Obituaries
Obituaries for Starkson Family
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Harriet Kingston
January 30, 2015
Harriet O. Kingston, age 92, of Stillwater and formerly of Edina and Hastings, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at her residence. Harriet was born October 30, 1922 in Hampton to Paul and Julia (Peine) Endres. Her grandchildren were a very special part of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant daughter Judy; brother Henry Endres...
John W. Peterson
January 27, 2015
John W. Peterson Age 94 of Bloomington, born May 11, 1920 in Minneapolis to Emil “Oscar” & Phoebe Peterson, passed away January 27, 2015. John served in the US Navy during WWII. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 46 years, Betty; also survived by son, Jeff; daughter, Jan; sisters: LaVina, Eileen, Helen and Lois; special beloved...
Michael M. Murgic
January 25, 2015
Michael M. Murgic, 84, of Rosemount, passed away Sunday, January 25. He was born November 7, 1930 in East Saint Louis, Illinois, and married to the late Jean Murgic (nee Stegen) for over 40 years. He is survived by his children: Steve (Jean), Kristin (Christopher) Boylan, Melanie (Andrew) Rupprecht, Bradley, Jamie, Peter, Shelley, and Christopher (Julie), and 13 grandchildren. Mike...
Sean O'Brien
January 23, 2015
Sean Michael Ben OBrien, age 41, of Hastings, died Friday, January 23, 2015. He was born February 27, 1973 in Hastings to Michael E. OBrien III and Cynthia J. (Newman) OBrien. He graduated from Hastings High School with the class of 1991. Sean worked at ConAgra as a miller for 10 years and as a consultant at Union Resources....
David L. Pechacek
January 23, 2015
David L. Pechacek, age 62, of Hastings, passed away January 23, 2015. David was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gloria; and brother, Gerald. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; sons, Jeremy (Dana); and Chad (Vanessa Vensas); grandchildren, Nolen; Cole; Carter; Colin; Cooper; sister, Kay Smith; brother, Gordon (Sue); brother in law, Elmo; sister in law, Tavy;...
Robert Novak
January 21, 2015
Robert Novak, age 79, passed away at Red Wing Health Center on January 21, 2015. Private Family Services are being held.
Mark F. Mulvihill
January 20, 2015
Mark Francis Mulvihill, age 66 of Cottage Grove died Monday, January 20, 2015 at University of Minnesota Medical Center. Mark was born September 25, 1948 in St. Paul, MN to Ralph and Grace (Dosh) Mulvihill. He was a graduate of Humbolt High School in 1966 and joined the US Marine Corps in 1967. He landed in I Corps South...
Richard J. Janssen
January 19, 2015
Richard J. Janssen, age 81, of Hastings, died peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Diamond Care Center in Cannon Falls following an extended illness. Richard John, the son of John and Dorothy (Wenzler) Janssen, was born on May 24, 1933 in St. Paul. On May 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Jean E. Kalal in...
Alan Chauncey Kelsey
January 19, 2015
Alan Chauncey Kelsey, age 63, died at Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN on January 19, 2015.
Alan was born March 10, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN to Dr. Chauncey M. and Marion L. (Lofgren) Kelsey. He currently lived in Apple Valley, MN. During his lifetime he also lived in Roseville, MN; Fort Ransom, ND; Menomonie, WI; and Star Prairie, WI.
Alan graduated from...
Edward "Ed" N Kadlec
January 18, 2015
Edward N. Kadlec, “Ed” Age 85 of Minneapolis, born Oct. 2, 1929 in Mpls. to Joseph & Margaret, passed away peacefully at home, Jan. 18, 2015.
He is preceded in death by sons, Phillip and Richard and grandsons, Steven and Fred. Ed will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 63 years, Marge; children: Pete (Dotty), Don, Mart, Bernice Anderson,...
