June 19, 2014

Swanson, David C. age 56 of Golden Valley, MN, died on June 19, 2014. Preceded in death by father, Roland Swanson; mother, Betty Swanson-Grothe; step-father, Howard Grothe; nephew, Michael Swanson; double lung donor, Mary Swenson; and many special friends & relatives. Survived by fiance, Bonnie Bray; daughter, Jennifer (Chris Penrod) Swanson; step-mother, Kathy Swanson; siblings, Bob (Donna) Swanson, Leslie (Todd)...

June 17, 2014

Leona Irma Borgschatz, 97, of West Saint Paul, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2014. She was born December 23, 1916 in Eden Township of Brown County, Minnesota to Rev. Paul E. and Eugenia Amelia (nee Luethe) Horn. Leona graduated Zumbrota High School in 1935 and married Elmer A. Borgschatz in 1938. She is survived by daughters; Mary Jean (Richard)...

June 17, 2014

‘Queenie Elizabeth Hunter, 84, of Apple Valley, passed away Tuesday, June 17 surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 10, 1929 in Mortlake, London, England to Herbert Thomas and Nellie Elizabeth (nee Hornblow) Woodcock. Queenie loved watching old movies, drinking tea, reading, and her second family in the US. She was indeed the Queen and was adored by...

June 14, 2014

Weltzin, Alice M. age 98, of McGregor, formerly of Apple Valley passed away on June 14th, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard; daughter, Paulene Mayhak; son, Roger Lambertus; 3 brothers, grandson, Roger “Charlie” Lambertus; grandson, Rick Mayhak; and grandson-in-law, Marlyn Haarstad. Alice is survived by 3 granddaughters, Jody, Holly and Melody; great-granddaughter, Krystal; 2 great-great-granddaughters; brother,...

June 13, 2014

John Daniel "Hub" OBrien, age 87, of Hastings, Minn., passed away peacefully on Friday, June 13, surrounded by his family. John, son of Paul and Catherine (Dekart) OBrien, was born on December 20, 1926, in Au Gres, Michigan. He was the second youngest of eight children. In 1934, Hubs family moved to "Cowtown" in Hastings, Minn., where he grew...

June 13, 2014

Marlene J. Espelien Age 62 of Mpls., born June 6, 1952 in Minneapolis to Kenneth and Marilyn Locke, passed away June 13, 2014. Preceded in death by brother, Bruce Locke. Marlene will be dearly missed by her husband of 23 years, Wayne; son, Kyle (fianc?e, Bobbie); granddaughter, Malaya; step-daughter, Adinah (Terry) Hatfield; and many other nieces, nephews, family and friends....

June 11, 2014

Terry F. Toenjes age 60 of Farmington, born March 9, 1954 to parents, Raymond and Ruth Toenjes, passed away June 11, 2014.

Preceded in death by parents and sister, Michelle Gruenke; Terry will be dearly missed by Marie Hansen, sons, Isaac Toenjes and Samuel Hansen and grandson, James Hansen; sisters: Corrine (Steve) Adams, Sandra Dachtera, Brenda (Ron) Emslander, Denise McLean, Jodene...

June 11, 2014

Laura Beauton Hunter, 76, of Rosemount, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, June 11. She was born March 26, 1938 in Hanna City, Illinois to Herbert Grant and Gladys O. (nee Fuller) Tuffentsamer. Laura was deeply faithful, and she lived out her faith as a Sunday School teacher and praying for others. She was a strong and resourceful lady who was always...

June 11, 2014

Theisen, Eva V. age 88, of Mpls. Preceded by husband, Rhynold; brothers and sisters. Survived by sister, Elizabeth (Leo) Hoffert; sister-in-law, Kathleen Weisbeck; several nieces, nephews, friends and step-children. Service 11 AM Monday at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S., Mpls., with visitation 1/2 hour before. Private family interment.

Burial Date June 16, 2014...

June 10, 2014

Thomas J. Brown, 81, of Apple Valley and formerly of Bloomington, passed unexpectedly as a result of a stroke on June 10. He was born April 23, 1933 in Madison Lake, Minnesota to Frank H. and Elizabeth C. (nee Nicholson) Brown. Tom graduated from Loyola High School, Mankato in 1951, and attended the University of Minnesota. He served his country...

