Obituaries

Mary Martin Carrigan

Dec 12, 2022

Mary Louise, age 91 of St. Paul, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022.

Mary Lou grew up during the Great Depression in the Frogtown area of St. Paul where she attended school at St. Agnes and St. Vincent. She lived on the East Side while raising her family, then moved to the Battle Creek area where she...

Marty Van Pelt

Dec 5, 2022

Marty Richard Van Pelt, 66, of White Bear Lake passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 5th, 2022. His family was by his bedside when he passed. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Dianne (Marsh); daughters, Jennifer (JJ Reith) and Jolene; his parents, Richard and Joan; and his sisters, Cynthia and Sandra (Rich). He is proceeded in...

Kevin Mc Fadden

Dec 4, 2022

Kevin Leo Paul Mc Fadden, 62, died December 4, 2022. He was born on January 27, 1960 in Ashland, PA, in the same hospital and room as his dad.

Kevin was preceded in death by parents, Leo Joseph and Bernice H. Mc Fadden. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Mc Fadden-Lesar, Patricia Ann Mc Fadden, and Catherine "Cat" Mc...

Stephen Kellogg

Dec 3, 2022

Kellogg, Stephen Joseph, 68, of St. Paul, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022.

He did not always get along with everyone but he was a very loving and caring person. He will be missed.

A memorial service will be held at 3 PM on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Mueller Memorial, 835 Johnson Parkway, St. Paul, with a visitation...

Mary Tillma

Dec 2, 2022

Mary Antonette "Toni" Tillma , 101, passed away peacefully at The Waters senior residence in White Bear Lake, MN on December 2, 2022 . Previous 76 year resident of Schenectady and Niskayuna including 18 years at the Glen Eddy senior residence. Toni moved to Minnesota in 2019 to be near family.   A native of David City, Nebraska Toni graduated...

Bob Douglas

Dec 1, 2022

Robert James Douglas, Jr. (Bob)

Just days before he left us, Bob Douglas stretched and grinned and joyfully pronounced, “I’m going home!” And so he did, on the first of December, 2022, after a brave battle with cancer. He was born on April 22, 1948, in San Antonio, TX, and grew up in Houston, TX. He came to St. Paul...

Edy Ward

Dec 1, 2022

Ward (Brogren), Edy (Edee), age 85 of White Bear Lake, joined her heavenly father Dec.1st with loving family by her side. Survived by daughter, Vicki Quinney (Glenn Brown) and son, Jim (Brenda); adoring grandmother to Mike Alger, Ben (Kristi), Tami Peterson (Scott), Jay (Veronica), Josh (Tricia); one and only GG to Dakota, Weston, Kellen, Harper, Keagan, William, Wyatt, Wade, and...

Margaret Wegscheider

Nov 30, 2022

Margaret "Marge" Wegscheider

Born on August 10, 1947 in St. Paul, MN and passed away on November 30, 2022 in Maplewood, MN at the age of 75 years. She is preceded in death by husband Tom; son & daughter-in-law Todd (Renee) and her mother Dorothy. Marge is survived by sons John (Jennie) & Tim (Sarah); grandchildren Erika, Ethan, Ryan, Nash...

Richard Arras

Nov 30, 2022

Richard J. ArrasAge 83 of Hugo, MNDied peacefully on November 30th

Richard was born on February 23rd, 1939 to Constance (Danna) and John Raymond Arras. As a child, he grew up in Frogtown and attended St. Adalbert's school with his brother Kenneth. He graduated from St. Agnes school in 1956. He joined the Army where he was stationed in Germany....

Toni Sand

Nov 28, 2022

Antoinette ‘Toni’ Sand (nee Amatuzio), was born on December 18, 1921 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Italian immigrants. Her childhood was strongly influenced by the tightknit family that surrounded her everyday life. She developed a loyalty and service to family that would extend throughout her 100 years on this earth.

Toni attended St. James Catholic school and later graduated...