Alexander James Enga
January 16, 2015
Alexander James Enga, 9 days of age, passed away Friday, January 16. He was born January 7, 2015 to Alisha Enga, who survives him. Alexander is also survived by his Brother, Rylan; Maternal Grandparents, James and Kathy Enga; Maternal Great-Grandparents, Fred and Carola Just; Aunt, Megan; Uncle, Andrew; and other Family members. He was preceded in death by his Maternal...
Ronald C. Mosher
January 15, 2015
Ronald C. Mosher, age 85, of Hastings, passed away January 15, 2015 at Augustana Care Center. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clare & Frieda Mosher; brother, Dennis. Ronald is survived by wife, Donna; daughters, Lydia (Mark) Drexler; Laurie LaBelle; Ann Scanlon; grandchildren, Patrick Scanlon; Terry (Jennifer) Barsness; Victoria (Scott) Roessler; Joseph (Nicole) LaBelle; Courtney (Aaron) Johnson;...
John E. Fitch
January 15, 2015
John E. Fitch, age 66, of Hastings, passed away January 15, 2015 at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born to Frank & Ione (ne Musolf) Fitch on December 13, 1948 in Rochester. John served in the United States Navy for 8 years before he was honorably discharged. After serving our country, he worked for Xcel Energy before...
Jerome R. Dempsey
January 14, 2015
Loving father and husband, Jerome Richard "Dick" Dempsey of Hastings passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Joanne T Dempsey, parents Mark and Mabel, and his sisters Colleen and Janet Ann. Jerome is survived by his children: Nicholas of Long Beach, CA, Mark of...
David L. Legler
January 12, 2015
David L. Legler, age 72 of Hastings died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Regions Hospital. David LeRoy was born March 17, 1942 in St. Paul to LeRoy and Mary (Holland) Legler. He was a 1961 graduate of Hastings High School and served 6 years in the National Guard. Dave played bass guitar and sang with bands for 35 years....
Iris M Manninen
January 10, 2015
Iris Manninen Age 78, of Apple Valley.
Artist, Adventuress and Book Lover. Iris grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, later moving to California where she graduated from the University of California at Riverside. Preceded in death by parents, Eino and Mary Manninen and brother, David Manninen. Survived by brother, Dennis (Jean) Manninen; Children , Lynn Wiitala, Bill (Kathy) Kantos, Julie Kantos and...
Lila M. Ness
January 9, 2015
Lila M. Ness Age 95 of Minneapolis, born Sep. 22, 1919 in Selz, ND to Nels & Elise Hoff, passed away Jan. 9, 2015. Lila served in the WAC during WWII and worked for the Federal Probation Office retiring as Chief Clerk after 25 years. Lila will be dearly missed by her children, Karen Putnam (Harold Wren) and Gary Ness;...
Joshua C. Garcia
January 9, 2015
Joshua C. Garcia, Age 39 of Rochester, formerly of Minneapolis, born in Sioux City, IA October 12, 1975, passed away, January 9, 2015. Josh was a 1994 graduate of Washburn H.S. in Minneapolis. He will be dearly missed by his daughter, Reilly Garcia; fianc?e, Amanda Thomas and her daughter, Chloe; parents, Nancy & Charlie Garcia; brother, Andrew Michael Garcia (Gina...
Ervin C. Diede
January 8, 2015
Ervin C. Diede, age 85 of Hastings, MN died January 8, 2015.Born March 13, 1929 in Miller, South Dakota to Albert and Rose (Haeffner) Diede. He married Loretta P. Rosemore on June 26, 1955 at the United Methodist Church in Miller, SD and had worked as an electric company lineman prior to retirement. Ervin is survived by his wife...
Timothy "Tim" Trutna
January 7, 2015
Timothy "Tim" Trutna, age 60, of Welch, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at his home.Timothy Bruce, the son of Thomas and Nona (Krecji) Trutna was born January 1, 1955 in Hastings and was a 1973 graduate of Hastings High School. He had worked as an operator of heavy machinery with a farm cooperative prior to retirement. He...
