Obituaries
Obituaries for Starkson Family
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Russell D Hammond
November 20, 2019
Russell D. Hammond
of Lilydale Minnesota, age 74 died unexpectedly November 20th, 2019. Beloved husband of 28 years to Patricia. Russ graduated from Sibley High School. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad and Northwest Airlines. Russ was a member of the Masons, the Shrine Club, and the American Legion. He is preceded in death by Melvin Hammond Senior, Marie Shry, Melvin...
Sayleen M Schmeling
November 20, 2019
Sayleen M. Schmeling
Age 49 of Burnsville, born May 26, 1970 in Minneapolis to Linda Morgan-Stewart and Steven Pion, passed away November 20, 2019 due to complications from a heart attack. Sayleen worked for many years as the manager of the Disney Store at the Mall of America and more recently, the last 4 years as a Real Estate Agent for...
Eugene J Duff
November 19, 2019
Eugene “Gene” J. Duff
Age 98 of Rosemount, born May 15, 1921 in Castle Rock Township, passed away Nov. 19, 2019. Gene grew up in Hampton and Farmington and he met his wife of 73 years, Helyn, at the Gopher Ordinance Works. He served as the Village Clerk of unincorporated Rosemount for 21 years and was its Mayor in 1972. Gene...
Duthiel M. Pinke
November 18, 2019
Duthiel M. (Eggers) Pinke, age 99 of Prescott, died peacefully on Monday afternoon, November 18, 2019, at Prescott Nursing and Rehab. Duthiel M., the daughter of Ernest "Pa" and Myrtle Eggers, was born on October 27, 1920. On March 21, 1941, Duthiel was united in marriage to Herman Pinke at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Prescott, and they enjoyed...
Danila Anna Daddario
November 16, 2019
Daddario, Danila Anna
Age 95 of Apple Valley (formerly of West St. Paul), entered into rest on November 16, 2019. Preceded in death by her husband, Michael. Survived by her son, Mike Jr. (Alice); granddaughter, Michelle (Jerad) Sikkink; sister-in-law, Betty Daddario; other relatives and friends. Danila immigrated from Italy in 1950 and became a United States citizen. She loved being a...
Patricia A. Vogstrom
November 15, 2019
Patricia A. Vogstrom
age 88 of Minneapolis, born March 15, 1931 to Fredrick & Marietta (Buckeye) Freer in Minneapolis, passed away peacefully at Sunrise of Roseville on Friday, November 15, 2019. Patricia graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949, worked at J.I. Case & retired from Superior Plating after many years. She was an avid mall walker and world traveler, going...
Patricia A. Fox
November 14, 2019
Patricia Ann Fox age 85, of Hastings, passed away November 14, 2019 at home, peacefully watching the Hallmark Channel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reinold "Knobby"; and son, John. Pat is survived by her children, Pam Fox (Paul), Cindy (Kevin) Moline, Jeff (Paula) Fox, Deb (Reid) Seipp, Jimmy Fox, Tammy (Bacs) Bacon; daughter in law, Mary;...
Virginia Annette Beissel
November 12, 2019
Virginia Annette Beissel (Wollmering), age 84 of Vermillion, passed away at United Hospital on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Virginia was born in Vermillion Township, Minnesota on May 28, 1935, the daughter of Theresa (Foss) and Peter Wollmering. She attended St. Boniface Catholic School and graduated from Bethlehem Academy. She met Donald Beissel through one of Virginia's friends and they...
Timothy D. Miller
November 11, 2019
Timothy Miller, age 48, of Hastings, passed away November 11, 2019 at his home. Tim was born on August 12, 1971 to Daniel and Deborah Miller in New Ulm, Minnesota. He graduated from New Ulm High School in 1989, attended Mankato State, and married Julie Wright on August 17, 1996. He was employed at 3M. Tim loved riding his...
