Obituaries
Obituaries for Starkson Family
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Arthur E. Jepsen
June 19, 2007
Jepsen, Arthur E. “Art” 11/22/1902 – 6/19/2007 Art went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Olga at the respectable age of 104. He was born in Tyler, MN to Danish parents and later the family moved to Watertown, MN. The last survivor of nine children, he led a life of varied professions. He was an editor of...
Mark A. Collier
June 17, 2007
Collier, Mark Age 32 passed away Sunday June 17, 2007. Survived by mother, Cindy (Ron) Hoeft; sisters, Ashley and Lindsey Hoeft; grandparents, Marvin and Ruth Collier. Deeply loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Mark loved the outdoors and his dogs. He will be missed by all. Funeral Service Thursday (6/21) 6:00 p.m. at Crossroads Church, 6880 Boudin...
Ruth L. Loeffler
June 17, 2007
Loeffler, Ruth L. age 92, of S. Mpls., died peacefully in the presence of her family on Sunday, June 17th. Longtime employee of Dayton Hudson Corp. Member of Church of St. Helena. Preceded in death by siblings, Verna, Gladys, Shirley, Grace and Harold. Survived by son, Richard “Dick” (Madonna); grandchildren, Tammi (Ed), David, Chad (Sue), Paul and Renee; great-grandchildren, Ryan,...
Beverly J. Glass
June 16, 2007
Glass, Beverly J., age 75, of Bloomington, suddenly June 16. Preceded in death by parents, Henry W. and Joyce Anderson. Survived by husband, Alan H.; son, David (Patty); daughters, Pamela (Todd) Robinett and Connie (Brad) Reiten; 7 grandchildren, Meghan, Nikki, Catie, Jon, Maddy, Dalton and Tory; brother, Westen H. Anderson; nieces and nephews. Service Wednesday 2 PM, St. Luke’s Lutheran...
Joyce B. Ayers
June 16, 2007
Ayers (Edstrom), Joyce B., age 75, of No. Ft. Myers, FL on June 16. Preceded in death by parents, Melvin and Amanda Edstrom; sister, Elaine; brothers, Melvin Jr. and Robert. Survived by husband, Darrell M.; sons, Darrell Jr. (Mary Jane), Washington D.C., Phillip (Barbara), Cape Coral, FL; brothers, David and Wesley Edstrom. Graduate Roosevelt H.S. 1949. Service Saturday 10:30 AM,...
Helen V. Carlson
June 15, 2007
Carlson, Helen V., age 89, of Columbia Heights. Preceded in death by husband, Einar; 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Survived by son, Lowell Haugen and wife, Mable; grandson, Jeff Haugen and wife, Vicki; great-grandchildren, Morgan and Ryan; sister, Lorna Osterberg; nieces & nephews. Service Monday, 1:30 PM at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave S. Visitation one hour before...
Kenneth C. Solie
June 14, 2007
Kenneth C. Solie, age 93 of Apple Valley, born Feb. 6, 1914 in Northfield, MN, passed away June 14, 2007. Preceded in death by wife, Dorothy and daughter, Barbara Griffiths. Kenneth is survived by son, James (Donna) Solie; son-in-law, Tom Griffiths; grandchildren: Robert (Jill) Griffiths, Karen (Andrew) McMillion, Wendy (Michael) Hansen, Kari (Brad) Elbers, Jill (Dan) Slade, Kimberly (Wade) Westphal;...
Lorraine F. Lilja
June 14, 2007
Lilja, Lorraine F. (Dahlgren) age 88, of Mpls, passed away peacefully on June 14. Preceded in death by husband of 53 years, Clarence “Clarey” and sister, Eileen Ctibor. Survived by children, G. Patrick (Marti) Lilja and Kaye (Michael) Stacey; 3 grandchildren, Patrick H. (Laura) Lilja, Mark (Grace) Stacey and Eric (Leslie) Stacey; 4 great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Sarah Lilja and Carina...
Thomas A. U'Ren
June 12, 2007
U’Ren, Thomas A., age 28, of Apple Valley, passed away unexpectedly on June 12. Survived by parents; brothers; sisters; and all his friends. Memorial service Saturday 1 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett Ave., Apple Valley with a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials preferred to Hazelden Foundation.
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Melissa A. Mccauley
June 12, 2007
McCauley, Melissa A. (Lissy), aka Mel, age 25, of Burnsville. Preceded in death by dad, David; grandmother, Edith McCauley. Survived by mother, Sandie; half sister, Sherry Link and half brother, David Jr.; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Gathering of friends 4-8 PM, Monday at the Henry W. Anderson Apple Valley Mortuary, 147th & Garrett.