Harriet Kingston
January 30, 2015
Harriet O. Kingston, age 92, of Stillwater and formerly of Edina and Hastings, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at her residence. Harriet was born October 30, 1922 in Hampton to Paul and Julia (Peine) Endres. Her grandchildren were a very special part of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant daughter Judy; brother Henry Endres...
John W. Peterson
January 27, 2015
John W. Peterson Age 94 of Bloomington, born May 11, 1920 in Minneapolis to Emil “Oscar” & Phoebe Peterson, passed away January 27, 2015. John served in the US Navy during WWII. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 46 years, Betty; also survived by son, Jeff; daughter, Jan; sisters: LaVina, Eileen, Helen and Lois; special beloved...
Michael M. Murgic
January 25, 2015
Michael M. Murgic, 84, of Rosemount, passed away Sunday, January 25. He was born November 7, 1930 in East Saint Louis, Illinois, and married to the late Jean Murgic (nee Stegen) for over 40 years. He is survived by his children: Steve (Jean), Kristin (Christopher) Boylan, Melanie (Andrew) Rupprecht, Bradley, Jamie, Peter, Shelley, and Christopher (Julie), and 13 grandchildren. Mike...
Sean O'Brien
January 23, 2015
Sean Michael Ben OBrien, age 41, of Hastings, died Friday, January 23, 2015. He was born February 27, 1973 in Hastings to Michael E. OBrien III and Cynthia J. (Newman) OBrien. He graduated from Hastings High School with the class of 1991. Sean worked at ConAgra as a miller for 10 years and as a consultant at Union Resources....
David L. Pechacek
January 23, 2015
David L. Pechacek, age 62, of Hastings, passed away January 23, 2015. David was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gloria; and brother, Gerald. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; sons, Jeremy (Dana); and Chad (Vanessa Vensas); grandchildren, Nolen; Cole; Carter; Colin; Cooper; sister, Kay Smith; brother, Gordon (Sue); brother in law, Elmo; sister in law, Tavy;...
Robert Novak
January 21, 2015
Robert Novak, age 79, passed away at Red Wing Health Center on January 21, 2015. Private Family Services are being held.
Mark F. Mulvihill
January 20, 2015
Mark Francis Mulvihill, age 66 of Cottage Grove died Monday, January 20, 2015 at University of Minnesota Medical Center. Mark was born September 25, 1948 in St. Paul, MN to Ralph and Grace (Dosh) Mulvihill. He was a graduate of Humbolt High School in 1966 and joined the US Marine Corps in 1967. He landed in I Corps South...
Richard J. Janssen
January 19, 2015
Richard J. Janssen, age 81, of Hastings, died peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Diamond Care Center in Cannon Falls following an extended illness. Richard John, the son of John and Dorothy (Wenzler) Janssen, was born on May 24, 1933 in St. Paul. On May 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Jean E. Kalal in...
Alan Chauncey Kelsey
January 19, 2015
Alan Chauncey Kelsey, age 63, died at Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN on January 19, 2015.
Alan was born March 10, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN to Dr. Chauncey M. and Marion L. (Lofgren) Kelsey. He currently lived in Apple Valley, MN. During his lifetime he also lived in Roseville, MN; Fort Ransom, ND; Menomonie, WI; and Star Prairie, WI.
Alan graduated from...
Edward "Ed" N Kadlec
January 18, 2015
Edward N. Kadlec, “Ed” Age 85 of Minneapolis, born Oct. 2, 1929 in Mpls. to Joseph & Margaret, passed away peacefully at home, Jan. 18, 2015.
He is preceded in death by sons, Phillip and Richard and grandsons, Steven and Fred. Ed will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 63 years, Marge; children: Pete (Dotty), Don, Mart, Bernice Anderson,...