Julie A. Olson
November 9, 2019
Julie A. Olson, age 64, of Hastings, passed away November 9, 2019 at Augustana Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 106 W. Main St. in Vermillion. A gathering will be held one hour prior to mass at church. Interment, St....
Johanna "Jo" C. Perry
November 6, 2019
Johanna "Jo" Claire Perry (Grier) After a lengthy illness, Jo passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at United Hospital, with Bruce by her side. Jo was born in Hastings, Minnesota on March 11, 1964, the daughter of Joan (Langenfeld) and James "Jim" Grier. She graduated from Hastings High School and went on to work at Augustana Care Center....
Carol M. Reinardy
November 6, 2019
Carol M. Reinardy, age 85 of New Trier, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019. Carol Mary, the daughter of Edward and Arline (O'Reilly) Wojcik, was born on October 30, 1934, in Red Wing. Following her graduation for Red Wing High School with the class of 1953, Carol worked for the...
Cheryl Ann Mattson
November 5, 2019
Cheryl A. Mattson, age 66 of Farmington, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Cheryl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 29, 1952, the daughter of R. Corrine (Raschke) and Joseph Sierakowski Jr. She attended North St. Paul High School, where she met her future husband, Craig Mattson. She graduated from high school...
Joy M. Willenbring
November 5, 2019
Joy M. Willenbring, age 55, of Prescott, Wisconsin, died peacefully following an extended illness at United Hospital in St. Paul. Joy came into this world April 4, 1964. She departed November 5, 2019. For many years she worked as a book keeper for White Produce Brokerage in Minnesota. She moved to Prescott, WI in 1990. Eventually she worked at...
Gloria Ann Trejo
November 3, 2019
GLORIA ANN (VERDUZCO) TREJO, age 82, passed away on November 3, 2019 in North Dakota. She was born on February 19, 1937 to Ramon & Aurelia Reyes Verduzco on the west side of St. Paul, Minnesota. She was one of seven children, three girls and four boys: Esther, Gloria, Rachel, Robert, Michael, Mario and Richard, many relatives & friends....
Joseph G Werner
November 2, 2019
Joseph "Joe" Werner, age 63, of Hastings, passed away peacefully in his home November 2, 2019 after a short battle of cancer. Joe loved watching sports on TV, especially golf. He spent all his spare time in the kitchen, cooking or planning an amazing meal. Joe was a carpenter for over 40 years and spent the last 12+ years...
Donna Mae Winter
November 1, 2019
Donna Mae Winter (Schoonover) Donna was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 15, 1938, the daughter of Margaret Julia Matykiewicz and Leslie James Schoonover. She graduated from Home of the Good Shepherd High School in St. Paul. Following high school she worked for the State of Minnesota and Swift and Company. While working at Swift and Company, she...
Gregory Alan Drahos
November 1, 2019
Gregory A. "Greg" Drahos, age 69 of Hastings, died peacefully on Friday evening, November 1, 2019, at United Hospital in St. Paul. Gregory A., the son of Harry and Christine (Ruzicka) Drahos, was born on August 3, 1950, in Minneapolis. Following his graduation from high school, Greg was united in marriage to Patricia Rother on November 18, 1972, at...
Leona Bjerkness
October 31, 2019
Leona Ann Bjerkness, age 85, of Hastings, passed away on October 31, 2019. She was born May 13, 1934 in Emily, Minnesota. Preceded in death by husband, Donald; grandchildren, Matthew and Jason; great-grandson, Zachary; parents, Veronica and Joseph Katzenberger; siblings, Martin Katzenberger, Louis Katzenberger, Betty Lund and Kenny Katzenberger. She is survived by children, Gary (Robin) Bjerkness, Roseann (John)...
Clark S. Bledsoe
October 29, 2019
Clark S. Bledsoe, age 57 of New Trier, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Clark was born in Geneva, Illinois December 24, 1961 to Harriett (Nelson) Richardson and Steve Bledsoe. Clark ate, slept and breathed music. He wrote endless amounts of lyrics and performed his original songs as well as cover tunes with fellow musicians that...
Russell D Hammond
November 20, 2019
Russell D. Hammond
of Lilydale Minnesota, age 74 died unexpectedly November 20th, 2019. Beloved husband of 28 years to Patricia. Russ graduated from Sibley High School. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad and Northwest Airlines. Russ was a member of the Masons, the Shrine Club, and the American Legion. He is preceded in death by Melvin Hammond Senior, Marie Shry, Melvin...
Sayleen M Schmeling
November 20, 2019
Sayleen M. Schmeling
Age 49 of Burnsville, born May 26, 1970 in Minneapolis to Linda Morgan-Stewart and Steven Pion, passed away November 20, 2019 due to complications from a heart attack. Sayleen worked for many years as the manager of the Disney Store at the Mall of America and more recently, the last 4 years as a Real Estate Agent for...
Eugene J Duff
November 19, 2019
Eugene “Gene” J. Duff
Age 98 of Rosemount, born May 15, 1921 in Castle Rock Township, passed away Nov. 19, 2019. Gene grew up in Hampton and Farmington and he met his wife of 73 years, Helyn, at the Gopher Ordinance Works. He served as the Village Clerk of unincorporated Rosemount for 21 years and was its Mayor in 1972. Gene...
Duthiel M. Pinke
November 18, 2019
Duthiel M. (Eggers) Pinke, age 99 of Prescott, died peacefully on Monday afternoon, November 18, 2019, at Prescott Nursing and Rehab. Duthiel M., the daughter of Ernest "Pa" and Myrtle Eggers, was born on October 27, 1920. On March 21, 1941, Duthiel was united in marriage to Herman Pinke at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Prescott, and they enjoyed...
Danila Anna Daddario
November 16, 2019
Daddario, Danila Anna
Age 95 of Apple Valley (formerly of West St. Paul), entered into rest on November 16, 2019. Preceded in death by her husband, Michael. Survived by her son, Mike Jr. (Alice); granddaughter, Michelle (Jerad) Sikkink; sister-in-law, Betty Daddario; other relatives and friends. Danila immigrated from Italy in 1950 and became a United States citizen. She loved being a...
Patricia A. Vogstrom
November 15, 2019
Patricia A. Vogstrom
age 88 of Minneapolis, born March 15, 1931 to Fredrick & Marietta (Buckeye) Freer in Minneapolis, passed away peacefully at Sunrise of Roseville on Friday, November 15, 2019. Patricia graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949, worked at J.I. Case & retired from Superior Plating after many years. She was an avid mall walker and world traveler, going...
Patricia A. Fox
November 14, 2019
Patricia Ann Fox age 85, of Hastings, passed away November 14, 2019 at home, peacefully watching the Hallmark Channel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reinold "Knobby"; and son, John. Pat is survived by her children, Pam Fox (Paul), Cindy (Kevin) Moline, Jeff (Paula) Fox, Deb (Reid) Seipp, Jimmy Fox, Tammy (Bacs) Bacon; daughter in law, Mary;...
Virginia Annette Beissel
November 12, 2019
Virginia Annette Beissel (Wollmering), age 84 of Vermillion, passed away at United Hospital on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Virginia was born in Vermillion Township, Minnesota on May 28, 1935, the daughter of Theresa (Foss) and Peter Wollmering. She attended St. Boniface Catholic School and graduated from Bethlehem Academy. She met Donald Beissel through one of Virginia's friends and they...
Timothy D. Miller
November 11, 2019
Timothy Miller, age 48, of Hastings, passed away November 11, 2019 at his home. Tim was born on August 12, 1971 to Daniel and Deborah Miller in New Ulm, Minnesota. He graduated from New Ulm High School in 1989, attended Mankato State, and married Julie Wright on August 17, 1996. He was employed at 3M. Tim loved riding his...
Julie A. Olson
November 9, 2019
Julie A. Olson, age 64, of Hastings, passed away November 9, 2019 at Augustana Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 106 W. Main St. in Vermillion. A gathering will be held one hour prior to mass at church. Interment, St....
