Obituaries

Barron, Jeanne M. Age 94 of Burnsville passed away March 19th, 2025. Preceded in death by parents, husband Jack and sister Rita. Survived by daughter Amy (Erroll) Foy; sons Andy (Sherrie) Barron and Matt Barron; grandchildren Jack, Alex, Luke, Tommy, Caroline and Grace; great grandchild Peyton. Funeral mass at 11:00 Friday March 28th at Church of...

Baumgartner, Arvid E. age 96, of Coon Rapids, MN passed away on March 21st, 2025 at his residence. A service and reception will happen early May at Ft. Snelling and VFW, date and time TBD. Arvid was a Korean War Veteran. He loved to work. He worked as a butcher at Red Owl, and Lunds/Byerly's until he was approximately 85! Arvid loved his wife Caroline more...

Becker, Judith "Judy" Ann (née Madson) of Woodbury, died peacefully March 10, 2025, after contending with Lewy body dementia. Warm, sincere, easy to laugh, and generous of spirit, Judy was intellectually curious, an independent thinker, kind, and non-judgmental. Much beloved, she will be dearly missed by husband, Mark, of 51 years; children, Amy...

Benoit, Betty Jeanne (Scroggins) 99, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025 at The Waters of Edina, MN, with her loving family by her side. Betty was born in Kankakee, Illinois August 11, 1925, to Mary Clark Scroggins and Leo Scroggins. She met and married Jerry Benoit on November 25th 1948. The two moved to Bourbonnias, Ill where they would begin...

Blanchard, James Jarchow Age 86, of Lakeville, MN, passed away peacefully on March 4th, 2025. Preceded in death by Nancy Blanchard, wife of 65 years, parents Cecil and Verna Blanchard, and son Christopher Blanchard. He is survived by children, Mary Liz Holberg, Ann (Jason) Blanchard, Jay (Sue) Blanchard, Robbin (Kerstin) Blanchard; 13 grandchildren, 15...

Bohach, Barbara Joan Age 83, of Minnetonka passed away with family by her side March 14th, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, Paul Bohach; son, Andrew Bohach; parents, Newell and Lucille Bryant. Survived by daughter, Paula (Richard) Kiefel, their children, Daniel Kiefel, Maddie (Brynn) Burns, their son, Theodore; daughter, Jazmin Bohach; previous...

Braastad, Delaine Muriel age 90, was born in Ham Lake on Dec. 5, 1934, to Henry William and Dorothy Titterud, and passed away on March 13, 2025. Delaine was baptized, confirmed, and married at Glen Cary Lutheran Church. A Celebration of Delaine's life will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 11 AM at GLEN CARY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 15531 Central...

Branstad, Verneil M. (Andeson) age 95 of Saint Anthony, MN, passed away on March 14, 2025, at Waverly Gardens Care Center, North Oaks, MN. Verneil was born January 14, 1930 in Forest City, Iowa to Orland & Laura (Field) Anderson. She attended rural school and graduated from Thompson, Iowa High School in 1948. She graduated from Fairview Hospital School...

Burns, Richard "Dick" of NE Mpls, died peacefully March 21, at the age of 74, surrounded by the love of his family. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mitzi; and his parents, Richard and Dolores (Monahan) Burns. Dick was a 1968 Graduate of Edison High School. He went on to serve his country as a drill instructor in the US Army at Fort...

Casey, Timothy D. age 72, of Andover was born in Minneapolis on July 21, 1952; deceased on March 21, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. Preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Gloria Casey. Tim lived in Andover, MN and is survived by his wife, Bonnie; sons, Sean (Kelly) and Brett (Jenny); grandchildren, Gavin, Ian, Henry, Emilia, Emmett; siblings,...

Christensen, Betty Jane age 100 of Robbinsdale, passed away on 2/9/25. Our mom, Betty was fun! She celebrated living by taking care of her family, enjoying many friends and neighbors. She had a heart for God in serving with friends at Elim Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale, MN. Betty was employed at the Univer-sity of Minnesota Engineering School as a...