OBITUARIES
Lorraine Kathryn Veilleux
Mar 26, 2025
(née Czeczok)
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, James B. Veilleux; parents, Joseph and Susan Czeczok; and her 10 siblings.
Lorraine is survived by daughters, Renee (Gregory) Kunde, Kathy (Wayne) Skiba, and Judy (Michael) Mottl; grandchildren, Jennifer, Keith (Christy), and Ashley Kunde (Scott), Courtney (Zackery) Wakefield, and Rachael Mottl (Lukas); great-grandchildren, Alexis Hruby, Winona and Rylin...
David F. Backstrom
Mar 26, 2025
David F. Backstrom, age 74, passed away March 26, 2025.
Preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Viola; and sister, Janice.
Survived by wife, Mary Beth; children, Jennifer (Jim) Stafki, Rebecca (Shawn) Stafki, Amy (Bill) Gieser, Karen (Tony) Stafki, and Brian Backstrom; 33 grandchildren; sister, Margie Thoele; many nieces and nephews.
David was a jack of all trades, and a master of...
Vicky N. Townsend
Mar 25, 2025
Age 73 of Elk River, passed away on March 25, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Sidney and Marian Anderson.
Survived by husband, Michael; daughter, Katerina (Jim) Sturgis; grandchildren, Ayden and Abigail; and sisters, Cheryl Anderson and Gail Anderson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Twin Cities Public Television, Minnesota Public Radio, or Our Lady of Peace Hospice.
Celebration of Life 2-4 PM Saturday, April 26...
Angela Frances Jasinski (née Joswick)
Mar 24, 2025
Age 77, died March 24, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Anthony & Angeline Joswick; brother, Jerome Joswick, and grandchildren, Lauren, Jack, and Dakota Spicer.
Survived by husband of 54 years, Jim; daughters, Jill (John) LaCasse and Jenny Spicer (Jeff Henderson); grandchildren, Kailey (Tom), Austin, Dylan, Cate, Jack, and Jake; sister, Connie Michalitsch; sisters-in-law, Sue Campbell and Sandra Staub, cousins, nieces, nephews,...
Barbara Ann Gurney
Mar 24, 2025
Age 93 of Roseville, passed away on March 24, 2025.
Barbara Ann Gurney was born in Lockport, New York on May 11, 1931. She was brought into the kingdom of grace on June 7, 1931 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lockport. Barb was preceded in death by her husbands, Dr. Edward Brockmann and Richard S. Gurney; and brother, David Scheunemann, of...
Roger L. Krause
Mar 23, 2025
Roger L. Krause, age 72 of Roseville, passed away March 23, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Lawrence and Arlene; and sister, Karen Holmes.
Survived by sister, Kathy Hermanstorfer; and nephews, Brian and Jonathan (William).
A graveside prayer service for Roger will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 11 at Elmhurst Cemetery, 1510 N. Dale St., St. Paul, MN.
Virginia M. "Ginger" Casey
Mar 18, 2025
Age 85 of Little Canada, passed away on March 18, 2025.
Preceded in death by husband, John; great-granddaughter, Lily Becker; parents, Wallace & AnnaMarie Drake; and brothers, Thomas Drake and Brett Behnke.
Survived by children, Kathy Casey, Karry (Marge) Casey, Krissy (Casey) Junker, Thad Casey, and Lori (Dale) Pilla; grandchildren, Becky (Chad) Lieder, Toria (Greyton) Becker, Russell (Katelyn) Lieder, Nick (Shayla) Nelson,...
Thomas P. Bilder
Mar 16, 2025
Age 75, of Lino Lakes.
Passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Jerome and Marie; and siblings, Jerome Jr., Joseph, and Patricia.
Survived by loving wife of 45 years, Rebecca; children, Andrew (Molly), Marie (Reid), and Tim (Danielle); grandchildren, Delaney, Callen, Silas, Emerson, Charlie, Theo, and Milo; siblings, Dorothy, Mary, John, and Rose Mary; many nieces, nephews, other...
Donald Walter Glende
Mar 16, 2025
Age 90, of Roseville, passed away on March 16, 2025.
Preceded in death by daughter, Christine Glende; and great grandson, Carson Wimmer.
Survived by wife of 67 years, Mary Jean (née Wadell); daughters, Laura (Gerry) Gargaro, Lisa (Michael) Gramer; grandchildren, Nicole (Kelly) Wimmer, Danielle (Tim) Gehrman, Ryan Gramer, Mary Gramer (Kevin Craig); great grandchildren, Josephine, Amelia, Trevor, Kelby, Isla; and nephews, Don,...
Paul V. Sorg
Mar 15, 2025
Paul V. Sorg, age 86, passed away March 15, 2025.
