Obituaries

Aug 25, 2020

Louis C. Hoffman, Age 94, of Woodbury, passed away August 25, 2020. Preceded in death by his wife Cecilia. Survived by children Greg, Mary H. Lynn (Mike), Cathy, and Tom (Kelly); 12 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Lou’s greatest joy was the love of his life - his wife Cecilia and his family; we all benefited from the love he had for...

Aug 24, 2020

Thomas Patrick McDonough 03/10/1992-8/24/2020 Tommy McDonough, age 28, of Emerald, WI, unexpectedly passed away on August 24, 2020. He is survived by his partner, Ali Scanlon; children, Ella and Waylon; parents, Thomas and Roxanne; siblings, Mary (Joseph) Dunn, Samantha (Andrew) Winsor, William (Nicholas) Hager, Erin (Jason) Leitner; nephews and niece, Aiden, Andrew, Owen, Austin, Elliot, Alex, Declan, Asher, Kellen, Adam,...

Aug 23, 2020

Zabilla Leonard John Age 91 Beloved Dad, Grandpa & Uncle Passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2020. Preceded in death by wife Geraldine (Cunningham) and brothers Joseph & Clarence. Survived by son Jim (Jakki Fink); granddaughter Lucia and her mother Rosalie and many close nieces and nephews. Leonard was a past Commander and lifetime member of VFW Post...

Aug 23, 2020

Donna Carpenter, 72, of St. Paul passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Preceded in death by parents, Michael Donald and Dorothy McKliget; and husband, Michael Carpenter. Survived by daughters, Darlene Risvold (Jerry St. Martin) and Cheryl Carpenter; grandchildren, Jessica Kaiser (Brad Bondeson), Kayla Risvold (Chris Stowell), Alyssa Carpenter (Nick Robbinson); great grandchildren; Rozlynn Kaiser and...

Aug 18, 2020

LaBrasseur Helen E. Age 91 of Osakis Formerly of St. Paul Passed away suddenly on August 18, 2020. Preceded in death by daughter Jean; sister Jean Burback and brother Ted Samolytz. Survived by husband of 72 years, Ken; daughter Sue LaBrasseur; sister-in-law Donna LaBrasseur and nieces & nephews. Helen retired from the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis. Prayer...

Aug 17, 2020

Devout Catholic, genius mechanic and builder, creative problem-solver, magnificent singer, RV-enthusiast, incredibly supportive and patient parent, world traveler, generous human, gifted story-teller, lover of Spaghetti Westerns, all-day breakfast, and coffee. He was also a friend, ex-husband, brother, son, Father, and Grandfather. These are only some of the descriptors for Roy Delmer Sheehan, but the words do not encompass his depth,...

Aug 16, 2020

Irene Rose Stroh Boe, 93 was born in Dickinson, North Dakota on October 29,1926 to Ambrose Stroh and Catherine Hecker. The oldest of 6 children. She attended grade school in a “one room school” in Emerson in Dunn Co. She graduated from school in Gladstone and went to Bussiness School in Fargo. Irene taught school for a few years before...

Aug 15, 2020

Moore, Charles A. Age 79 of White Bear Lake Passed away August 15, 2020. Preceded in death by his wife Gail and siblings: Bob, Jerry, Ted, Pat & Marie. Survived by brothers Joe (Elsie) and George, and sisters Rita Peloquin, Jeanne (Bob) Tupa, Peggy (Lyle) Chounard and Kathi Moore. And many nieces & nephews. Graveside service Tuesday, 8-25-20 at 2...

Aug 13, 2020

Aug 12, 2020

Lydia Irene Wahlstrom A beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, Lydia Irene Wahlstrom passed away on August 12, 2020 after an eleven year battle with Batten Disease. Survived by her parents Laura & Todd; brother Drew; grandparents Paul & Sheryl Magelssen and Jerry & Anita Wahlstrom, many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Lydia loved singing, music, Disney princesses,...

