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Obituaries for Starkson Family
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David John Svidron
May 31, 2025
Svidron, David J.
Age 75 of Bloomington, passed away from complications of dementia on May 31, 2025. Preceded in death by his parents, John & Betty. Survived by his wife, Cheryl; brother, Gary (Jan); great-granddaughter, Lashay Perkins; nephew, Matt; and niece, Becky. David was raised in South Minneapolis and was a 1968 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He served in...
Lora Kay Violette
May 30, 2025
Lora “Lori” Kay Violette, age 70, of Bloomington, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Hastings Senior Health and Living.
Lori was born on November 15, 1954, in Austin, Minnesota, to Marilyn Wolff and Gary Lende. She was raised in Minneapolis by her mother and Thomas Brown, alongside her brothers Zac and Chris. Lori graduated from Washburn High...
Caroline Jo Henriksen
May 29, 2025
Caroline J. Henriksen, age 85, of Farmington, MN, formerly of Hastings, MN, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2025.
Caroline was born July 27, 1939, in Decorah, Iowa, to parents Merle and Mary (Smith) Fender. She married Donald Henriksen on July 27, 1957, at the historic Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. In 1961, they settled in Hastings,...
Michele Lee Warden
May 27, 2025
Michele Lee "Mimi" Warden, age 74, recently of Hastings, peacefully passed away on May 27, 2025. She leaves behind cherished memories and will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her.
In accordance with her wishes, no services will be held.
Starkson Family Life Celebration Chapel of Hastings is handling arrangements.
Daniel Allen Pugh
May 27, 2025
Daniel “Dan” Allen Pugh, age 76, of Hastings, passed away peacefully at his home on May 27, 2025.
Dan was a man who deeply loved the outdoors and made the most of every sunny day. Whether it was tending to his yard or trying out the latest gadgets on his riding lawn mower, he found joy in being outside and staying...
Robert Rudolph Heizler
May 26, 2025
Robert R. Heizler, age 86, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born on September 7, 1938, in Phillips, Wisconsin, to Rudolph and Kathryn (Zubcack) Heizler. He grew up on the family’s mink ranch and often shared stories from that unique chapter of his life. After graduating from...
Janice Kay Peterson
May 25, 2025
Janice Peterson, died on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at United Hospital in Saint Paul. She was born the daughter of Willard and Lova Dotson on July 25, 1944 in Toledo, OH. Janice moved to Hastings in 1956, graduating from Hastings High School, class of 1962. Following high school, she received additional schooling in Mankato. Jan worked for many newspapers and...
Mark James Hetzel
May 22, 2025
Mark Hetzel, 77, of Hastings, MN died May 22, 2025 at home surrounded by his family, after a short illness.
Mark was born May 7, 1948, in Milwaukee, WI to Norman and Evelyn Hetzel. He grew up in West Allis, WI, where he graduated from Nathan Hale High School. Mark attended UW-River Falls and then transferred to UW-Stout, where he got...
Catherine Jo Paulson
May 21, 2025
Catherine J. Paulson, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at her home in Hastings surrounded by her family.
She was born the daughter of Paul and Claire Pederson on October 13, 1955 in Hastings MN. Catherine attended Hastings High School. She married Donald Paulson on October 1, 1977 in Hastings, MN at Saint Boniface Church.
She loved gardening and spending...
Marianne Walker
May 21, 2025
Marianne Walker, age 92 of Burnsville, died on May 21, 2025. Marianne was born on April 28, 1933, to Joseph Henry “Harry” and Mary Gertrude “Mae” Nugent in Mitchell, SD. Her parents were farmers, living north of Mitchell where Marianne was raised and received her education. She had three brothers, Robert John, Charles Joseph, and Paul Edward.
Their farm was located...
Paul T. Twomey
May 20, 2025
Paul Thomas Twomey, age 85, of Apple Valley, MN passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at his residence. Paul was born in St. Paul, MN to George Twomey and Helen Fitzgerald Twomey on October 24, 1939. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall. He studied carpentry at TVI and worked as a self-employed carpenter for...
Roger Carlisle Otto
May 19, 2025
Roger Carlisle Otto was born on December 2, 1940, to Carl & Mildred Otto in Windom, Minnesota. Roger grew up in Windom and graduated from Windom HS. He was an avid athlete participating in football, basketball, and track. After high school, Roger joined the army and was stationed in Germany. Upon return he met Shirley Holmes. They married on January...
Ruth Ann Bayless
May 17, 2025
Ruth Ann Bayless, age 86 of Apple Valley (formerly of Edina), passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025. Preceded in death by her husband, George Bayless; and sisters, Elaine Sather and Jeannine Holicky. Survived by her children, Dawn (Paul Manthe) Preuss, Vikki (Salam) Mustafa, Pamela (Joel) Johnson, and Timothy (Chrissy) Bayless; grandchildren, Nawal, Ahamad, Noah, Nicholas, Olivia, Jacob, Aiden, and...
Dale Richard Frisch
May 14, 2025
Dale Richard Frisch, age 66 of Apple Valley, unexpectedly passed away on May 14, 2025. Preceded in death by his parents, Leslie & Betty Frisch; and brother-in-law, Robert Aldrich. Survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Debbie; daughter, Summer (Nick) Margiotta; stepsons, Travis (Stephanie) Hutzell and Cory (Stephanie) Keller; grandsons, Timmy Keller and Zac Hutzell; siblings, Terry (Judy) Frisch...
John Roger Bataglia
May 14, 2025
John “Jack” Roger Bataglia, age 81, of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on May 14, 2025.
He was born on June 21, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to George and Dorothy (Adams) Bataglia.
Jack graduated from St. Paul Monroe High School and went on to attend and later teach at St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute. He proudly served his country in...
Magnus James Henderson
May 10, 2025
Magnus James Henderson, age 13, of Prescott, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on May 10, 2025. His sudden passing has left his family heartbroken, as they mourn the loss of a boy who was deeply treasured and will be forever missed.
Magnus was born on November 16, 2011, in Hastings, Minnesota, to Amil and Carla (Bishop) Henderson. He was one of seven...
Jeffrey Wayne Kallestad
May 9, 2025
Jeffrey Wayne Kallestad, age 75, passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2025 after living an amazing life. He was an incredible husband, father and grandpa who always put family first.
He is loved by his wife of 49 years, Mary; daughter, Shannon (Jeff) Soule; son, Jason (Krissy); and grandchildren, Zach, Ella and Ben Soule, Kaia and Solveig Kallestad. He is also...
Bernard A. Schroeder
May 7, 2025
Bernard "Bernie" A. Schroeder, 78, of Hastings, MN passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 at his residence.
Bernie was born in Luxembourg to John B. and Jean T (Moitzheim) Schroeder on July 6th, 1946. He went to high school at Hastings High and graduated in 1964. He went on to earn his degree in Automotive Tech. He began his...
Gayle Ann Boeke
May 6, 2025
Gayle Boeke, age 62, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at her home. She was born the daughter of Richard and Carol Boeke on April 13, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI.
Gayle grew up in Osage, IA, graduating from Osage High School, class of 1981. Following high school, Gayle attended Iowa State University and later took administrative schooling, receiving a certificate...
John Edward "Jack" Thomas
May 6, 2025
John E “Jack” Thomas, 77, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after a brief battle with lymphoma. He was grateful to be home, cared for by his loving family until his peaceful end. Jack was born to Edward and Verneil Thomas on January 30, 1948, in Faribault, Minnesota. When he was six years old, the family moved to Hastings, where...
David John Svidron
May 31, 2025
Svidron, David J.
Age 75 of Bloomington, passed away from complications of dementia on May 31, 2025. Preceded in death by his parents, John & Betty. Survived by his wife, Cheryl; brother, Gary (Jan); great-granddaughter, Lashay Perkins; nephew, Matt; and niece, Becky. David was raised in South Minneapolis and was a 1968 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He served in...
Lora Kay Violette
May 30, 2025
Lora “Lori” Kay Violette, age 70, of Bloomington, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Hastings Senior Health and Living.
Lori was born on November 15, 1954, in Austin, Minnesota, to Marilyn Wolff and Gary Lende. She was raised in Minneapolis by her mother and Thomas Brown, alongside her brothers Zac and Chris. Lori graduated from Washburn High...
Caroline Jo Henriksen
May 29, 2025
Caroline J. Henriksen, age 85, of Farmington, MN, formerly of Hastings, MN, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2025.
Caroline was born July 27, 1939, in Decorah, Iowa, to parents Merle and Mary (Smith) Fender. She married Donald Henriksen on July 27, 1957, at the historic Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. In 1961, they settled in Hastings,...
Michele Lee Warden
May 27, 2025
Michele Lee "Mimi" Warden, age 74, recently of Hastings, peacefully passed away on May 27, 2025. She leaves behind cherished memories and will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her.
In accordance with her wishes, no services will be held.
Starkson Family Life Celebration Chapel of Hastings is handling arrangements.
Daniel Allen Pugh
May 27, 2025
Daniel “Dan” Allen Pugh, age 76, of Hastings, passed away peacefully at his home on May 27, 2025.
Dan was a man who deeply loved the outdoors and made the most of every sunny day. Whether it was tending to his yard or trying out the latest gadgets on his riding lawn mower, he found joy in being outside and staying...
Robert Rudolph Heizler
May 26, 2025
Robert R. Heizler, age 86, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born on September 7, 1938, in Phillips, Wisconsin, to Rudolph and Kathryn (Zubcack) Heizler. He grew up on the family’s mink ranch and often shared stories from that unique chapter of his life. After graduating from...
Janice Kay Peterson
May 25, 2025
Janice Peterson, died on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at United Hospital in Saint Paul. She was born the daughter of Willard and Lova Dotson on July 25, 1944 in Toledo, OH. Janice moved to Hastings in 1956, graduating from Hastings High School, class of 1962. Following high school, she received additional schooling in Mankato. Jan worked for many newspapers and...
