Obituaries

Bruce Richard

Bruce Richard

Jun 9, 2016

Richard, Bruce W. age 65 of Lauderdale. Died on June 9, 2016. Preceded in death by father Kenneth and niece Kirstin. Survived by his mother Laura, brother Mike, sister-in-law Kathy, nephews, Joe and Jaime and their families. Bruce was a loving son, brother and uncle. He had a passion for fishing, good food and the outdoors. He had a nickname...

Richard Blanski

Richard Blanski

Jun 9, 2016

Richard "Dick" Blanski, 85, of St. Anthony formerly New Brighton, passed away on June 9. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm. Saturday, June 18, at Miller Funeral Home 6210 Hwy 65 NE, Fridley with visitation one hour prior. Richard is survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Miller Funeral Home 6210 HWY 65 NE Fridley, MN 55432 Saturday,...

William Remarke

William Remarke

Jun 4, 2016

REMARKE, William (Bill) age 82 of Fridley. Preceded in death by wife , Margarethe; brothers, Jack & Jim Remarke; survived by children, Sue (Craig) Remarke Hanson, Carrie Remarke, Julie (Tim) Remarke Simonson, Steve (Stephanie) Remarke; grandchildren, Greta, Nick, Nate & Benjamin; sisters, Joyce & Mary Ann; brother, Joe; also many nieces & nephews. Bill was a proud US Army veteran,...

Wayne Bevers

Wayne Bevers

Jun 3, 2016

Wayne Allen Bevers, 63, of Fridley passed away 6/3/16. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 10 at Miller's on University, 7398 University Avenue N.E., Fridley with visitation one hour prior. Survived by his children Wesley, Tamara, Emily, Aaron, Joshua, Christopher; 1 grandchild. Preceded in death by his parents. Visitation Miller's on University 7398 University Avenue N.E....

Gloria Wilcox

Gloria Wilcox

May 31, 2016

Gloria Mae Anderson Wilcox went to heaven May 31, 2016 at the age of 94 years. She was born May 28, 1922 on the farm in rural North Branch, MN to Hugo and Amanda (Olson) Anderson, the eighth of nine children. She attended the country school –located on the farm property. Graduated from North Branch High School in 1940 and...

Howard Simonson

Howard Simonson

May 31, 2016

Simonson, Howard "Howie", age 76 of Fridley, passed away on May 31, 2016 after an 8 month battle with cancer. Survived by wife of 54 years, Karen Simonson; children, Terrie (Mike Schaffer) Simonson and Tim (Julie) Simonson; grandchildren, Dylan, Connor, Nick and Nate; sisters, Gloria (Gene) O'Neill and Jan (Mike) Lenz; nieces and nephews, and other loving relatives and friends....

Olivia Ambuhl

Olivia Ambuhl

May 28, 2016

Princess Olivia - a beautiful child of God full of passion, creativity and beautiful from the inside out. Genuine, she was very caring and compassionate with a special love for children. Her tender heart drew many hurting people to her and she had a gift for ministering to others in life altering ways. She had a special bond with many....

Ronald Erickson

Ronald Erickson

May 27, 2016

Ronald L. Erickson "Ron" Age 78, of New Brighton passed away May 27, 2016 surrounded by his family. He is preceded in death by parents, Roy and Myrtle Erickson; brothers, Dwayne and Richard. Survived by loving wife of 55 years, Bonnie; daughter, Jacki (Steve) Gale; grandchildren, Robert and Kelsey Gale, as well as relatives and good friends. Celebration of life...

Elmer Pless

Elmer Pless

May 25, 2016

Pless, Elmer I., formerly of Fridley, passed away May 25, 2016 in Harlingen, TX. Preceded in death by by step daughter, Sharon and granddaughter, Jillian. Survived by wife of 58 years, Shirley; son, Duane (Yvonne); and grandchildren, Danny, Gerrett, Stephanie and Kody. Memorial service Sat, June 11 at 10AM with visitation one hour prior at Miller Funeral Home, 6210 Hwy...

David Zelazny

David Zelazny

May 24, 2016

Zelazny, David Michael, age 62 of Anoka. David loved to fish and spend time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Survived by children, Leah (Matt) Palmer, Matt & Tim Zelazny; grandchildren, Allison & Emily Palmer; sisters, Paulette Tillman, Pat (Randy) Nummela; brother, Dan (Mary) Zelazny; former wife Cindy & her extended family; Also many nieces, nephews & friends. . Memorial...

