OBITUARIES
Bonnie Ellen Pojar
Dec 31, 2025
Bonnie E. Pojar (née Lange) passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Charlotte Lange.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, John "Jack"; her daughter, Janine (Sean Mullen); her sons, Jay, and Jon "Chic" (Sara); grandchildren, Lauren, Jack, and Shane; and many other family and friends.
Bonnie will be remembered for her...
Betty Lou Droel
Dec 29, 2025
Betty Lou Weiland was born March 1, 1930 in Minneapolis to Henry and Rosalyn (Rowland) Weiland. She passed away December 29, 2025 at her home in Mounds View.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; sister and brothers-in-law, Ruth (Vernon Swanson) and (Ken Kitto); brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold (Anita) Weiland and Richard (Verlaine) Weiland; nephew, Clayton Swanson; Roy’s son, Darrel...
Gary Donaldson
Dec 27, 2025
Loving husband, dad, grandpa, and brother
Gary L. Donaldson, 65, of Circle Pines, MN passed away December 27, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Moments Hospice of Golden Valley, MN.
Gary (aka Gar Bear) was born July 15, 1960 in Fargo, ND to Leo A. and Mary R. (Newton) Donaldson. Gary was raised in Fargo,...
Emil G. Kucera
Dec 27, 2025
Emil Kucera passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was 87 years old.
Emil is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Angeline ("Angie"); his cherished daughters and sons-in-law, Susan & Mike Schulz and Christine & Mark Kalla; his beloved grandchildren, Sydney & Nolan Potts and Olivia Kalla; and his...
Judith A. Lindberg (Jamiolkowski)
Dec 27, 2025
Age 75, of Princeton, formerly of Maplewood, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on December 27, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Joseph & Viola (Perzichilli) Jamiolkowski and grandson, Cameron Bartone.
Survived by husband of 50 years, Ken; children, Gina, Tammy (Jon), Ken Jr. (Amy), April (Brandon); 13 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; and sister, Terri Swanson.
Judy grew up in North...
Lyle R. Hovda
Dec 27, 2025
Lyle R. Hovda passed away in the early morning hours of December 27th, 2025 peacefully in his home.
Lyle is survived by his four children, Pamela Hovda, Paula Adamson, Rick Hovda and Chris Hovda; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Originally from St. Paul, Lyle resided in Vadnais Heights, MN while raising up his children and settled later in life to...
Eldon L. Frisk
Dec 25, 2025
Eldon, age 89, of Lexington, MN passed away on December 25, 2025, following a courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Ruth (Alexanderson) Frisk, and brothers, LeRoy Frisk and Bernard Frisk.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Joan; children David (Julie) Frisk, Daniel (Tosha) Frisk, Kelli (Tim) Peterson, and Debbie...
Phillip L. Pommier
Dec 24, 2025
Phillip Lee "Phil" Pommier, age 76 of Roseville, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
Born on September 29, 1949, in Slayton, MN, to the late Lloyd and Ellen Mae (Regenberg) Pommier. He grew up on a dairy farm, graduated from Eagle Bend High School, and joined the Air Force. Phil was united in marriage to Maureen Weidell on November 4,...
Donald Leon Murphy
Dec 23, 2025
Age 91, recently of Mendota Heights and a longtime resident of Maplewood, passed away on December 23, 2025.
Don was born in St. Paul, grew up in West St. Paul and graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1952. He completed an apprenticeship in carpentry, belonged to Carpenter's Union 87 and worked for Tilsen Construction for much of his career....
David R. Rowe
Dec 23, 2025
Age 64, of Ham Lake, passed away on December 23, 2025.
Preceded in death by wife, Sally Rowe; mother, Colleen Bultus (Lenny); father, Robert Rowe; brother, Rodney Rowe (Laura); parents-in-law, Frank & Lorraine Douglas; and many other loved ones.
Survived by sons, Matt (Jenny), Jeff (Ashley), and Danny (Brittany); grandchildren, Delana, Slade, Mira, Aurora, and Gwen; sister, Pam (Keith) Axtman; nephews, Colton...
