Obituaries
Obituaries for Starkson Family
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Sandra Charlotte Ann Turner (Nee Nelson)
December 16, 2016
Sandra Charlotte Ann (Nee Nelson) Turner Oh give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above – Don’t fence me in. Sandra, 76, passed away unexpectedly and has left a void in the Multiverse. Sandra was an effortlessly fantastical human being – She was a Superb Wife, Amazing Mom, Beautiful Badass Ninja Grandma, and Beloved Friend. She is gone...
Robert L. Geronime
December 13, 2016
Robert L. Geronime, age 90 of Rosemount, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Regina Senior Living in Hastings. Robert Louis was born to Louis and Mary (Bearth) Geronime on October 25, 1926 in St. Paul. He served in the Navy during WWII and received his engineering degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters degree from...
Raoul Smoczynski
December 10, 2016
Raoul Smoczynski, age 92 of Hastings and formerly of Niles, Illinois, died peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at United Hospital in St. Paul following a recent illness. Raoul was born to John and Mary (Caram) Smoczynski on September 25, 1924 in Bejucal, Cuba. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps two days prior to Pearl Harbor and served...
Harold S. Berg
December 10, 2016
Harold S. Berg, age 89, of Lakeville, formerly Hastings, passed away December 10, 2016 at Prescott Nursing & Rehabilitation Community in Prescott, WI. He was born in Granite Falls, MN to Reuben and Esther Berg on February 21, 1927. He was married in Blaine, MN on January 1, 1980 to his wife, Virginia. Harold was very active in the...
Marjory L O'Neil
December 7, 2016
Marjory “Marge” O’Neil, long-time resident of the St. Paul area, died Wednesday the 7th of December. Born December 3, 1921, Marge had just celebrated her 95th birthday surrounded by family. Appreciated for her cunning wit, and a smile that lit up the room (still all of her own teeth, she would tell you), Marge lived life with passion and...
Naomi "Oma" Therres
December 7, 2016
Naomi "Oma" Therres, age 76 of Vermillion, died suddenly on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her home. Naomi Ann, the daughter of Louis and Alice (Vick) Vetter, was born on June 15, 1940, in Buena Vista Township, Iowa. Following her education at Calamus High School, Naomi attended Iowa State College where she enjoyed singing in the choir and later...
Ross J. Albertson
December 4, 2016
Ross J. Albertson, age 52 of Hastings, died Sunday, December 4, 2016in Hastings. Ross Jay, the son of Arlin and Judy (Gilb) Albertson was born February 26, 1964 in Tracy, MN and was a 1982 graduate of Walnut Grove High School. He worked as a heavy equipment operator with DSM Excavating in Hastings and was a member of the...
M. Margaret Caneff
December 4, 2016
M. Margaret Caneff, age 89 of Hastings, died peacefully on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Regina Senior Living in Hastings. Margaret, the daughter of Mathias and Elizabeth (Wagner) Gores, was born January 12, 1927 in Coates, Minnesota. On October 16, 1947, she was united in marriage to Thomas D. Caneff in Coates. She worked as a bookkeeper for several...
Grant M. Walker
December 1, 2016
Grant M. Walker, age 30 of Hastings, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Regina Senior Living. Grant Walker was born on June 30, 1986, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Hastings High School. Grant had a contagious smile and laugh that touched and inspired many others, even without saying a word. Grant loved spending time with his family....
Sister Florence M. Judge, Rsm
November 29, 2016
Sister Florence M. Judge, RSM age 93 of Baltimore, formerly of Hastings, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Immaculate Conception Villa in Baltimore, Maryland. Sister Florence, the daughter of John and Barbara Clare (Steffen) Judge was born on February 22, 1923 in Marshan Township, Minnesota. She was a 1941 graduate of Hastings High School. After graduation, Florence worked...
Richard M. Bohen
November 26, 2016
Richard M. "Rich" Bohen, age 71 of Hastings, died Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings. Richard Michael, the son of Daniel Agnes (Woehrle) Bohen, was born on January 31, 1945, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Following his education, Rich enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his enlistment, he was stationed in Germany for two years...
Leroy "Speed" Thyen
November 25, 2016
LeRoy "Speed" Thyen, age 87 of Hastings, died peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2016, at Augustana Care of Hastings. LeRoy L. Thyen was born December 27, 1928 at Richmond, MN to Benedict and Elizabeth (Reitmeier) Thyen. He attended St. Johns University in Collegeville, MN. He was an excellent baseball player in the town ball leagues around Richmond, where he...
Dean C. Nielsen
November 25, 2016
Dean C. Nielsen, age 71, of Hastings, passed away at United Hospital in St. Paul on Friday November 25, 2016. He was born to Adolph and Mabel Nielsen on December 9, 1944 in Postville, IA. He served in Alaska for 2 years during his time with the US Army. He married Marsha Youngblood in Ossian, IA on October 2,...
