937, in Winona, Minnesota, to Glen and Lola (Boyd) Madland. He grew up on the west side of St. Paul, and the family later moved to the east side, where he graduated from...
Duane L. Herman
September 14, 2025
Duane Herman, age 89, of Hastings, MN peacefully and comfortably passed away at home on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Duane was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1935 in Denmark Township to Lauren and Helen Herman. He attended Basswood Grove School. From grades 1-4, Duane was very proud to share he was the smartest in his class, but the only student...
Carolyn "Carrie" Patricia Kingery
September 14, 2025
Carolyn "Carrie" Kingery (Turek), age 64, passed away on September 14th at her home in Rogers, MN. Carrie was born in Farmington, MN, to parents Rutz and Marie Turek on October 10, 1960.
She attended St. Mathias Catholic School in Hampton, MN, and then graduated from Hastings High School, class of 1979. She attended Dakota County Technical School with a degree...
Ernest Edward Lenertz
September 12, 2025
Ernest Edward Lenertz, age 85, of Apple Valley, MN, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on September 12, 2025. Ernest was born on November 20, 1939, on the family farm south of Karlsruhe, North Dakota, to Phillip & Catherine (Kraft) Lenertz. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Karlsruhe, North...
Darlene Dee Smith
September 8, 2025
Darlene D. Smith, age 86, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at The Rosemount Senior Living.
Darlene was born on June 26, 1939, in Barron, Wisconsin, to Forrest and Hilda Sullivan. She grew up in Barron with her siblings, Gene and Joyce, and graduated from Barron High School. While in school she met...
Derrick John Langeslay
September 5, 2025
Derrick J. Langeslay, age 43, of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2025.
Derrick was born on October 24, 1981, in Rochester, New York, on his mother’s birthday, to Elaine and Kenneth Langeslay. At just 4 days old, Derrick moved with his family to Point Loma Naval Base in California, then on to Great Lakes Naval Base just north of...
Robert Eugene Albright
September 5, 2025
Robert “Bob” E. Albright, age 80, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born January 30, 1945, in Worthington, Minnesota, to Albert and Henrietta (Karsten) Albright. He grew up in Hastings alongside his sister, Janice and brother, Kenneth. Bob graduated from Hastings High School, where he enjoyed spending time with friends...
Nancy Jeanne Lysholm
September 5, 2025
Nancy Jeanne Lysholm, age 79, of Eagan, passed away at home September 5, 2025. Survived by son, Daniel (Katherine) Lysholm; sisters, Janice Henjum, Carol Henjum, Dawn Grommish, and Lynette Latimer; grandchildren, Joy (Dan) Schlink, Ashley (Jeremy) Benz, Christian (Jessica) Lysholm, Connor (Rachel) Lysholm, and Orion (Lilly) Venero; and great-grandchildren, Maddison and Brody Schlink, Parker and Hunter Benz, and Braiden Lysholm....
Kathleen Carolyn Cook
September 5, 2025
Kathleen “Kathy” Carolyn Cook
February 4, 1947 – September 5, 2025
On Friday, September 5, 2025, Kathleen “Kathy” Cook, age 78, passed away unexpectedly at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. It is with God’s perfect timing, she departed this life on her beloved mother’s birthday, a gift of a heavenly reunion for her entire family.
Kathy was born on February 4, 1947, in...
Timothy Kenneth Lawrence
September 2, 2025
Timothy "Tim" Lawrence, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community in Hastings.
Born on August 21, 1944, in Saint Paul, MN, to Kenneth and Dorothy (Kukacka) Lawrence, Tim grew up in South Saint Paul and graduated from Cretin High School with the Class of 1962. Shortly after, he proudly served his country in the...
Douglas Dean Salzwedel
August 31, 2025
Douglas “Doug” Salzwedel, age 91, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025, at Regina Hospital.
Doug was born on July 9, 1934, in Lincoln Township, Wisconsin, to Carl and Martha (Hein) Salzwedel. He grew up on the family farm outside of Warrens, where he developed a lifelong love of hunting and fishing. He graduated from high school in Tomah,...
Lisa Trapp Agen
August 31, 2025
Lisa T. Agen, age 44, of West St. Paul, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on August 31, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace Hospice in St. Paul, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. It all happened very quickly, and she faced it with quiet strength and grace.
Lisa was born on January 20, 1981, in St....
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