Johanna "Jo" C. Perry
November 6, 2019
Johanna "Jo" Claire Perry (Grier) After a lengthy illness, Jo passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at United Hospital, with Bruce by her side. Jo was born in Hastings, Minnesota on March 11, 1964, the daughter of Joan (Langenfeld) and James "Jim" Grier. She graduated from Hastings High School and went on to work at Augustana Care Center....
Carol M. Reinardy
November 6, 2019
Carol M. Reinardy, age 85 of New Trier, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019. Carol Mary, the daughter of Edward and Arline (O'Reilly) Wojcik, was born on October 30, 1934, in Red Wing. Following her graduation for Red Wing High School with the class of 1953, Carol worked for the...
Cheryl Ann Mattson
November 5, 2019
Cheryl A. Mattson, age 66 of Farmington, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Cheryl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 29, 1952, the daughter of R. Corrine (Raschke) and Joseph Sierakowski Jr. She attended North St. Paul High School, where she met her future husband, Craig Mattson. She graduated from high school...
Joy M. Willenbring
November 5, 2019
Joy M. Willenbring, age 55, of Prescott, Wisconsin, died peacefully following an extended illness at United Hospital in St. Paul. Joy came into this world April 4, 1964. She departed November 5, 2019. For many years she worked as a book keeper for White Produce Brokerage in Minnesota. She moved to Prescott, WI in 1990. Eventually she worked at...
Gloria Ann Trejo
November 3, 2019
GLORIA ANN (VERDUZCO) TREJO, age 82, passed away on November 3, 2019 in North Dakota. She was born on February 19, 1937 to Ramon & Aurelia Reyes Verduzco on the west side of St. Paul, Minnesota. She was one of seven children, three girls and four boys: Esther, Gloria, Rachel, Robert, Michael, Mario and Richard, many relatives & friends....
Joseph G Werner
November 2, 2019
Joseph "Joe" Werner, age 63, of Hastings, passed away peacefully in his home November 2, 2019 after a short battle of cancer. Joe loved watching sports on TV, especially golf. He spent all his spare time in the kitchen, cooking or planning an amazing meal. Joe was a carpenter for over 40 years and spent the last 12+ years...
Donna Mae Winter
November 1, 2019
Donna Mae Winter (Schoonover) Donna was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 15, 1938, the daughter of Margaret Julia Matykiewicz and Leslie James Schoonover. She graduated from Home of the Good Shepherd High School in St. Paul. Following high school she worked for the State of Minnesota and Swift and Company. While working at Swift and Company, she...
Gregory Alan Drahos
November 1, 2019
Gregory A. "Greg" Drahos, age 69 of Hastings, died peacefully on Friday evening, November 1, 2019, at United Hospital in St. Paul. Gregory A., the son of Harry and Christine (Ruzicka) Drahos, was born on August 3, 1950, in Minneapolis. Following his graduation from high school, Greg was united in marriage to Patricia Rother on November 18, 1972, at...
Leona Bjerkness
October 31, 2019
Leona Ann Bjerkness, age 85, of Hastings, passed away on October 31, 2019. She was born May 13, 1934 in Emily, Minnesota. Preceded in death by husband, Donald; grandchildren, Matthew and Jason; great-grandson, Zachary; parents, Veronica and Joseph Katzenberger; siblings, Martin Katzenberger, Louis Katzenberger, Betty Lund and Kenny Katzenberger. She is survived by children, Gary (Robin) Bjerkness, Roseann (John)...
Clark S. Bledsoe
October 29, 2019
Clark S. Bledsoe, age 57 of New Trier, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Clark was born in Geneva, Illinois December 24, 1961 to Harriett (Nelson) Richardson and Steve Bledsoe. Clark ate, slept and breathed music. He wrote endless amounts of lyrics and performed his original songs as well as cover tunes with fellow musicians that...
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