January 11, 2011

Kenneth W. Reese, age 95, of Hastings died January 11, 2011 at his home. Kenneth was born August 15, 1915 in Cady, WI to William and Millie (Barfknecht) Reese. He married Dorothy Trapp on October 19, 1935 in Woodville, WI. Kenneth was a WWII Navy veteran and a life member of the Hastings VFW Lyle Russell Post #1210. Prior...

January 11, 2011

Egeberg, E. Berthina Passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at Augustana Health Care Center in Mpls. at the age of 102. Berthina, who was often called “B” by her friends, was born Sept. 19, 1908 to Nils & Anna Egeberg on the family farm about 2 miles from the Canadian border near Souris, ND. She was the first child in...

January 9, 2011

Aleeza J. Saande, age 19, of Hastings died accidentally due to an automobile accident on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Aleeza was born December 2, 1991 in Minneapolis to Daniel and MaryLynn (Langlais) Saande. She was full of joy and compassion and had an infectious enthusiasm for life. She embraced family and friends as a center of her purpose in...

January 9, 2011

Parker, Marjorie A. age 85, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2011. Marjorie is survived by loving husband, Frank; sons, Jim (Thea) and Steve (Hilary); sister, Phyllis (Mike); brother, Gordon; nieces, Vicki, Donna, Ann (Goddaughter), Shaundra and Stacy; nephew, Mike; granddaughter, Mavis; and many, many friends. Marjorie loved music and sang with Frank throughout their 66 years of marriage, including...

January 9, 2011

Casey, Martin T., age 80 of St. Louis Park, born June 15, 1930 in Cahersherkin, Ennistymon, Ireland to Thomas and Ann Casey, passed away unexpectedly January 9, 2011. Martin was a successful bar & restaurant owner for over 40 years, most recently the Cardinal in South Minneapolis. He is preceded in death by brother, Tom and sister, Mary Crow. Martin...

January 8, 2011

Cheryl E. Murtaugh, age 65, of Hastings, passed away January 8, 2011 at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood. She was born January 10, 1945 to Isadore and Ophelia Huberty in Hastings. She married Lawrence Murtaugh on August 19, 1967 in Hastings at St. Boniface Catholic Church. Cheryl worked as a nurse at Regina and Augustana, she loved to bake...

January 5, 2011

Josie R. Evans, age 24, of Hastings died January 5, 2011 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father Dennis and her brother Joel. Josie is survived by her mother Jeannie Evans of Hastings; her brothers Jeremy, Joshua and Levi Evans all of Hastings; her sisters Heidi Evans of Hastings, Katie Evans of Alabama and Kasilu...

January 4, 2011

Lorraine B. Swanson, age 84, of Hastings died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Regina Nursing Home. Lorraine was born on February 17, 1926 in Hastings to Henry and Ida (Lynn) Samuelson. She was united in marriage to Lloyd B. Swanson on June 6, 1948 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Welch. Lorraine was a 1944 graduate of Hastings...

January 1, 2011

Paul H. Augustine, age 79, of Hastings died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at the Afton Care Center, Afton, MN following a lengthy illness.Paul was co-founder and principal owner of Afton Alps Ski Area.He was born October 17, 1931 in Hastings to Lawrence and Marie (Heue) Augustine. He was a graduate of Hastings High School Class of 1949.Paul is survived...

December 31, 2010

Siebenaler, Deanna D., age 72, of Hastings, died December 31, 2010.Preceded in death by her parents: William and Royce (Lucksinger) Schilling, and brothers-in-law: Arthur Siebenaler and Gordon Rotty.Deanna will be sadly missed by her husband, Harold 'Skip' and children, Ruth (Tim) McNamara of River Falls; Tony (friend Diane) Siebenaler of Hastings; Shari (friend Warren) Olson of Prescott; Joe (Casondra...

December 31, 2010

Alexander K. Beissel, age 22, of Hampton, died unexpectedly December 31, 2010. Alexander was born on August 5, 1988 in Northfield to Kevin and Debora (Robinson) Beissel. He was a 2006 graduate of Hastings High School. Alexander worked as a motorcycle technician for Harley Davidson in St. Paul and enjoyed making friends. Alexander is survived by his parents Kevin...

December 29, 2010

Genevieve Wimer, age 97 of Hastings died December 29, 2010 at Regina Nursing Home. Genevieve was born on a farm near Frankfort, S.D., the daughter of William and Oni Valder, on November 12, 1913. She received her education at Frankfort High School, and Aberdeen Business College. Her marriage to Glenn Wimer took place November 16, 1939 at Washington D.C....

December 29, 2010

Philip A. Nolan, a WWII Navy Veteran, passed away December 29, 2010 at Regina Nursing Home. He was 92 years old. He was born in Hastings on November 28, 1918 to Joseph and Madeline (Koppes) Nolan. He married Lorraine Mitchell in Olivia on May 28, 1945. Philip attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor degree in Chemical...

December 28, 2010

Phyllis G. Savage, age 85, of Hastings died December 28, 2010 at her home. Phyllis was born December 24, 1925 in West St. Paul to Daniel and Pauline (Hopkins) Galvin and was a graduate of St. Joseph�s Academy. She married Robert E. Savage on November 22 1947. Phyllis worked in the business office of Northern Pacific, which later became...

December 28, 2010

Dorothy Marie Sunstrom (Johnson), age 84 of Richfield, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, December 28, 2010. She was born to John Oscar and Marie Johnson on May 23, 1926 in River Falls, WI. She was a very loving homemaker devoted to caring for her husband and family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elwood of 59...

December 28, 2010

Loretta T. Okonek, age 91, of Mpls. Longtime employee of New York Life Insurance. Survived by sister, Wanda Stolarek; many loving nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 10 AM at Church of St. Helena, 3204 E. 43rd St., Mpls. Visitation one hour before the service. Interment Resurrection Cemetery

Burial Date January 3, 2011

December 25, 2010

Cindice J. Farber, age 59, of West St. Paul died December 25, 2010 at the University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. Cindice was born to Ellsworth and Phyllis (Clary) Johnson on October 30, 1951 in Sparta, WI. She married Jay Farber on October 5, 1985 in Hastings. Cindice had worked 34 years as a registered nurse at Regions...

December 25, 2010

Laura Louise Most, age 59 of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes at her home on December 25, 2010. She graduated from the U of M and received her Masters in Special Education at UW-Eau Claire. Laura was a professor of Special Education at UW-Stout and was the Christian Education Director at Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She...

December 25, 2010

EHLER Robert, age 78, of Rosemount, MN, formerly of San Antonio, TX, passed away 12/25/10 at his home. He was born in San Antonio on July 24, 1932. Robert enlisted in the US Air Force in 1949 and served 20 years retiring at the rank of Master Sergeant. He served in Korea and Vietnam. While stationed in Florida he met...

December 24, 2010

Marietta L. Nordstrom, age 87 of South Minneapolis, born August 9, 1923 in New Ulm, Minnesota to Anton & Emma Malmberg, passed away Christmas Eve, 2010. Preceded in death by husband, Clifford and grandsons, Joey and Danny. Marietta will be missed by her son, Daniel (JoAnne); daughters: Susan Wilson, Betty (Douglas) Johnson and Linda (Patrick) Ingalls; 9 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren...