Rodney N. Aldrich

April 22, 2007

Aldrich, Rodney N. Age 60 of Savage. Survived by wife, Linda; 6 children; 6 grandchildren; father; and sister. Services Wednesday 10:30 AM, Eden Baptist Church, 12540 Glenhurst Ave., Savage. Visitation 5-8 PM Tuesday at the church.

Burial Date April 25, 2007

Byron Richard Erickson

April 21, 2007

Erickson, Byron Richard age 61, of South Mpls. 1963 grad of Roosevelt High School. Past president of Best Maid Cookie Company. Loving husband, father, grandfather. Preceded in death by father, C. Arthur Erickson. Survived by wife, Gayle J.; children, Chris and Jennifer; grandson, Memphis; mother, Edythe Mae Erickson; sisters, Sharon Waiwaiole and Deb Dartsch; many friends and family. Memorial service...

Helen W. Maetche

April 21, 2007

Maetche, Helen W. Age 81 Of Burnsville Preceded in death by husband, Rev. Alvin Maetche. Survived by son, Jeff (Lisa) Maetche; daughters, Phyllis (Rev. Duane) Paetznick and June Westland; 6 grandchildren, Adam and Brandon Paetznick, Katie and Jake Westland and Jared and Jordan Maetche; sister, Doreen (Ted) Dickenson. Service 11AM Wednesday, SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 12650 Johnny Cake...

Alice I. Weidenfeller

April 20, 2007

Weidenfeller, Alice I., age 99, of S. Mpls. Born August 16, 1907, River Falls WI, passed away April 20, 2007. Preceded in death by her loving husband, William, of 61 years; parents, Lars & Isabelle Larson; 9 brothers and 1 sister. Resident of South Mpls. over 50 years. Survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. Service Tuesday, 11 AM, at...

Melvin M. Witt

April 18, 2007

Witt, Melvin M. age 91, of Willmar, formerly of S. Mpls. Preceded in death by parents, Henry & Rosina and brother, Burnham K. Survived by brother, Durwood L. (Esther M.); and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Service 11:30 AM Monday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 18th Ave & Minnehaha Pkwy, Mpls, with his visitation starting at 10 AM....

Jeanette M. Bergeland

April 16, 2007

Bergeland, Jeanette M. age 76, of Burnsville, won her battle with cancer peacefully at home on April 16th. She was a very loving and compassionate wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend. Jeanette is survived by her husband, James Bergeland; daughters, Susan Wahid and Kari (Joel) Deering; sons, Thomas (Denise), Bill (Anna), Chuck (Sheri) and Brad (Melanie). She will...

Roy Ybarra

April 14, 2007

Ybarra, Roy “Rockin Rudy” age 71, of Apple Valley, went to play a gig in heaven. Preceded in death by parents, Bessie & Paul; brother, Richard; sisters, Julia, Angie & Sally. Survived by lifetime partner, Velda; children, Rudy, Tammie, Maria Peters, Elana (Joshua) Delashmit, Stephanie & Travis; 6 grandchildren; brothers, Joe & Tom; sisters, Gloria & Connie; nieces, nephews, special...

Max Wayer

April 13, 2007

Wayer, Max age 93, of S. Mpls. Retired employee of Northwest Airlines. Survived by daughters, Marilyn (Kenneth) Stoffel, and Linda (Larry) Vavra; companion, Louise Nygaard; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, 10:30 AM, St. Peter Catholic Church, 6730 Nicollet Ave. S., Richfield. Visitation Tuesday, 5-7 PM, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S. with vigil prayers...

Fevzi Aydin

April 10, 2007

Aydin, Fevzi, age 57, of Eagan, passed away April 10, 2007. He was born and raised in Turkey. Fevzi, benefiting from winning a national scholarship, completed his secondary education at an elite science and language government school in Diyarbakir, Turkey. He also greatly treasured his year spent as an AFS exchange student in Carthage, MO. Fevzi graduated from the South...

John F. Kaufman

April 9, 2007

Kaufman, John F. Age 82, Of Savage Formerly of Rosemount Preceded in death by parents, Albert and Josephine (Konz) Kaufman; and son, John Joseph. Survived by loving wife of 55 years, Harriet; daughters, Betsy (Mike) Rud and Susan (Rick) Meemken; daughter-in-law, Sandy Kaufman; sister, Betty Kaufman; grandchildren, Ami, Alicia (James), Becky, Rachel, Ethan and Sarah; great granddaughter, Melissa. Beloved husband,...