Beverly Ann Hoffman
November 24, 2016
Beverly A. Hoffman, age 90, of Hastings died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Regina Hospital in Hastings. Beverly Ann Hynden was born July 13, 1926 in Minneapolis. She was the daughter of George and Cora Bye of Hastings. Bev was a retired Special Education teacher in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Public Schools and worked extensively with Native American children....
Gregg Wennerstrom
November 24, 2016
Wennerstrom, Gregg Age 59 of Eagan, born April 3, 1957 in Minneapolis to Paul and Doris Wennerstrom, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, November, 24, 2016. Gregg was a 40-year employee of Interstate Power Systems. He was an avid motorcycle and racing enthusiast. Gregg will be dearly missed by his dad, Paul; brothers, Gordon Wennerstrom (Vava Guthrie) and Wesley Wennerstrom...
James "Jim" Beskau
November 22, 2016
James "Jim" Beskau, age 85, a longtime Hastings area businessman, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Regina Senior Living of Hastings, following an extended illness. Jim was surrounded by his loving family. James Albert, the son of Herman and Mildred (Schmidt) Beskau, was born on August 3, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jims father passed away suddenly...
Kathleen R. Sigtermans
November 20, 2016
Kathleen "Kay" (Curtis) Sigtermans, age 79, of Hastings passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Kay was born January 22, 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and married Pieter "Pete" Sigtermans in Aprilof 1956. They moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma before settling in Hastings, Minnesota in 1959, when Pete got a job with Northwest Airlines. Kay...
Gene Burt
November 18, 2016
Eugene “Gene” R. Burt, age 67, of Hastings, MN, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on November 18, 2016 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. He was born June 30, 1949 in Winona, MN. Gene proudly served his country doing two tours of duty in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Upon return of service, he married...
Lysle D. Pierson
November 18, 2016
Pierson, Lysle D. Age 98 of Minneapolis, recently of Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington, born July 16, 1918 in Minneapolis to William & Clara Pierson, passed away November 18, 2016. Lysle retired after 30 years from the Soo Line Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Clarissa and siblings: Alice, George, Richard, Robert and John. He...
Sister Mary Catherine
November 17, 2016
Servite Sister Mary Catherine Izral, OSM, 97, died peacefully November 17, 2016, at Regina Senior Living, Hastings, Minn. She was born in Chicago on April 30, 1919, to John and Teresa (Zahora) Izral, who immigrated to the U.S. from Jablonka, a village in Austria-Hungary that today is part of Poland. Her family moved to a farm in Catawba, Wis.,...
Sandra Charlotte Ann Turner (Nee Nelson)
December 16, 2016
Sandra Charlotte Ann (Nee Nelson) Turner Oh give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above – Don’t fence me in. Sandra, 76, passed away unexpectedly and has left a void in the Multiverse. Sandra was an effortlessly fantastical human being – She was a Superb Wife, Amazing Mom, Beautiful Badass Ninja Grandma, and Beloved Friend. She is gone...
Robert L. Geronime
December 13, 2016
Robert L. Geronime, age 90 of Rosemount, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Regina Senior Living in Hastings. Robert Louis was born to Louis and Mary (Bearth) Geronime on October 25, 1926 in St. Paul. He served in the Navy during WWII and received his engineering degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters degree from...
Raoul Smoczynski
December 10, 2016
Raoul Smoczynski, age 92 of Hastings and formerly of Niles, Illinois, died peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at United Hospital in St. Paul following a recent illness. Raoul was born to John and Mary (Caram) Smoczynski on September 25, 1924 in Bejucal, Cuba. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps two days prior to Pearl Harbor and served...
Harold S. Berg
December 10, 2016
Harold S. Berg, age 89, of Lakeville, formerly Hastings, passed away December 10, 2016 at Prescott Nursing & Rehabilitation Community in Prescott, WI. He was born in Granite Falls, MN to Reuben and Esther Berg on February 21, 1927. He was married in Blaine, MN on January 1, 1980 to his wife, Virginia. Harold was very active in the...
Marjory L O'Neil
December 7, 2016
Marjory “Marge” O’Neil, long-time resident of the St. Paul area, died Wednesday the 7th of December. Born December 3, 1921, Marge had just celebrated her 95th birthday surrounded by family. Appreciated for her cunning wit, and a smile that lit up the room (still all of her own teeth, she would tell you), Marge lived life with passion and...
Naomi "Oma" Therres
December 7, 2016
Naomi "Oma" Therres, age 76 of Vermillion, died suddenly on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her home. Naomi Ann, the daughter of Louis and Alice (Vick) Vetter, was born on June 15, 1940, in Buena Vista Township, Iowa. Following her education at Calamus High School, Naomi attended Iowa State College where she enjoyed singing in the choir and later...
Ross J. Albertson
December 4, 2016
Ross J. Albertson, age 52 of Hastings, died Sunday, December 4, 2016in Hastings. Ross Jay, the son of Arlin and Judy (Gilb) Albertson was born February 26, 1964 in Tracy, MN and was a 1982 graduate of Walnut Grove High School. He worked as a heavy equipment operator with DSM Excavating in Hastings and was a member of the...