Betty Morey

Nov 26, 2022

Betty Ellen (Smith) Morey (98), of Ramsey MN, ascended into Heaven on November 26, 2022. She was attended by her son John Morey Northwood and his wife Mary along with her daughter Nancy Bauer and Nancy’s husband Randy as she made her peaceful transition.

Betty was born at home on March 19, 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana to Fern Wesley...

Nancy Carol DeGulio

Nov 23, 2022

Nancy was born on Christmas Eve, 1933 near Madison, Wisconsin. She was adopted by Walter and Jennie Swain. She grew up on Jessamine Street near Lake Phalen, and was proud to call herself an East Sider.

She attended high school in Owatonna, Minnesota. While at school, she made lifelong friends. Before she was married, she worked in the laundry department...

Nancy Jorgensen

Nov 22, 2022

Nancy A. JorgensenAge 93, of White Bear Lake, MNPassed away peacefully on November 22, 2022

Preceded in death by Clayton, her beloved husband of 50 years, and parents Laura and Victor Booton. Survived by daughters Elaine Vollbrecht (Kenneth), and Diane Nikkel (Jeffrey), and grandchildren Andrew and Emily Vollbrecht. Nancy grew up in Hudson, WI and went to college at Macalester...

Sue Whitaker

Nov 20, 2022

Sue R. Whitaker (nee Tschida)Age 76Passed away November 20th with her husband and son holding her hands.

Sue will be remembered for her kind and giving nature. She enjoyed quilting and often looked forward to quilting retreats with her dear friends.

A special thank you to the friends at Carefree Acres Campground for the many years of good times, card...

Maxine Kaiser

Nov 19, 2022

Kaiser, Maxine, 83, passed away peacefully in MN on Sat., Nov. 19, 2022. Preceded in death by parents; nephew, Daniel Leko. Survived by sister, Joyce Leko; brother, Kurt (Mary Clark-Kaiser) Kaiser; many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Born Dec. 19, 1938 in St. Paul, MN, grew up in rural Jordan, MN. Attended Catholic elementary school and public high school in...

Philip O'Gorman

Nov 18, 2022

Philip O'Gorman was born to William and Alvina O'Gorman of White Bear Lake, Minnesota on August 19th, 1949. He was raised in the same house where his father was born, alongside his siblings Steve, Patricia, Peter, and his eldest brother John who preceded Phil in death in 2015.

He was a dedicated Catholic in his early years, attending St. Mary's...

Gregory O'Brien

Nov 18, 2022

Gregory William O'Brien, 61, passed away unexpectedly on November 18th, 2022, in his Maplewood home due to a combination of illnesses. He was the third of seven children born to Gerald and Doris O'Brien on November 16th, 1961, at Selfridge Air Force Base in lower Michigan.

He attended Fridley Grace High School, graduating in the class of 1979 and St....

Deborah Danielson

Nov 17, 2022

Danielson, Deborah "Deb", 68, of Centerville, formerly of White Bear Lake, after a 3 year battle with cancer, Deb passed on November 17th, 2022. Deb fought long and hard for the people she loved all the way until the end. She remained strong through countless chemo therapies, paracentesis, and several other procedures.  

She was preceded in death by parents,...

Evelyn Vermeersch

Nov 16, 2022

Vermeersch (Lindgren), Evelyn L., 82, of White Bear Lake passed away peacefully on Nov. 16, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd; parents, Olaf and Myrtle, and brother, Roger. She is survived by her children, Rick (Joleen) Jacobson, Jim (Ann) Jacobson, Carol Jacobson, and Steven (Carisa) Vermeersch; many grandchildren; several great grandchildren; sister,...

Patricia Bies

Nov 16, 2022

Bies, Patricia "Pat" (nee Collins), Born Jan. 4, 1930, went home to be with the Lord & her beloved husband, Dick, on 11/16/2022. Preceded in death by parents, Dan & Vivian; husband of 63 years, Dick (Richard); sisters, Peg & Jeanne; brother, Dan; infant grandson, Nathan Huonder; and son-in-law, Mike Menth.

Survived by her children, MaryPat O'Day (George Rankin),...