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Lillian E. Schrafft
June 12, 2007
Schrafft, Lillian E., age 93 of Minneapolis, born August 2, 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, passed away June 12, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry. Lillian is survived by her sons, Larry and Gene; grandchildren: Jeff (Mary), Stacy (Randy) Colegrove, Beth (Bob) Schrafft-Barber and Lynette (Tim) Dishneau; 10 great-grandchildren and several other family and friends. Funeral service...
Edith E. Lenarz
June 7, 2007
Lenarz, Edith E. (Brown) 96, of Mpls., MN, died June 7 at The Lodge on Summit Oaks. She was born Feb. 16, 1911 on Cherry Valley Farm near Millville, Iowa to Charles & Pearl (Heckel) Brown. At age 4 she moved to La Moure County, ND. Edith graduated from Edgely High School & attended Valley City State Teachers College and...
Eugene A. Schriener
June 7, 2007
Schriener, Eugene A. “Gene”, age 71 of S. Mpls. Member of Local 49ers. Preceded in death by parents; brothers and sisters. Survived by loving wife, of 53 years, Shirley; son, Scott (Monica), Todd (Susan), Robert (Cathy) and Troy (Joan); daughter, Dawn (Dan) Dresen; 12 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandson; sisters, Viola (Earl) and Diane; many friends and Sammy the cat. Memorial...
Thelma B. Anderson
June 5, 2007
Anderson, Thelma B., age 86 of Burnsville, formerly of NE Mpls., passed away on June 5. Survived by husband of 46 years, Jerome; 2 daughters, Donna (Bill) Ogorzalek and Cheri (Terry) Holtzworth; 5 grandchildren, Julie, Matthew, Monica, Jennifer and Chenin; great-granddaughter, Kristine; sister, Hazel Gies; nieces, nephews and special friends. Thelma was a loving wife & mother, and we’ll miss...
Merle C. Knutson
June 3, 2007
Merle C. Knutson of Hastings, a former sergeant in the Office of Corrections for the Dakota County Sheriff's Office died June 3, 2007, in Hastings. He was 80 years old. He was born June 8, 1926 in Henricks, MN, the son of Christian and Grace Knutson. He served in the United States Navy. He married Caryl Nelson June 22,...
Joan Robinson Clark
June 3, 2007
Joan Robinson Clark, 87, of Minnetonka, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2007 at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, after a long struggle with Alzheimer??(TM)s disease. Preceded in death by husband, Charles Richard Clark; infant son, Dennis Rayleigh Clark; and parents, Daniel Sommer Robinson and Oma Glasburn Robinson. Survived by sister, Sydney...
Richard Lutz
May 30, 2007
Richard A. Lutz of Hastings, a retired Northwest Airlines mechanic, died May 30, 2007, at Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury. He was 71. He was born Jan. 2, 1936 in Stillwater, the son of Harry and Helen (Kolthoff) Lutz. He served in the United States Navy and was employeed by Northwest Airlines for 41 years. He married his wife, Barbara, March...
Anna Mary Holzmer
May 30, 2007
Anna M. Holzmer of Hastings, died May 30, 2007 in Hastings. She was 96 years old. She was born November 26, 1910 in St. Kilian, MN, the daughter of Ferdinand and Rosella (Kessler) Huschka. She married Nick Holzmer November 26, 1929. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Don (Babe) of Hastings, Leo (GayNelle) of Rogers,...
Benhart O. Johnson
May 30, 2007
Johnson, Benhart O., age 97 of Mpls. Preceded in death by wife, Eleanor. Survived by children, Mary (Tom) Siebold, Alan Johnson and Sally (Rexford) Dale; grandchildren, Leigh, Katie, Loren, Joel, Charlie, Nick and Ina; great-grandchildren, Autumn, Micky, Emily, Adelaide and Iris; special caregiver, Randy Redmond; many nieces, nephews and friends. Service Monday 11 AM, Mt Olive Lutheran Church, 31st &...
Bernice Demsky
May 30, 2007
Demsky, Bernice, age 95, of Eagan, formerly of Plymouth. Preceded in death by husband, Ferdinand “Bud”. Survived by 2 sons, Barry (Marjorie) and Robert (Barbara); sister, Ruth; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral service Saturday, 3 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett Ave., Apple Valley with her visitation from 1-3 PM at the mortuary. Interment Crystal Lake, Mon., 11AM.
