August 22, 2014

Root, Rae Carol age 84, of Eagan, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 22, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents; a half-sister; and a half-brother. Rae Carol is survived by her loving husband, Forrest; her children, Craig (Linda), Lynn (John) Towers and Reed (Deborah); 7 grandchildren, Natalie, Debby, Leah, Ryan, Becky, Amber and Kelly;...

August 22, 2014

Melvin W. Neumann Age 91 of Minneapolis, born June 20, 1923 in Buffalo, NY to Arthur and Laura Neumann, passed away August 22, 2014. Melvin served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post #0435. He is preceded in death by his son, Thomas. Melvin will be dearly missed by his wife of...

August 21, 2014

Maribelle Plath, age 83, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family August 21, 2014. She was born in St. Louis, MO to John and Helen Yeager on Feb. 8, 1931. Maribelle was a constant and proud mother of six who thoroughly enjoyed homemaking. She also liked her time spent with Dakota County Peace Officer Training, where...

August 17, 2014

Melrose, Mary Lou age 69, passed away Sunday, August 17. Survived by husband, Darel; son, Darel Jr; daughters, Debbie and Tina; 5 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandson. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, Aug. 22 at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. So. Visitation one hour before.

Burial Date August 22, 2014

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August 15, 2014

Helen J. Brunner, age 68 of Hastings died Friday, August 15, 2014 at her home. Helen was born to Surrency James and Mary Elizabeth (Current) Walker on October 30, 1945 in Greenfield, Ohio. She married Larry Martin Brunner in Greenfield, OH on June 29, 1965 and had worked as a nurse at Regina Assisted Living Facility in Hastings. She...

August 14, 2014

Andrea Alexander (aka Diana Wampach) passed away Aug 14, 2014. Andrea was born Feb 13, 1960 in Fort Ord, CA to Earl and Marlys Wampach. Her home has been in Hastings, MN for the past 12 years. Andrea was passionate about quilting, knitting, crocheting, needlepoint and travel. She will be forever remembered for her wonderful Christmas dinners and beautiful...

August 14, 2014

Edward C. "Ed" Bohn, age 86 of Coates died Thursday, August 14, 2014. Ed was born to Theodore and Martha (Andrews) Bohn on June 9, 1928 in St. Paul, MN.He married Barbara Blanchard on September 10, 1955 in St. Paul and was the owner and operator of the House of Coates restaurant for many years. He was preceded in...

August 13, 2014

Jeffrey L. Perrault, age 57, of Hastings, passed away peacefully in his home on August 13, 2014 surrounded by the love of his family. Jeffrey was born January 7, 1957 to Raymond and Colleen (Hubert) Perrault in Duluth, Minnesota. He attended school in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 1975. Jeff was an employee at Navy Island...

August 13, 2014

Shirley M. Hansen Age 84 of Bloomington, born May 25, 1930 in Bay City, WI to George & Emma Andrews, went peacefully to her heavenly home August 13, 2014. Shirley lived for her family and was very active with her church, Living Spirit UMC. She is preceded in death by her Husband, Kenneth and granddaughter, Brita Lynn Goblirsch and was...

August 12, 2014

Donald W. Gustafson of Naples, FL, formerly of Hastings died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in Naples. Donald was born March 22, 1927 in Minneapolis to Edward and Frances (Larson) Gustafson. A graduate of Cannon Falls High School, as a young man, he lived in the Vasa, MN area. Don married Marilyn Bergman on December 6, 1953 and worked as...

August 11, 2014

Elaine K. McCready, age 93 of Hastings died August 11, 2014 at the Regina Assisted Living Facility in Hastings. Elaine was born March 10, 1921 in Hastings to Percy and Gladys (Rosenquist) McCallum. She was a Hastings High School graduate, class of 1938 and married Paul J. McCready in St. Paul on May 26, 1952. Elaine loved flowers and...

August 10, 2014

Daniel L. Tix, age 61 of Hastings died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Hospital. Daniel was born February 9, 1953 in Red Wing to Leo and Dorothy (Bohart) Tix. He was a graduate of Hastings High School, class of 1972 and married Debby Tix on December 24, 1987 in Hastings. Dans first love was sharing...

August 10, 2014

Michael J. Warner, age 60, of Hastings died Sunday, August 10, 2014 after a brief illness. Michael was born August 11, 1953 in Hastings to Cecil and Marguerite (St. Martin) Warner. He attended Hastings Schools, graduating with the class of 1971. Mike was an avid boater and thought of the river as his second home. He also loved hunting,...

August 9, 2014

Clyde A. Bailey, age 86, passed away at Prescott Nursing and Rehabilitation Community, on August 9, 2014.

August 6, 2014

Francis C. "Fritz" Marshall, age 86 of Bloomington died August 6, 2014 at Fairview Southdale Hospital. Fritz was born September 17, 1927 in Hastings to Frank and Louise (Matsch) Marshall. He was a 1945 graduate of Minneapolis Washburn High School, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, attended Cornell University in New York, the University of St. Thomas and...

August 6, 2014

Christopherson Danielsen, Elaine M. age 88, of Rosemount, passed away on Aug. 6, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husbands, George Danielsen and Wayne Christopherson; daughter, Patricia Schlick; sister, Bernice Giltner and brother, Orville Pretzel. Elaine is survived by her son, Mike (Pam) Danielsen; daughter, Carol (Dan) Fritz; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews & friends. A memorial...

August 1, 2014

HALPIN, CAROL RAUSCH age 74 of Burnsville, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 1, 2014. She is preceded in death by her first husband, William Rausch; step son, Leo Halpin; step grandson, Logan Rafnson; and brother-in-law, Glen Mahoney. Carol is survived by her husband, Lenny; daughter, Julie (Dominic) Diaz; son, Kurt Rausch; step son, Scott Halpin; step daughters,...

July 30, 2014

Charles H. Hoesly, age 77, of Hastings, passed away at home on July 30, 2014. Private Family Services.

July 27, 2014

Chris E. Illa age 49, of Minnetrista, formerly of Hastings died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Marie Steiner Kelting Hospice in Chaska. Chris was born May 25, 1965 in Hastings to Raymond "Bud" and Peggy (Estes) Illa. He was a 1983 graduate of Hastings High School and married his high school sweetheart, Carrie Thomas on June 6, 1987...

July 27, 2014

Melvin A. Birk, age 91, of Hastings, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. Melvin was born July 20, 1923 in Vermillion Township to Joseph and Marie (Reiter) Birk. He attended local schools and was a farmer in the Hastings area for many years. He also worked as a carpenter in the area. He married...