June 5, 2014

Flannigan, Irene E. age 94, of Mpls., formerly of Golden Valley. Born March 28, 1920 in Gary, MN to Adolph and Christine Eidum, passed away June 5, 2014. Preceded in death by husband, Donald; and brother, Sherman Eidum. Survived by sister-in-law, Barbara Eidum; many nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews. Thank you to the Mpls. VA nurses and staff. Private...

June 4, 2014

Joy E. Agrimson Age 92 of Lauderdale, MN, born June 26, 1921 in Waubun, MN to Gunder and Clara Christofferson, passed away June 4, 2014. Joy lived life with energy, spunk and a sharp mind. Joy was born on a farm one mile south of Waubun, Minnesota, June 26, 1921. After graduating high school, she became a radio inspector for...

June 2, 2014

Marlene “Sue” Boothe, age 69 of Hastings, died June 2, 2014 at her residence. Sue was born May 28, 1945 in Hastings to John and Frances (Knoll) Reinardy. She was married to Robert Boothe on June 27, 1980. Sue loved to go for walks, going to northern Minnesota, going to the Indy over Memorial weekend, and cheering on the...

May 30, 2014

Grover J. Shearer Age 95 of Minneapolis, born Nov. 26, 1918 in Park Rapids, MN to Lawrence and Bessie Shearer, passed away May 30, 2014. He is preceded in death by his wife, Marion; son, Jeffrey, Sr. and all of his siblings. Grover will be dearly missed by daughter, Joni Shearer (Steve Dahl); grandchildren, Angela Shearer and Jeff, Jr. (Brenda)...

May 26, 2014

Janice Ley Hargadine (nee Faber) of Oakdale, born in Cherokee, IA, passed away suddenly Monday, May 26, 2014 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband Dale; children Jo Johnson, Scott Zimmerman, Chris (Rachel) Zimmerman and Lisa (James) Semlak; brothers Andy and Don Faber; granchildren Kristen and Elise Johnson, Kyle Zimmerman, Matthew Semlak and Grier Zimmerman. Jan...

May 25, 2014

Cody James Swanson, 24, of Farmington, passed away suddenly Sunday, May 25. He was born March 11, 1990 in Burnsville, Minnesota to Scott and Shannon (nee Squires). Cody is survived by his companion Amy Ekstrom, father Scott (Stacy), mother Shannon (Chris), paternal grandparents Frank and Judy Swanson, maternal grandmother Kayla Slavik, sister Ashley (Greg) Shellum, brothers T.L. and Casey Moralis,...

May 23, 2014

Patricia A. Brand, age 60, of Hastings, died May 23, 2014 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN after a lengthy illness. Patricia was born July 3, 1953 in Hastings to Nicholas and Caroline (Frost) Stoffel. She was a graduate of Hastings High School with the class of 1971. She married Mark A. Brand and he died in 2010....

May 19, 2014

Richard L. "Dick" Cook, age 86 of Hastings died Monday, May 19, 2014. Dick was born October 30, 1927 in Farmington, MN to Dr. Bertram and Mary (Ryan) Cook. He had served in both the Merchant Marine during WWII and the US Army during the Korean War. He was a retired sales representative with the IDS Investment Co. Dick...

May 19, 2014

Cody David Johnson, age 18 of Hastings died Monday, May 19, 2014. Cody was born April 17, 1996 in St. Cloud, MN to David and Kari (Luhman) Johnson. A senior at Hastings High School, he enjoyed snowmobiling, trap shooting, fishing with Colt, Chance and friends, and driving his big truck. He was employed at Shell Rapid Lube of Hastings....

May 16, 2014

Hallquist, Lois M. age 97, of Hopkins. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 16, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl “Rollie” and a sister. Lois is survived by her 4 children, Linda (Dr. Stephen) Berg, Jean (Robert) Meyer, Carol (Steven) Rife and Richard (Carol); 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; brother, Charles (Vilah) Peterson;...