Karen L. Dwyer

April 9, 2007

Karen L. Dwyer, 61, of Farmington passed away Monday, April 9th at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Karen was born July 1, 1945, in Mayville, North Dakota, the daughter of Erling and Evelyn Groth. She attended Mayville High School and studied English and Elementary Education at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1967....

Delores S. Schoeben

April 8, 2007

Schoeben, Delores S. Age 88, of Mpls. Preceded by husband, LeRoy; parents, brothers and sisters. Survived by sister-in-law, Gertrude Honebrink; nieces, nephews & friends. Service 11 AM Friday, Trinity First Lutheran Church, 1115 E. 19th St., Mpls, with visitation one hour before. Interment Crystal Lake. Memorials preferred to the church. She had an opinion on everything from baseball to politics...

Marcia R. Johnson

April 5, 2007

Johnson, Marcia R. age 54, of Apple Valley, passed away unexpectedly from complications of ALS. Preceded in death by daughter, Jenny; parents, Glen and Renetta Lund; father- and mother-in-law, Donald and Blanche Johnson. Survived by husband of 29 years, Larry; daughters, Kristin (Matthew) Wagner and Katie Johnson; and many loving family members and friends. Loving wife and mother who will...

Margaret R. Baer

April 5, 2007

Baer, Margaret R. (Dunkley) age 68, of Prairie Farm, WI, formerly of Rosemount. Preceded in death by husband, Duane; and 6 brothers. Survived by children, David (Emily), Clayton (Shauna), Dawn (Glen) Miller; 5 grandchildren, Alex, Mackenzie, Ariel, Ryan and Megan; 1 brother, Byron; 2 sisters, Mary and Gloria; nieces, nephews and special friends. Memorial service Wednesday 11 am, Henry W....

Ann O. Houk

April 5, 2007

Houk, Ann O. age 88, of Mpls. Preceded in death by husband, John E.; parents, William & Edna Hammer; brothers, Charles and Otto. Past president of Gopher Auxiliary. Survived by children, Jerald Houk, Charleen (Jerome) Johnson, Marceil (David) Shaughnessy, Darryl (Linda) Houk, LaDonna (Tim) Jacobson; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers and 4 sisters; nieces & nephews. Service Tuesday 10:30...

Ward W. Junger

April 3, 2007

Junger, Ward N., age 63 of Mpls. Survived by mother, Grace Junger; daughters, Dana (Mark) DenHartog, Kelly (Gary) Stachowski, Sally (Scott) Shoemaker and Katie Junger; 11 grandchildren. Service 11 AM, Thursday, Minnehaha United Methodist Church, 3701 E. 50th St., Mpls. Visitation one hour before service at church. Interment Ft. Snelling.

Burial Date April 5, 2007

Arlene T. Frey

March 30, 2007

Frey (Dresselhaus), Arlene T., age 76, of Apple Valley. Preceded in death by 1st husband, Paul Dresselhaus; and 2nd husband, Ken Frey; parents; and great-grandson, Harley. Survived by 4 children; 3 step-children; 20 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many special friends. Arlene will be missed by all. Funeral Service Wednesday 11 am, Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 147th & Garrett Ave., Apple...

Mary P. Olsen

March 29, 2007

Olsen, Mary P., age 80 of Burnsville, passed away March 29, 2007 from complications of cancer. Preceded in death by husband, Vernon H. Olsen; a brother and a sister. Survived by 3 daughters, June (Dan) O’Donnell, Nancy Olsen and Judy (Mike) Sherin; a sister; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law. A special thanks to the staff at Ebenezer Ridges for their wonderful care....

Larry E. Kramer

March 28, 2007

Kramer, Larry E. age 61, of Burnsville, passed away suddenly on March 28, 2007. Preceded in death by his father, Elmer Kramer. Survived by loving wife of 38 years, Gail; 4 children, Debra (Patrick) Geiger, Steven (Jessica), Kathryn (Mitchell) Noah and Gregory (Sara); 6 grandchildren, Emily, Noel, Clara, Elijah, Dorothea, Lucy and a 7th one on the way; mother, Eileen...