Aug 11, 2020

LaRue Marlene J. Age 86 Of White Bear Lake Our beloved Mother & Grandmother passed away on August 11, 2020 after a short illness. Preceded in death by husband Lawrence; son Thomas and parents Richard & Marjorie Bauer. Survived by children Deborah LaRue, Diane Martin (Mike Jr.), Dawn Torrini (Bill), Mike (Cindy), Mark (Carrie) and Gary (Chris); grandchildren Jamie, Kassandra,...

Aug 8, 2020

BLEES Gerald Joseph — age 87 January 14, 1933 — August 8, 2020 Jerry passed away peacefully on August 8, 2020 after a brief case of COID-19. Dad fought fearlessly for over 15 years with kidney issues and infections. Preceded in death by parents, Nicholas and Clara, wife Patricia of 55 years, precious son Michael William, beloved siblings, aunts and...

Aug 7, 2020

Scott Olson Age 56 of White Bear Lake Passed away unexpectedly Preceded in death by his mother, Joanne and nephew, Bobby. Scott is survived by his father, Robert; brother, Steve; sister, Deb; significant other, Darci; uncle, Johnny; nephew, Jesse; good friends, Chuck and Glenn; and by many other family and friends. Scott enjoyed being outdoors camping, fishing and hunting. He...

Aug 6, 2020

Oneal, Elisa (Alice) 84 years old of St. Paul died peacefully in her home surrounded by family. Preceded in death: Parents, John and Sarah Mercado Son: Rick Harris Husband: Jack Oneal Siblings: J John (Mary) Mercado, Bonnie (Marion) Mercado, John (Ann) Mercado, Casper (Jeanne) Mercado, Mike (Peggy) Mercado, Vera (Howard) Strabala and Beverly Truskolaski Survived by Children: Julie (Robert) Sargent,...

Aug 6, 2020

Margaret E. Lucier (nee Skipon) Loving Wife, Mom and Mema Age 72 of St. Paul Passed away peacefully at home on August 6, 2020. Preceded in death by her husband, Donavin; parents, Joe and Lillian; sisters, JoAnn and Kathy. Margaret is survived by her children, Dominic (Laura) and LeeAnn (Eric); grandsons, Alexander and Zachary; sister, Rosemary (Roger); brother-in-law, Roger; many...

Aug 5, 2020

Hansen, Fred Age 82 of White Bear Lake Previously of Clear Lake WI Preceded in death by brothers, Lawrence and Burt Jr. Survived by his wife, Mary Ann and 4 step children, TerriAnne Sublet of Maple Grove, Richard (Diane) Smith Jr. of White Bear Lake, Michael (Carol) Smith of Stillwater, and Jeffrey (Lindy) Smith of Forest Lake; 11 grandchildren; 10...

Aug 5, 2020

Richard Henry Hammer formerly of New Smyrna Beach, Florida died peacefully in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 5th where he lived the last two years of his life to be near family. Dick graduated from Boston College and Syracuse University with a PhD in Psychology and was also a graduate of the Psychoanalytic Institute of New England. He married Sandra...

Aug 2, 2020

Grass (nee Mielke), Constance “Connie” Ottillia born on March 14th, 1942 passed away at home in the loving presence of her family. Preceded in death by parents Laurence & Cecelia Mielke, In-laws Pat & Mary Grass, siblings Wallace (Marty) Mielke, Celine (Howard) Johnson, Larry Mielke, and daughter Susan Mary Grass. Survived by Brother Eugene (Peggy) Mielke, Brother in law Paul...

Aug 1, 2020

Gabriel Paris Clark, 20, of St. Paul, passed away on August 1, 2020 while stationed in Hawaii. He was born on October 28, 1999. He entered into the US Marine Corps on October 16, 2018. He is preceded in death by his siblings, Damien Wakefield, Darien Wakefield, JD Dearly, and Star Dearly. Survived by his mom, Jelora Clark; loving parents,...

Jul 30, 2020

Showalter Leo Francis Jr. Age 91 – Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 30, 2020. Preceded in death by his beloved sweetheart of 68 years, Margaret; parents, Leo Sr. and Lena; siblings, Merle Jost, John Sr. and Joan Misgen. Leo is survived by his children, Fred (Sonja), Linda (Todd) Andresen, Bob, Dan (Judy), Tom (Maureen), Lori...