Obituaries

62, passed away on September 21, 2025. He was born on February 16, 1963, to Orlin Hilbert and Marilyn Constance Tangren in Jamestown, ND, and spent most of his life in Minnesota.

Dean was a brilliant and capable entrepreneur who built a thriving company through hard work and creativity. Engineering and design came naturally to him, and he approached every...

Harald (Harry) Bernard Oen, 85, of Richland, Michigan passed away at home on November 26, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Harry was born on March 4, 1940 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Johannes and Alfa Oen.

Harry proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, where he worked on missile guidance systems. His service took him abroad to Hahn Air...

Judith Skinner, née Griffin
Age 88 of Elk River, died on November 25.
Despite her decline with vascular dementia, Judy displayed the traits that many knew her by: her faith, her warmth and kindness, her sly sense of humor, and her love of her family.
Judy was born in Minneapolis to Richard and Mildred Griffin but later moved to St. Louis Park.
The school...

Britt Jesse Willis, 60, of Burnsville, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025.
Born on May 18, 1965, Britt built a life centered around creativity, hard work, and the deep pride he took in his craft. In 1985, he founded his own architecture firm, Design Classics, where he created homes and commercial buildings that shaped communities for decades....

Age 86, of New Brighton, MN, passed peacefully Nov 24, 2025. NE Mpls Native and Edison HS Graduate. Preceded in death by loving husband, Galen; son, Martin; parents, Edward and Caroline; siblings Edward, Rose, Stuart, Mary, Jack, and Thomas. Survived by children Penny Parrott (Jerry), Pamela Kilpela, Michael Graham (Toni), Tricia Misgen (Michael);...

Jon Earl Lundin (85) passed away peacefully in his Hilton Head Island home on Monday evening, November 24, 2025. Jon was born in Mankato, Minnesota on June 18, 1940.
Jon graduated from Mankato High School in 1958. He attended one year at St Olaf College and was accepted at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1963. He married...

Lorraine Freadhoff Cecil died on November 30, 2025 in Otsego, MN. She leaves a legacy of commitment to education and civic activism.

Lorraine was born in Lamoure, ND on November 23, 1928. She grew up on a farm in Nortonville, ND where she attended a one-room country school. In high school, everything changed when the teachers had a fundraiser to raise money...

age 71, died on November 30, 2025, at home with his wife at his side, nine months after a glioblastoma diagnosis. Steve was born August 16, 1954, in Minneapolis, and grew up in Crystal, MN. He was a graduate of Cooper High School and UMD. The majority of his career was spent in corporate relocation with positions at Relocation Realty Service, Corporate...

age 75, of Ham Lake, Minnesota, passed away from natural causes on November 25th, 2025, at Birchwood Health Care Center in Forest Lake, Minnesota. Tim was born in Virginia, Minnesota, on February 15, 1950, to Carl and Vesta Peterson. He was a 1968 graduate of Virginia High School, a 1972 graduate of Bemidji State College, and proudly served in the U.S. Navy...