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...

December 23, 2010

John B. Exley, age 88, of Hastings died December 23, 2010. John was born September 4, 1922 in St. Paul to Robert and Christine (Sitzman) Exley. He served in the Army during WWII and married Eileen Lodahl on May 15, 1948 in St. Paul. John had worked in the banking industry in the Twin Cities, including 1st National Bank...

December 23, 2010

Gertrude Edna Widsten (nee Harrell) age 92, born June 5, 1918 in St. Paul MN. She peacefully joined husband Norman Widsten and daughter Diane Kelsey in heaven on December 23, 2010. She was also preceded by her younger brothers, Elmer and Byron Harrell. She is survived by her son, Mark Widsten of Las Vegas, Nevada, daughter, Mary Wood (Bob) of...

December 22, 2010

Irma H. Taube, age 87 of Hastings died December 22, 2010, of cancer, at Regina Nursing Home. Irma was born in Afton on October 12, 1923 to Peter and Eliza (Vollmer) Riemenschneider. She married Sylvester Taube on July 6, 1951, and was employed at Smeads for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband. Irma...

December 19, 2010

Peterson, Norman E., age 88 of Hastings, a man with many friends and loved ones, who kept us laughing throughout his life, passed away on December 19, 2010 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 1, 1922 to Thorvald & Verna Peterson in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Norman was Fighter Pilot for the Navy during WWII.He was...

December 18, 2010

Michael Paul Ficker, age 48 of Hastings died December 18, 2010. Michael was born May 21, 1962 in Hastings to Paul and Vivian (Lipp) Ficker. He was a 1980 graduate of Hastings High School, and was employed by Cannon Equipment. He married Stacy Steinhibel on April 20, 2002 in Vermillion. He loved kids, especially his own, was an avid...

December 18, 2010

Daniel Richard Knak, age 25, of Hastings died December 18, 2010. Daniel was born October 22, 1985 in Hastings to Daniel and Lynne (Schaffer) Knak. He was a 2004 graduate of Hastings High School and a graduate of Mobile Dynamics in Tempe, AZ. Dan enjoyed the outdoors and anything that he could drive fast. He also enjoyed spending time...

December 17, 2010

Steven Dean Craft, age 45, of Burnsville, MN died unexpectedly December 17th, 2010. He was born February 28, 1965 in Miami, FL to Ronald Sr. and Judy Craft. He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald G. Craft Sr.; his mother, Judy M. Craft Delli-Paoli; and his grandparents, Steven is survived by his brother, Ronald G. Craft Jr....

December 16, 2010

Jerome N. Girgen, 87, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 16th, 2010 in his home in Hastings. Jerome was born to Joseph and Mary (Welsch) Girgen on March 28th, 1923 in Vermillion Township. In September of 1950, Jerome married Marcella Scharmer. They were blessed with six children: Jeanne, Roger, Dennis, Greg, Raymond and Diane. He worked many years as a...

December 16, 2010

Carolyn Sue Gunderson, age 68, of Hastings died December 16, 2010 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Carolyn was born August 20, 1942 in Portland, Ore. to Eldon and Ruth (Lore) Evans. She married Jack Gunderson on August 22, 1959. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband Jack; children Candy (Rick) Hanken...

December 14, 2010

Lloyd B. Swanson, age 87, of Hastings died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Regina Nursing Home. Lloyd was born August 7, 1923 in Welch, MN to Albert and Hannah (Lundberg) Swanson. He married Lorraine B. Samuelson on June 19, 1948 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Welch. Prior to his retirement, he was employed at Bahls Motor and...