Mark James Hetzel
May 22, 2025
Mark Hetzel, 77, of Hastings, MN died May 22, 2025 at home surrounded by his family, after a short illness.
Mark was born May 7, 1948, in Milwaukee, WI to Norman and Evelyn Hetzel. He grew up in West Allis, WI, where he graduated from Nathan Hale High School. Mark attended UW-River Falls and then transferred to UW-Stout, where he got...
Catherine Jo Paulson
May 21, 2025
Catherine J. Paulson, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at her home in Hastings surrounded by her family.
She was born the daughter of Paul and Claire Pederson on October 13, 1955 in Hastings MN. Catherine attended Hastings High School. She married Donald Paulson on October 1, 1977 in Hastings, MN at Saint Boniface Church.
She loved gardening and spending...
Marianne Walker
May 21, 2025
Marianne Walker, age 92 of Burnsville, died on May 21, 2025. Marianne was born on April 28, 1933, to Joseph Henry “Harry” and Mary Gertrude “Mae” Nugent in Mitchell, SD. Her parents were farmers, living north of Mitchell where Marianne was raised and received her education. She had three brothers, Robert John, Charles Joseph, and Paul Edward.
Their farm was located...
Paul T. Twomey
May 20, 2025
Paul Thomas Twomey, age 85, of Apple Valley, MN passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at his residence. Paul was born in St. Paul, MN to George Twomey and Helen Fitzgerald Twomey on October 24, 1939. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall. He studied carpentry at TVI and worked as a self-employed carpenter for...
Roger Carlisle Otto
May 19, 2025
Roger Carlisle Otto was born on December 2, 1940, to Carl & Mildred Otto in Windom, Minnesota. Roger grew up in Windom and graduated from Windom HS. He was an avid athlete participating in football, basketball, and track. After high school, Roger joined the army and was stationed in Germany. Upon return he met Shirley Holmes. They married on January...
Ruth Ann Bayless
May 17, 2025
Ruth Ann Bayless, age 86 of Apple Valley (formerly of Edina), passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025. Preceded in death by her husband, George Bayless; and sisters, Elaine Sather and Jeannine Holicky. Survived by her children, Dawn (Paul Manthe) Preuss, Vikki (Salam) Mustafa, Pamela (Joel) Johnson, and Timothy (Chrissy) Bayless; grandchildren, Nawal, Ahamad, Noah, Nicholas, Olivia, Jacob, Aiden, and...
Dale Richard Frisch
May 14, 2025
Dale Richard Frisch, age 66 of Apple Valley, unexpectedly passed away on May 14, 2025. Preceded in death by his parents, Leslie & Betty Frisch; and brother-in-law, Robert Aldrich. Survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Debbie; daughter, Summer (Nick) Margiotta; stepsons, Travis (Stephanie) Hutzell and Cory (Stephanie) Keller; grandsons, Timmy Keller and Zac Hutzell; siblings, Terry (Judy) Frisch...
John Roger Bataglia
May 14, 2025
John “Jack” Roger Bataglia, age 81, of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on May 14, 2025.
He was born on June 21, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to George and Dorothy (Adams) Bataglia.
Jack graduated from St. Paul Monroe High School and went on to attend and later teach at St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute. He proudly served his country in...
Magnus James Henderson
May 10, 2025
Magnus James Henderson, age 13, of Prescott, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on May 10, 2025. His sudden passing has left his family heartbroken, as they mourn the loss of a boy who was deeply treasured and will be forever missed.
Magnus was born on November 16, 2011, in Hastings, Minnesota, to Amil and Carla (Bishop) Henderson. He was one of seven...
Jeffrey Wayne Kallestad
May 9, 2025
Jeffrey Wayne Kallestad, age 75, passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2025 after living an amazing life. He was an incredible husband, father and grandpa who always put family first.
He is loved by his wife of 49 years, Mary; daughter, Shannon (Jeff) Soule; son, Jason (Krissy); and grandchildren, Zach, Ella and Ben Soule, Kaia and Solveig Kallestad. He is also...
Bernard A. Schroeder
May 7, 2025
Bernard "Bernie" A. Schroeder, 78, of Hastings, MN passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 at his residence.
Bernie was born in Luxembourg to John B. and Jean T (Moitzheim) Schroeder on July 6th, 1946. He went to high school at Hastings High and graduated in 1964. He went on to earn his degree in Automotive Tech. He began his...
Gayle Ann Boeke
May 6, 2025
Gayle Boeke, age 62, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at her home. She was born the daughter of Richard and Carol Boeke on April 13, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI.
Gayle grew up in Osage, IA, graduating from Osage High School, class of 1981. Following high school, Gayle attended Iowa State University and later took administrative schooling, receiving a certificate...
John Edward "Jack" Thomas
May 6, 2025
John E “Jack” Thomas, 77, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after a brief battle with lymphoma. He was grateful to be home, cared for by his loving family until his peaceful end. Jack was born to Edward and Verneil Thomas on January 30, 1948, in Faribault, Minnesota. When he was six years old, the family moved to Hastings, where...
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