M. Margaret Caneff
December 4, 2016
M. Margaret Caneff, age 89 of Hastings, died peacefully on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Regina Senior Living in Hastings. Margaret, the daughter of Mathias and Elizabeth (Wagner) Gores, was born January 12, 1927 in Coates, Minnesota. On October 16, 1947, she was united in marriage to Thomas D. Caneff in Coates. She worked as a bookkeeper for several...
Grant M. Walker
December 1, 2016
Grant M. Walker, age 30 of Hastings, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Regina Senior Living. Grant Walker was born on June 30, 1986, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Hastings High School. Grant had a contagious smile and laugh that touched and inspired many others, even without saying a word. Grant loved spending time with his family....
Sister Florence M. Judge, Rsm
November 29, 2016
Sister Florence M. Judge, RSM age 93 of Baltimore, formerly of Hastings, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Immaculate Conception Villa in Baltimore, Maryland. Sister Florence, the daughter of John and Barbara Clare (Steffen) Judge was born on February 22, 1923 in Marshan Township, Minnesota. She was a 1941 graduate of Hastings High School. After graduation, Florence worked...
Richard M. Bohen
November 26, 2016
Richard M. "Rich" Bohen, age 71 of Hastings, died Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings. Richard Michael, the son of Daniel Agnes (Woehrle) Bohen, was born on January 31, 1945, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Following his education, Rich enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his enlistment, he was stationed in Germany for two years...
Leroy "Speed" Thyen
November 25, 2016
LeRoy "Speed" Thyen, age 87 of Hastings, died peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2016, at Augustana Care of Hastings. LeRoy L. Thyen was born December 27, 1928 at Richmond, MN to Benedict and Elizabeth (Reitmeier) Thyen. He attended St. Johns University in Collegeville, MN. He was an excellent baseball player in the town ball leagues around Richmond, where he...
Dean C. Nielsen
November 25, 2016
Dean C. Nielsen, age 71, of Hastings, passed away at United Hospital in St. Paul on Friday November 25, 2016. He was born to Adolph and Mabel Nielsen on December 9, 1944 in Postville, IA. He served in Alaska for 2 years during his time with the US Army. He married Marsha Youngblood in Ossian, IA on October 2,...
Beverly Ann Hoffman
November 24, 2016
Beverly A. Hoffman, age 90, of Hastings died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Regina Hospital in Hastings. Beverly Ann Hynden was born July 13, 1926 in Minneapolis. She was the daughter of George and Cora Bye of Hastings. Bev was a retired Special Education teacher in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Public Schools and worked extensively with Native American children....
Gregg Wennerstrom
November 24, 2016
Wennerstrom, Gregg Age 59 of Eagan, born April 3, 1957 in Minneapolis to Paul and Doris Wennerstrom, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, November, 24, 2016. Gregg was a 40-year employee of Interstate Power Systems. He was an avid motorcycle and racing enthusiast. Gregg will be dearly missed by his dad, Paul; brothers, Gordon Wennerstrom (Vava Guthrie) and Wesley Wennerstrom...
James "Jim" Beskau
November 22, 2016
James "Jim" Beskau, age 85, a longtime Hastings area businessman, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Regina Senior Living of Hastings, following an extended illness. Jim was surrounded by his loving family. James Albert, the son of Herman and Mildred (Schmidt) Beskau, was born on August 3, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jims father passed away suddenly...
Kathleen R. Sigtermans
November 20, 2016
Kathleen "Kay" (Curtis) Sigtermans, age 79, of Hastings passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Kay was born January 22, 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and married Pieter "Pete" Sigtermans in Aprilof 1956. They moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma before settling in Hastings, Minnesota in 1959, when Pete got a job with Northwest Airlines. Kay...
Gene Burt
November 18, 2016
Eugene “Gene” R. Burt, age 67, of Hastings, MN, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on November 18, 2016 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. He was born June 30, 1949 in Winona, MN. Gene proudly served his country doing two tours of duty in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Upon return of service, he married...
Lysle D. Pierson
November 18, 2016
Pierson, Lysle D. Age 98 of Minneapolis, recently of Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington, born July 16, 1918 in Minneapolis to William & Clara Pierson, passed away November 18, 2016. Lysle retired after 30 years from the Soo Line Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Clarissa and siblings: Alice, George, Richard, Robert and John. He...
Sister Mary Catherine
November 17, 2016
Servite Sister Mary Catherine Izral, OSM, 97, died peacefully November 17, 2016, at Regina Senior Living, Hastings, Minn. She was born in Chicago on April 30, 1919, to John and Teresa (Zahora) Izral, who immigrated to the U.S. from Jablonka, a village in Austria-Hungary that today is part of Poland. Her family moved to a farm in Catawba, Wis.,...
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