Obituaries

May 21, 2021

Reese Joan Age 88 Of St. Paul Passed away May 21, 2021. Preceded in death by parents Wayne & Linda Ruoho; brother Wayne Ruoho & sister Doris Fleischman. Survived by children Mark (Sasha), Ann, George (Nancy) & Chris (Katie); grandchildren Mark Jr., Christopher, Anthony, Mariana, Jack, Georgie & Mackenzie; great grandchildren London & Chasyn; lifelong friend Dianne Frank; other relatives...

May 20, 2021

BRODKORB, BERNARD L. Age 80, of Forest Lake, MN passed away on May 20th, 2021 Preceded in death by his parents Bernard L Brodkorb, Sr. and Eleanor McCormick Survived by his wife of 32 years, Linda Brodkorb, sister Sharon Timmons (Dave). Bernie is also survived by his first wife, Kathleen Brodkorb and their children, Mary Lauber (Bob), Julie Brodkorb (Dave),...

May 18, 2021

Cheryl loved being a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. Taking care of her family and friends was a true passion of hers. She was always giving of herself and helping others; there wasn’t a person Cheryl met that she didn’t give a warm hug and a hot meal. Cheryl was a charismatic woman that touched countless lives with her...

May 16, 2021

Blake M Sower, 98 passed away May 16, 2021. Loved and survived by his Partner in faith Paula Christopherson; Sons Gehry (Jan) Sower, Kenneth (Suzanne) Sower and daughter Annalee (Dave Hoppenrath) Sower, 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife Dorothy Sower. Blake was blessed to be loved and survived by Paula's family: Tim Christopherson, Pete Christopherson,...

May 14, 2021

Ruth Louise Mommsen, 76, of Saint Paul, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021. Preceded in death by parents, Lars and Mabel Wetterhus; and sister, Beverly Vos.Survived by her husband, Barry Wood Mommsen; brother, Lars Wetterhus; and nephew, Bill G. Voss. Ruth met her husband Barry in 1961 and they were married in 1965. To Barry, nobody on Earth was...

May 14, 2021

Bowman Beverly A. “Bunny” November 17, 1929 May 14, 2021 Bunny was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. Preceded in death by husband Donald Sr., son Thomas, granddaughter Rachel, mother Elizabeth Ashton, father Chester Ashton & siblings Richard, Lois & Joyce. Survived by sons Don Jr. (Karen), Dan, & Tim (Dawn); daughter-in-law Kim; grandchildren Tracy (Andy), Katie (Chris), & Nathan; great...

May 13, 2021

Sally M. Sarracco, 94, of White Bear Lake, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carmen; and parents, Dan and Ruth Borre. She is survived by her children, Stephen (Diana) Sarracco, Lynn (Dan) Hessler, and Carmen (Suzanne) Sarracco; 8 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 1 great- great grandchild; sister, Dana Steele, brothers,...

May 11, 2021

Susan C. Lemon Dyson 4/24/1956 – 5/11/2021 Preceded in death by parents, Richard and Alice Ann Lemon; and brother, Rick. Survived by her sister, Diane (Stan) Schwinn; her children, Trisha, Maggie, and Alison (Chad); her 8 grandchildren who she loved dearly; and 2 nephews and a niece. She was loved by so many people and tried to help anyone in...

May 11, 2021

Gonzalez (nee Giordani), Lilia, Age 91, longtime Maplewood resident. Lilia was called to be with the Lord Jesus on Tuesday morning, May 11, 2021. She was born in San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina to Italian immigrants and courageously left for the US with husband Rodolfo after starting a family of their own. She devoted her life to family and friends and...

May 11, 2021

Paul J. King (87) of White Bear Lake died on May 11, 2021. Paul was a teacher and coach in the WBL school system for over 30 years. Paul is preceded in death by his sons, Kent, Shane and Kraig. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Judy; sister, Mary Kotthoff; sons, Todd (Colleen) and Chad; grandchildren, David,...

May 7, 2021

Michael Louis Mader May 7, 1956 - May 7, 2021 Michael Mader was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended St. Joseph High School in Kenosha and Hamline University in St. Paul, where he graduated with a degree in Economics. Basketball was an important part of his high school and college experience and led to lifelong friendships and stories...

May 6, 2021

CURTIS Thomas “Tom” Age 88 – Passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 Preceded in death by his loving wife, Carol. Tom is survived by his children, Catherine of Lake Elmo, Michael of Oakdale, Mark of Oakdale and Connie (Ron) Westlund of Hugo; his grandchildren, Corbin (Sophia), Desiree, Danielle (Steven), Katie, Cassie (Luke) and Abbie (Ryan); his great-grandchildren, Maddie and...

May 2, 2021

Mary Joan Woulfe, age 88, of White Bear Lake died peacefully on May 2, 2021. She was born July 10, 1932 to Dennis and Ethel Gaskill in Nebraska City, Nebraska. She met her husband Richard when he was stationed in Nebraska City with the Army to work on the Missouri river flood. They married on November 7, 1953. After living...

May 2, 2021

Violet Ann Mitchell Born March 24, 1962 in Little Falls, Minnesota. Passed away on May 2, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota surrounded by people who loved her. Violet is preceded in death by her partner, Larry Tennier and her parents, Evelyn and William Pigman. Violet will be missed by her daughter Andrea (Damian) Walker (nee Tholkes); her grandkids, Aurelia and Brodie;...

May 1, 2021

May 1, 2021

Margaret “Maggie” Capocasa (nee McDonough) Age 80 – Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Maggie is preceded in death by her parents, Matthew and Frances; brothers, John, William and Ralph; sisters, Gloria, Gladys and Patricia. Maggie is survived by her husband of 52 years, Ron; her children, William (Melissa), Kevin (Mary) and Emily (Mike) Moore; her grandchildren, Joe (Katie),...

May 1, 2021

Richard “Dick” Cole, 78, of Maplewood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Corless and Marion Cole; and siblings, Bonita Jean and Corless Dale Cole. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Cole; sons, Allen Cole and Tyler (Kelly) Cole; grandchildren, Lana and Maynard Cole; brother, James (Candace) Cole; nieces and...

Apr 30, 2021

Rosie Lee Daniels, born and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi June 16th 1926, would begin to live a life of uncertainties. Bigmas mother Ida passed away 3 days after she was born and then her father would also pass away by the age of 9 by that time she would be separated from her brother. Losing both parents at such a...

Apr 24, 2021

Cheryl J. Sieleni Age 76 of White Bear Lake Peacefully passed away April 24, 2021. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Jean and her sister, Jolynn. Cheryl is survived by her son, John (Leslie); grandchildren, Casandra, Chris and Sean; great-grandchildren, Alexis, Bryan and Caedon; brother, Thomas (Gretchen); nephew, Chad (Carmen) and niece, Christine (Justin); and by many other...

Apr 23, 2021

Robert William Tschetter “Bob”. Born on September 14, 1958 and passed away surrounded by his family on April 23, 2021 at the age of 62 years. Preceded in death by parents Ward & Imelda and brothers Lindsay, Carman & Richard. Survived by wife of 28 years, Linda; children Erica (Daniel Mattice) & Joseph (Abby Washer); siblings Connie Miller (Robert), Stephanie...