Roger J. Seaborg
Dec 21, 2025
Roger John Seaborg, age 90 of Oakdale, passed away at home on December 21, 2025.
He was preceded in death by his grandson, Jake McKenzie; and brother, Ron Seaborg.
Roger was born in St Paul, Minnesota in 1935 to Harry and Margaret Seaborg. After graduating from Murray High School he worked at the First National Bank in St Paul, where he met...
Arnie J. Triemert
Dec 21, 2025
Arnold “Arnie” Triemert, beloved Brother, Father, Grandfather, age 79, of Hugo, MN, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 21, 2025.Arnie was born on July 16, 1946, to August and Florence (White) Triemert and grew up on St. Paul’s East Side. He built a fulfilling career as the owner of a commercial painting company, which he proudly operated until...
Peter W. Carr
Dec 20, 2025
Peter Carr, 81, formerly of St. Paul, died on Saturday after a long illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, his children, Sean (Keri Kramer), Erin (Bryan Short), and Kelly Van Ranst (Trevor), and his nephews, Josh Carr and Gerard Brown.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Leah Carr, his mother, Kathleen, and his brother, Timothy.
Peter was born...
Donald Arthur Dibble
Dec 19, 2025
Donald Arthur Dibble, D.A.D., age 77, passed away suddenly on December 19, 2025 in Edina, MN.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 13th, 2026, at Morningside Hills United Church of Christ, 4201 Morningside Rd, Edina, MN, 55416, where Don was an active member. A visitation will start at 1:00pm, followed by a memorial service at 2:00pm.
Don is survived...
Leonard W. Burket
Dec 16, 2025
Age 83 of St. Paul, passed away on December 16, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Len and Caroline; brother-in-law, Lou Frogner; niece, Bonnie Bullis.
Survived by loving wife of 43 years, Mary; sister, Carol Frogner; many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Len enjoyed golfing and gardening.
Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Monday, December 22 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church of St....
Duane Robert Simpson
Dec 15, 2025
Duane Simpson, age 64, of Maplewood, MN, passed away peacefully with his loved ones by his side on December 15, 2025.
Born to Arthur and Dorothy (née Hiller) Simpson in Cloquet, MN, and raised in the Cloquet/Cromwell area. Duane graduated from Cromwell Highschool and attended St. Scholastica University before moving down to Minneapolis, MN. He then began to own and operate...
Richard J. Ketchel
Dec 14, 2025
Richard Joseph "Rick" Ketchel passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2025. Born to Elmer and Marie “Rose” (Marier) Ketchel on October 2, 1950 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rick was the sixth of seven siblings.
Rick attended St. Bernard’s School before transferring and graduating from Washington High School in St. Paul. He then attended Dakota County Technical College which led to a...
Lynn Oyanagi
Dec 13, 2025
Lynn passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2025 at the age of 70.
She is survived by her mother, Akimi and brother Steve (Carol).
She is preceded in death by her father, Kenji.
Lynn worked for most of her career as an accountant for the same company under many names (including Western Life, Fortis, and finally Assurant) due to various acquisitions and mergers. She...
Kathleen "Cathy" A. Schlicht
Dec 12, 2025
Age 72, of Circle Pines, passed away suddenly on December 12, 2025.
Preceded in death by parents, Edward & Helen Eggerth.
Survived by loving husband of 52 years, David; children, Keri Schlicht (Brad Welch), Tanya (Terry) Hassler, and David Schlicht; grandchildren, Skye (Alec) Royal, Dominic (Laura) Mauricio, Matilyn (Colin) Weldon, Angelica Schlicht, Taylor Schlicht, Kimberly Rosas, Destyni Rosas, Mason Schlicht, Connor Schlicht,...
Violet Mildred Hurley
Dec 9, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Violet M. Hurley, age 100, of Little Canada, MN.
She passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025.
Violet was born July 11, 1925 to Charles and Ione Bogie in Glenwood, MN. She graduated from Glenwood High School and moved to St. Paul where she met her beloved husband,...
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