Obituaries

Gerald Erickson

Jul 17, 2013

Erickson, Gerald L., age 76 of Spring Lake Park, died July 17, 2013. Preceded in death by son, Samuel. Survived by wife, Sandra; children, Tony, Sarah (Michael) Swenson; grandsons, Caleb and Nicklas Swensen. Memorial Service 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 7700 Monroe St NE, Spring Lake Park. Visitation one hour prior to service....

Lorraine Gregerson

Jul 15, 2013

Lorraine B. Gregerson, age 89, Beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2013. Preceded in death by husband, Wallace G. Survived by sons, Wally (Sue), Alan (Barbara); grandchildren, Kirsten and William; sister, Donna Swanson; many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 19, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 835...

Gary Nelson

Jul 11, 2013

Nelson, Gary R. age 60 of Andover. Long time Target Distribution Center employee and 1970 graduate of Columbia Heights High School. Preceded in death by father, Warren. Survived by mother, Betty; sister, Juli (Joseph) Thomas; brothers, Joel & Greg Nelson; nephews, Pat & Tony Nelson. Visitation Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy. 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Tuesday, July 16, 2013...

David Newgaard

Jul 9, 2013

Newgaard, David G. age 72, of Sauk Centre, formerly of Fridley. Survived by loving wife, Gerry; daughter, Tammy (Tony) Rajtar; grandsons, Justin Hutchings, Trevor, Zachary, and Gabriel Rajtar; many other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, 11 AM with visitation 1 hour prior, at the Church of St. William, 6120 5th St. NE, Fridley. Interment Gethsemane Cemetery, New...

Jerome Coppicus

Jul 7, 2013

Coppicus, Jerome Arthur age 87 of Columbia Heights. After almost a month battling of B-Cell Lymphoma Cancer Jerry Coppicus passed peacefully to the Lord on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 10:32 AM at the Palliative and Hospice Unit 1D at the Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center. He was a wonderful husband to wife (Evelyn)of 65 years, Father of 2, Grandfather...

Velma Stick

Jul 6, 2013

Preceded in death by husband, Delmer. Survived by daughters, Chyrl (Michael) Tellinghusen, Candy (Richard) St. Clair; grandchildren, Shaughn, Chad (Katie)& Marissa; great grandchildren, Austin, Alexys, Carter, Jon & Terry. Service Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy. 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Monday, July 15, 2013 12:00 PM Cemetery Fort Snelling National Cemetery 7601 34th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55450 Tuesday, July...

Lawrence Steffens

Jul 5, 2013

Age 53, Minneapolis. Memorial visitation Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 3-6 pm. Service Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy. 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Wednesday, July 17, 2013 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

John Nelson

Jul 4, 2013

Survived by parents, Gordon & Julie; sisters, Angela & Janelle; brother, Clinton; grandmother, Agnes Nelson; nephews, Dylan & Logan; also many aunts, uncles, cousins & many friends. Visitation Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy. 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Service Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy. 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Wednesday, July...

Earl Welle

Jul 4, 2013

Age 76, of Fridley, Mn. Born August 1, 1936, Died July 4, 2013. Served in the UA Army from 1957-59. Member of the American Legion for 35 years. Honorary member of Knights of Columbus. Retire in 2001 after 40 years of service with AT&T. Preceded in death by brother, Don Welle; sisters, Lorraine Zirbes and Victoria Athmann. Survived by wife,...

Franklin Olson

Jul 1, 2013

Olson, Franklin E., age 94. Preceded in death by parents, Frank & Elinore Olson, loving wife, Bernice. Survived by sons, Gregg (Sharon) Olson, John Olson & Bruce (Charlene) Olson; sister, Mavis Erickson; 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren & 2 great great grandchildren; long time friend, Pearl White. Veteran WW II. 35 year employee of Star & Tribune. Funeral service Tuesday...

Rajkumarie Singh

Jun 30, 2013

Rajkumarie A. Singh, age 47 of Spring Lake Park. Funeral service Saturday 11:00 AM at Miller Funeral Home, 6210 Hwy 65 NE, Fridley. Visitation 6-9 PM Friday and one hour prior to service on Saturday. Interment Epiphany Cemetery, Coon Rapids Visitation Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy. 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Friday, July 5, 2013 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM...

Richard Swords

Jun 26, 2013

Swords, Richard O. Born 7/27/27 in Springfield, OH, Dick passed away peacefully on 6/26/13 at the age of 85. He was preceded in death by his son, David; his parents, and a brother, John. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 60 years, Betty; a sister, Ann Zuliani of CA; his children, Richard Jr. (Vicki), Mike (Mary), Bob,...

Patricia (Pavey)

Jun 22, 2013

Patricia Ann Carey(Pavey) Loving wife, mother, and friend, age 62, of Ham Lake, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2013. Patty was a longtime Honeywell employee. She was an avid birdwatcher, loved gardening, cooking, camping, and going to the cabin. More than anything in the world, Patty loved her family and friends, cherishing holiday gatherings and get-togethers. Preceded in death...

Rosemarie O'Neill

Jun 21, 2013

age 86 of Fridley entered eternal life June 21, 2013. Preceded in death by husband (Gerald), parents (Henry and Louise), and two brothers (Wilfred and Floyd). Rosemarie Laumann was born on March 11, 1927 in St. Bonifacius, MN. She graduated from Mound Consolidated High School in 1945. She married Gerald Michael O'Neill on June 16, 1956 and moved to Duluth,...

Peter Anderson

Jun 20, 2013

Anderson, Peter C., age 72 of Spring Lake Park. Survived by loving wife, Marleen; children, Kimberly (Paul) Johnson, Scott (Julie) Anderson, Philip (Corrie) Anderson; 12 grandchildren; sister Shirley Madsen; brothers, LuVerne (Helen) Anderson, Roger (Dolores) Anderson. Funeral service Mon. 11 AM at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 7700 Monroe St., Spring Lake Park. Visitation at the Miller Funeral Home, 6210...