Alexander James Enga
January 16, 2015
Alexander James Enga, 9 days of age, passed away Friday, January 16. He was born January 7, 2015 to Alisha Enga, who survives him. Alexander is also survived by his Brother, Rylan; Maternal Grandparents, James and Kathy Enga; Maternal Great-Grandparents, Fred and Carola Just; Aunt, Megan; Uncle, Andrew; and other Family members. He was preceded in death by his Maternal...
Ronald C. Mosher
January 15, 2015
Ronald C. Mosher, age 85, of Hastings, passed away January 15, 2015 at Augustana Care Center. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clare & Frieda Mosher; brother, Dennis. Ronald is survived by wife, Donna; daughters, Lydia (Mark) Drexler; Laurie LaBelle; Ann Scanlon; grandchildren, Patrick Scanlon; Terry (Jennifer) Barsness; Victoria (Scott) Roessler; Joseph (Nicole) LaBelle; Courtney (Aaron) Johnson;...
John E. Fitch
January 15, 2015
John E. Fitch, age 66, of Hastings, passed away January 15, 2015 at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born to Frank & Ione (ne Musolf) Fitch on December 13, 1948 in Rochester. John served in the United States Navy for 8 years before he was honorably discharged. After serving our country, he worked for Xcel Energy before...
Jerome R. Dempsey
January 14, 2015
Loving father and husband, Jerome Richard "Dick" Dempsey of Hastings passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Joanne T Dempsey, parents Mark and Mabel, and his sisters Colleen and Janet Ann. Jerome is survived by his children: Nicholas of Long Beach, CA, Mark of...
David L. Legler
January 12, 2015
David L. Legler, age 72 of Hastings died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Regions Hospital. David LeRoy was born March 17, 1942 in St. Paul to LeRoy and Mary (Holland) Legler. He was a 1961 graduate of Hastings High School and served 6 years in the National Guard. Dave played bass guitar and sang with bands for 35 years....
Iris M Manninen
January 10, 2015
Iris Manninen Age 78, of Apple Valley.
Artist, Adventuress and Book Lover. Iris grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, later moving to California where she graduated from the University of California at Riverside. Preceded in death by parents, Eino and Mary Manninen and brother, David Manninen. Survived by brother, Dennis (Jean) Manninen; Children , Lynn Wiitala, Bill (Kathy) Kantos, Julie Kantos and...
Lila M. Ness
January 9, 2015
Lila M. Ness Age 95 of Minneapolis, born Sep. 22, 1919 in Selz, ND to Nels & Elise Hoff, passed away Jan. 9, 2015. Lila served in the WAC during WWII and worked for the Federal Probation Office retiring as Chief Clerk after 25 years. Lila will be dearly missed by her children, Karen Putnam (Harold Wren) and Gary Ness;...
Joshua C. Garcia
January 9, 2015
Joshua C. Garcia, Age 39 of Rochester, formerly of Minneapolis, born in Sioux City, IA October 12, 1975, passed away, January 9, 2015. Josh was a 1994 graduate of Washburn H.S. in Minneapolis. He will be dearly missed by his daughter, Reilly Garcia; fianc?e, Amanda Thomas and her daughter, Chloe; parents, Nancy & Charlie Garcia; brother, Andrew Michael Garcia (Gina...
Ervin C. Diede
January 8, 2015
Ervin C. Diede, age 85 of Hastings, MN died January 8, 2015.Born March 13, 1929 in Miller, South Dakota to Albert and Rose (Haeffner) Diede. He married Loretta P. Rosemore on June 26, 1955 at the United Methodist Church in Miller, SD and had worked as an electric company lineman prior to retirement. Ervin is survived by his wife...
Timothy "Tim" Trutna
January 7, 2015
Timothy "Tim" Trutna, age 60, of Welch, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at his home.Timothy Bruce, the son of Thomas and Nona (Krecji) Trutna was born January 1, 1955 in Hastings and was a 1973 graduate of Hastings High School. He had worked as an operator of heavy machinery with a farm cooperative prior to retirement. He...
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