Paul was originally from St Paul, and lived in North St Paul before moving to Prior Lake.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emma & Vincent Sorg; son, James Sorg; nephew, Herbie Wilkinson; brother-in-law, Dan Cermak; and granddaughter, Britnay Grant.
Survived by daughter, Amy (Don) Williams; granddaughter, Kat (Stewart) Stahnke; grandsons,...
Josephine F. Brandli
Mar 14, 2025
Age 89, formerly of Circle Pines, MN, passed away peacefully in hospice care on March 14, 2025 at Round Lake Senior Living in Arden Hills with her loving husband, Don, at her side, where they resided.
Josephine "Josie" was born to John and Anastazia (Hlobik) Beniak in Dodge Center, MN on January 29, 1936. She grew up on the family farm...
Theodore A. Carlson
Mar 13, 2025
Theodore A. "Ted" Carlson, age 58 of St. Paul, passed away March 13, 2025.
Preceded in death by father, Theodore W.
Survived by mother, Maxine; sister, Cynthia (A.J.) Schoenecker; brothers, Scott (Sarah) and Rob; significant other, Deb Besley; nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life for Ted will be held from 1-4 PM Saturday, April 12 at Ideal Hall, 1494 N. Dale St.,...
Roberta Maxine McDonald
Mar 12, 2025
(née Nelson)
Age 77 of St. Paul and Welcome, MN
Passed away March 12, 2025 after a battle with cancer.
Preceded in death by parents, Robert & Ilo Nelson; and former husbands, Ralph Meyer Jr. and Henry Rivet.
Survived by husband, Mike “Mac” McDonald; children, Ralph (Nancy) Meyer III, Kimberly Ann Meyer, and Anna (Dwayne) Egan; stepchildren, Christina McDonald and Jacob McDonald; nineteen grandchildren;...
Wayne K. Quimby
Mar 12, 2025
Age 61 of Circle Pines, passed away on March 12, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Don & Elsie; brother, Rod.
Survived by daughters, Ashley (Dominic) Smith, Dakota (Tim) Novak; grandchildren, Aurora and Clay; sister, Sharon Thomson; and brother, Dean (Renee).
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Joyce G. Weidell
Mar 11, 2025
Joyce Georgeanna Weidell (née Rudiger), was born on August 17, 1930 in St. Paul, MN to Charles and Virginia Rudiger and passed away on March 11, 2025.
Joyce was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 37 years, Ron; her parents, brother, Gary Rudiger; son, Ron and his wife Debbie; daughters, Jillane and Janice; son-in-law, Larry LaBathe; grandson, Armin Olson...
Mildred Elizabeth Ahmann
Mar 11, 2025
Age 98, of St. Paul, passed away on March 11, 2025.
Preceded in death by husband, Glenn Ahmann; and seven siblings.
Survived by children, Michael Rangitsch (Terry Kulenkamp), Karla (Michael) Krey, and Craig Peterson; grandchildren, Lindsay, Ruby, Ryan, Rachel, Miranda, Stefanie, Larry, Paul, and Blake; many great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
Millie was a well renowned cook who expressed her love through feeding those...
Dale Dean Hustad
Mar 8, 2025
Dale Dean Hustad, 92 years old, passed away March 8, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Jacob and Flora Hustad.
Survived by his loving wife, Marlys; 3 daughters, Deborah Thomsen, Dorothy Durling, and Kay Anderson.
Memorial Service 2 PM Saturday, April 12 at Emmaus Lutheran Church, 1074 Idaho Avenue W St. Paul, MN 55117. Visitation from 1-2 PM at the church.
In lieu of...
Fred "Buzz" Danzl
Mar 8, 2025
Fred “Buzz” Danzl, 81, of Circle Pines, MN, died surrounded by family on March 8, 2025.
He was born in St. Cloud, MN, to Emma (Merdan) and Ferdinand Danzl. Baptized as Alfred, a name he was known by throughout his childhood in St. Joseph, MN, Buzz graduated from St. Cloud Technical High School in 1961. He then went on to enlist...
Gail J. Kenney
Mar 7, 2025
Gail was a hoot—funny, feisty, and frequently unpredictable. By her own account, she agreed to marry five men (and changed her mind four times) before the age of twenty-two. Her fifth engagement, to a virtual stranger named Vern, proved to be the charm. As a wife, mother, and registered nurse, she never relinquished her sass. She bought herself flowers at...
Gary John Pastorius
Mar 6, 2025
Age 84, of St. Paul, passed away on March 6, 2025.
Preceded in death by wife, LaVonne; daughter, Darnell; and brothers, Damian & Robert.
Survived by daughter, Ann; brother, Claire (Penny); and many nieces & nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 2 at the Church of St. Agnes, 548 Lafond Ave., St. Paul. Visitation at the church from 9:00 -...
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