Gregory Martin

Jun 16, 2013

Martin, Greg D. age 58 of Braham, formerly of Fridley. Preceded in death by parents, Bernice & Bill Davitt. Survived by loving wife of 34 years Deanna; children, Micheal VanGrinsven, Jesse (Tonia) Martin, Crystal (Bryce) Miller; grandchildren, Gerti, Kialey, Nevaeh, Brenden & Kaia; sisters, Cindy (Greg) Fulkerson, Linda (Wes) Skoglund; many other relatives and friends. Funeral service Thursday 11:00 A.M....

Richard Huberty

Jun 9, 2013

Huberty, Richard age 76 of Spring Lake Park. Retired Quality Control Engineer. Survived by sister, Jan (Tom) Solei; brother, Bob (Cindy) Huberty; longtime companion, Patricia Kremer; nephews, Mike (Sharon) & Jeff Solei, Brandon (Liz) Huberty; nieces, Teri Witzany & Heather Huberty. A celebration of Richard's life will be held on July 26, 2013. Please call Pat at (763) 786-6404 for...

LaRae Hoskins

Jun 6, 2013

Hoskins, LaRae age 74 of Columbia Heights. Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Preceded in death by parents. Survived by husband, Dean; daughters, Sandee (Dennis) Koch, Melissa (Mike) Pommerening; granddaughters, Jessie, Lily, and Annie; brother Dick and sister, Karen. Funeral Service Tuesday 2 pm, Fridley United Methodist Church 680 Mississippi St NE Fridley. Visitation1 hour prior to service at church. Memorials...

Margaret Nikkola

Jun 5, 2013

Nikkola, Margaret (Marge) Jean, age 88 of Fridley. Passed away on June 5th surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by first husband John (Jack) Morgan and second husband, Elmer Nikkola, parents, Mathias and Dorothy (Cook) Neibauer, sisters, Lois (Ralph) Senn, Elizabeth (Don) Romans, brothers, John (Joyce) Neibauer, Mike Neibauer and infant great granddaughter, Sabrina. Marge is...

Wendi Gu

Jun 4, 2013

尊敬的女士，先生们，各位来宾们，大家好 我叫李懿，是顾文娣女士的孙女。首先我代表我们全家向大家的到来表示感谢， 谢谢大家来送我的奶奶最后一程。 顾文娣女士于上星期二在医院里病逝了，享年90高龄。 我的奶奶是一位平凡，普通的人，但就是这样一位普通的人，用她无私的母爱和她的一生，为我们这个家和社会创造了无数的财富。她带给大家的快乐，成功，和喜悦是无法用语言来表达和形容的。奶奶她一生勤劳，朴实，勇敢，无数次，她用她的勇敢和顽强战胜了病魔的挑战，这一次，这没勇敢的她却没有再一次给我们带来惊喜，没有给医生和她身边所有的人一个惊喜，她永远的离开了我们。。。就在我再向她告别的时候，她的手，身体，还是软和的，她的脉搏甚至还在跳，她的嘴还在试图呼吸着最后一口气。我们都久久的不能明白为什么就连这么勇敢的人，命运却和她说再见了。连上帝也没有再一次的眷顾和保护她。奶奶的身体是离开了我们和这个世界，但我相信奶奶的灵魂永远，永永远远的和我们在一起。 俗话说的好，“家有一老，有如一宝”，我们失去了这个无法代替的宝，再多的伤心和痛苦都换不回奶奶的生命。但是我们可以以奶奶为榜样，做个好人，伟人。将她的勇敢，勤劳和朴实来替她铭记在心，我想只有这样我们才能告慰奶奶的在天之灵。 下面我简单的回顾一下我奶奶的一生。我奶奶有5个孩子，应为爷爷去世的早，是奶奶一个人把5个孩子养大和扶养成人的。奶奶不仅爱她的孩子们，连我们下一代也疼爱有加。 我奶奶比我的妈妈还要疼爱我，抱我的次数比我妈妈还多。从中国来到美国后，奶奶还是一如既往的关心和爱护她的子女，和晚辈们。随着年龄的增长，奶奶的身体不再想以前难么硬朗。为了不增添子女们的麻烦，小毛小病的奶奶从不向我们透露。在她80岁高龄时，还和我的爸爸，姑姑们一起早出晚归的。奶奶完全可以在家里享受天伦之乐，她还是坚持幸苦工作，任劳任怨。有好几次，我的爸爸和姑姑因为工作太忙，没有办法先送奶奶回家休息，奶奶只好一个人先到他们的车上休息一下，因为行动不方便，和天气原因，摔倒过好几次。我们看在眼里，疼在心里。奶奶从来不先考虑她自己，无论在家里还是工作，她都以别人的利益为重。 有她这么伟大的母爱，我们工作和学习才有了前进的动力。 奶奶，我想一定是累了，换了个地方休息了。不然的话，您一定不会抛下我们，就这样永远地离开我们了。。。 奶奶，请您一路走好。（这是我们所有人的心愿）我们爱您！如果有来世，请还作我的奶奶！！ 永别了，我敬爱的好奶奶。我知道您不会怪我，没有照顾好您，请接受我和所有亲朋好友的祝福，我们祝您安息，幸福，快乐

Wendi Gu passed away peacefully on June 4th, 2013 at Unity Hospital, Fridley, Minnesota. She was surrounded by loving family members, Zhangqiu, Changming, Connie, Ying Ying, Yi, Shunda, and Char Chang. Wendi was born in February 17, 1923, in Shanghai, China. When Wendi and her late...