Arthur E. Jepsen
June 19, 2007
Jepsen, Arthur E. “Art” 11/22/1902 – 6/19/2007 Art went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Olga at the respectable age of 104. He was born in Tyler, MN to Danish parents and later the family moved to Watertown, MN. The last survivor of nine children, he led a life of varied professions. He was an editor of...
Mark A. Collier
June 17, 2007
Collier, Mark Age 32 passed away Sunday June 17, 2007. Survived by mother, Cindy (Ron) Hoeft; sisters, Ashley and Lindsey Hoeft; grandparents, Marvin and Ruth Collier. Deeply loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Mark loved the outdoors and his dogs. He will be missed by all. Funeral Service Thursday (6/21) 6:00 p.m. at Crossroads Church, 6880 Boudin...
Ruth L. Loeffler
June 17, 2007
Loeffler, Ruth L. age 92, of S. Mpls., died peacefully in the presence of her family on Sunday, June 17th. Longtime employee of Dayton Hudson Corp. Member of Church of St. Helena. Preceded in death by siblings, Verna, Gladys, Shirley, Grace and Harold. Survived by son, Richard “Dick” (Madonna); grandchildren, Tammi (Ed), David, Chad (Sue), Paul and Renee; great-grandchildren, Ryan,...
Beverly J. Glass
June 16, 2007
Glass, Beverly J., age 75, of Bloomington, suddenly June 16. Preceded in death by parents, Henry W. and Joyce Anderson. Survived by husband, Alan H.; son, David (Patty); daughters, Pamela (Todd) Robinett and Connie (Brad) Reiten; 7 grandchildren, Meghan, Nikki, Catie, Jon, Maddy, Dalton and Tory; brother, Westen H. Anderson; nieces and nephews. Service Wednesday 2 PM, St. Luke’s Lutheran...
Joyce B. Ayers
June 16, 2007
Ayers (Edstrom), Joyce B., age 75, of No. Ft. Myers, FL on June 16. Preceded in death by parents, Melvin and Amanda Edstrom; sister, Elaine; brothers, Melvin Jr. and Robert. Survived by husband, Darrell M.; sons, Darrell Jr. (Mary Jane), Washington D.C., Phillip (Barbara), Cape Coral, FL; brothers, David and Wesley Edstrom. Graduate Roosevelt H.S. 1949. Service Saturday 10:30 AM,...
Helen V. Carlson
June 15, 2007
Carlson, Helen V., age 89, of Columbia Heights. Preceded in death by husband, Einar; 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Survived by son, Lowell Haugen and wife, Mable; grandson, Jeff Haugen and wife, Vicki; great-grandchildren, Morgan and Ryan; sister, Lorna Osterberg; nieces & nephews. Service Monday, 1:30 PM at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave S. Visitation one hour before...
Kenneth C. Solie
June 14, 2007
Kenneth C. Solie, age 93 of Apple Valley, born Feb. 6, 1914 in Northfield, MN, passed away June 14, 2007. Preceded in death by wife, Dorothy and daughter, Barbara Griffiths. Kenneth is survived by son, James (Donna) Solie; son-in-law, Tom Griffiths; grandchildren: Robert (Jill) Griffiths, Karen (Andrew) McMillion, Wendy (Michael) Hansen, Kari (Brad) Elbers, Jill (Dan) Slade, Kimberly (Wade) Westphal;...
Lorraine F. Lilja
June 14, 2007
Lilja, Lorraine F. (Dahlgren) age 88, of Mpls, passed away peacefully on June 14. Preceded in death by husband of 53 years, Clarence “Clarey” and sister, Eileen Ctibor. Survived by children, G. Patrick (Marti) Lilja and Kaye (Michael) Stacey; 3 grandchildren, Patrick H. (Laura) Lilja, Mark (Grace) Stacey and Eric (Leslie) Stacey; 4 great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Sarah Lilja and Carina...
Thomas A. U'Ren
June 12, 2007
U’Ren, Thomas A., age 28, of Apple Valley, passed away unexpectedly on June 12. Survived by parents; brothers; sisters; and all his friends. Memorial service Saturday 1 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett Ave., Apple Valley with a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials preferred to Hazelden Foundation.
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Melissa A. Mccauley
June 12, 2007
McCauley, Melissa A. (Lissy), aka Mel, age 25, of Burnsville. Preceded in death by dad, David; grandmother, Edith McCauley. Survived by mother, Sandie; half sister, Sherry Link and half brother, David Jr.; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Gathering of friends 4-8 PM, Monday at the Henry W. Anderson Apple Valley Mortuary, 147th & Garrett.