Beth Young

Beth Young

May 20, 2016

Beth McGregor Young died unexpectedly on Friday, May 20, of a pulmonary embolism. She is survived by her husband, Thomas, her two daughters Kirsten and Kelsey, her parents Joanne and Robert McGregor, her mother-in-law Evelyn Young, her sisters Kim McGregor and Ann McGregor Tennyson, and her brother Peter McGregor. Beth cherished her large extended family and friends. Beth enjoyed life...

Virginia Layland

Virginia Layland

May 19, 2016

Layland, Virginia Ann, age 74 of Fridley, passed away May 19, 2016. She was born on September 8, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN and was married to Gerald Layland for 25 years. She worked at Holiday, Cub Foods & Home Depot in Fridley for several years. Virginia is survived by her children, Angela (Mike) Owens and Kimberly Layland (Troy Schmeda); grandchildren,...

Mary Hancock

Mary Hancock

May 12, 2016

Hancock, Mary Kay (Kalinowski), age 66 of Minneapolis, passed away May 12, 2016. Preceded in death by parents, Donald and Mary; step mother, Flo; sisters, Patty and Donna; in-laws Ed and Vi; and aunt, Edith. Survived by husband of 21 years, Jim Hancock; sisters, Carol Kalinowski (Ed Robinson), Karen (Wally) Hansen, and Donette (Scott) Flatten; brother-in-law, Earl Smithson; sister-in-law, Elaine...

Donald Krtnick

Donald Krtnick

May 8, 2016

Donald Krtnick, 86, of Fridley passed away at his home on Sunday, May 8, 2016. He was born on July 11, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Nikolas and Katherine (Rojka) Krtnick. He was a 35 year union carpenter and avid fisherman, who loved to go bowling and garage sale shopping. He is survived by his wife, Ida; children, Ken (Diane),...

Ray Schueller

Ray Schueller

May 7, 2016

Age 85, of Fridley. Survived by daughters, Christine (David), Laurie, Karen, Ann (Mark), Mary (Chad); grandchildren, Arie, Ellyn and Matthew Emde, Robert, Charles and Sydney Peiler, Olivia and Audrey Langworthy. Visitation Tuesday, May 10 from 6-8 PM with vigil prayers at 7 PM at Miller Funeral Home, 6210 Hwy 65 NE, Fridley, MN 55432. Memorial Service Wednesday, May 11 at...

Joseph Fitzgerald

Joseph Fitzgerald

May 6, 2016

Fitzgerald, Joseph Donald, age 90 of Columbia Heights .Retired US Postal Worker. Preceded in death by parents, William & Anna Fitzgerald; brothers, James Emmett & Edward Emmanuel Fitzgerald; sisters, Anna E. Jungwirth and husband Richard "Dick", Margaret "Peggy" Klinkhammer and husband George; nephew, David Jungwirth; nieces, Patricia and Christina Jungwirth; great nieces, Tara Fitzgerald & Angel Mielke; great nephew, Charlie...

Verda Lauterbach

Verda Lauterbach

May 5, 2016

Verda Louise Lauterbach, 84, of Mounds View, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 25, 1932 in Colby Kansas to Henry and Neva (Nixon) Trybom. She is survived by her sons, Michael, Patrick, Stephen (Connie); grandchildren, Melissa (Rich) Barrett, Linda (partner, Chris Olson) Lauterbach, Tasha (Jeremy) Lindsey, Mira Lauterbach; great-grandchildren, Peter,...

Marie Perkins

Marie Perkins

May 4, 2016

Perkins, Marie age 93, formerly of Fridley. Marie raised her hands to touch the Angels on May 4th. She is preceded in death by husband, William Perkins and son, Shawn; survived by son, Jim (Arlene) Perkins; daughter, Nancy (George) Espe; grandchildren, Dean & Robert Parchem, David Perkins, Dawn Vacula, Adriana and Michell Perkins; great grandmother of 5. Celebration of life...

Penney Loberg

Penney Loberg

May 2, 2016

Penney Elizabeth Loberg, age 74, of Fridley, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016. She is preceded in death by her loving husband John "Jack". Survived by brother, Fredrick (Shirley) Nickolaus; sister, Florence Marford; daughter, Jennifer (Garin); sons, John III, Robert (Patricia), Michael; grandchildren, Nick, Devin, Kyla, Casey, Tony and Chris. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 8th from...

Sharon Hanson

Sharon Hanson

May 1, 2016

Sharon Faye Hanson was born on January 11, 1940 to Raymond and Lorraine Heggestad in Starbuck, Minnesota. Mom resided in Fridley for the majority of her life, and worked at RMS, a machine shop, as a Platinum Manager, inspecting parts that would be used in Medtronic pacemakers, until her retirement in her mid-50s. She enjoyed working around the house, in...