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Lillian E. Schrafft
June 12, 2007
Schrafft, Lillian E., age 93 of Minneapolis, born August 2, 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, passed away June 12, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry. Lillian is survived by her sons, Larry and Gene; grandchildren: Jeff (Mary), Stacy (Randy) Colegrove, Beth (Bob) Schrafft-Barber and Lynette (Tim) Dishneau; 10 great-grandchildren and several other family and friends. Funeral service...
Edith E. Lenarz
June 7, 2007
Lenarz, Edith E. (Brown) 96, of Mpls., MN, died June 7 at The Lodge on Summit Oaks. She was born Feb. 16, 1911 on Cherry Valley Farm near Millville, Iowa to Charles & Pearl (Heckel) Brown. At age 4 she moved to La Moure County, ND. Edith graduated from Edgely High School & attended Valley City State Teachers College and...
Eugene A. Schriener
June 7, 2007
Schriener, Eugene A. “Gene”, age 71 of S. Mpls. Member of Local 49ers. Preceded in death by parents; brothers and sisters. Survived by loving wife, of 53 years, Shirley; son, Scott (Monica), Todd (Susan), Robert (Cathy) and Troy (Joan); daughter, Dawn (Dan) Dresen; 12 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandson; sisters, Viola (Earl) and Diane; many friends and Sammy the cat. Memorial...
Thelma B. Anderson
June 5, 2007
Anderson, Thelma B., age 86 of Burnsville, formerly of NE Mpls., passed away on June 5. Survived by husband of 46 years, Jerome; 2 daughters, Donna (Bill) Ogorzalek and Cheri (Terry) Holtzworth; 5 grandchildren, Julie, Matthew, Monica, Jennifer and Chenin; great-granddaughter, Kristine; sister, Hazel Gies; nieces, nephews and special friends. Thelma was a loving wife & mother, and we’ll miss...
Merle C. Knutson
June 3, 2007
Merle C. Knutson of Hastings, a former sergeant in the Office of Corrections for the Dakota County Sheriff's Office died June 3, 2007, in Hastings. He was 80 years old. He was born June 8, 1926 in Henricks, MN, the son of Christian and Grace Knutson. He served in the United States Navy. He married Caryl Nelson June 22,...
Joan Robinson Clark
June 3, 2007
Joan Robinson Clark, 87, of Minnetonka, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2007 at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, after a long struggle with Alzheimer??(TM)s disease. Preceded in death by husband, Charles Richard Clark; infant son, Dennis Rayleigh Clark; and parents, Daniel Sommer Robinson and Oma Glasburn Robinson. Survived by sister, Sydney...
Richard Lutz
May 30, 2007
Richard A. Lutz of Hastings, a retired Northwest Airlines mechanic, died May 30, 2007, at Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury. He was 71. He was born Jan. 2, 1936 in Stillwater, the son of Harry and Helen (Kolthoff) Lutz. He served in the United States Navy and was employeed by Northwest Airlines for 41 years. He married his wife, Barbara, March...
Anna Mary Holzmer
May 30, 2007
Anna M. Holzmer of Hastings, died May 30, 2007 in Hastings. She was 96 years old. She was born November 26, 1910 in St. Kilian, MN, the daughter of Ferdinand and Rosella (Kessler) Huschka. She married Nick Holzmer November 26, 1929. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Don (Babe) of Hastings, Leo (GayNelle) of Rogers,...
Benhart O. Johnson
May 30, 2007
Johnson, Benhart O., age 97 of Mpls. Preceded in death by wife, Eleanor. Survived by children, Mary (Tom) Siebold, Alan Johnson and Sally (Rexford) Dale; grandchildren, Leigh, Katie, Loren, Joel, Charlie, Nick and Ina; great-grandchildren, Autumn, Micky, Emily, Adelaide and Iris; special caregiver, Randy Redmond; many nieces, nephews and friends. Service Monday 11 AM, Mt Olive Lutheran Church, 31st &...
Bernice Demsky
May 30, 2007
Demsky, Bernice, age 95, of Eagan, formerly of Plymouth. Preceded in death by husband, Ferdinand “Bud”. Survived by 2 sons, Barry (Marjorie) and Robert (Barbara); sister, Ruth; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral service Saturday, 3 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett Ave., Apple Valley with her visitation from 1-3 PM at the mortuary. Interment Crystal Lake, Mon., 11AM.
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