Obituaries

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Date of birth:  Sun, 04/13/1919 Date of death:  Mon, 08/30/2010 Funeral:  09/03/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

 

   

Derek Lee “Rick” Gilmer, age 46, of Castle Rock, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a serious cardiac arrest on Saturday at the Gilmer family cabin on Knife Lake. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 27, 2010 at 11:00 am at the Crossroads Church, 17671 Glacier Way, Lakeville, MN. Interment will take place at the Greenvale Cemetery in Castle Rock. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 26th from 4 to 7 pm at the Bierman Funeral Home in Northfield and on Friday one hour prior to the Service at the church.

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Date of birth:  Sat, 02/26/1916 Date of death:  Sat, 08/21/2010 Funeral:  09/11/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Sat, 09/11/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Lois Bjelland, age 94 of Northfield, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010, at the Reflections~Care Suites on the Three Links Campus.

Funeral services will be 11AM Saturday, September 11, 2010, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Northfield. Interment with Military Honors will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday one hour prior to the service.

Survivors include nieces and nephews.

Memorials are preferred to St. John’s Lutheran Church or St. Olaf College.

Date of birth:  Thu, 08/11/1960 Date of death:  Fri, 08/20/2010 Funeral:  09/04/2010 - 12:00 pm Funeral Date:  Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

Timothy Maurice Paro was born August 11, 1960, in Faribault, Minnesota, to Theodore and Alice (Broderick) Paro. They lived in Northfield and as a child he moved with his family to Blaine. In 1969, they returned to Northfield and he attended Northfield High School. About a year after high school moved to Texas. He returned to Northfield and in 1985 moved to North Carolina, returning in 1988. Tim worked various jobs in the Northfield area and was known for his skills as a handyman.

Date of birth:  Sun, 04/13/1919 Date of death:  Fri, 08/20/2010 Funeral:  08/23/2010 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

Bette Kaminska, 91, died at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday, August 20, 2010 after a 4 year battle with dementia.

Date of birth:  Sat, 06/22/1974 Date of death:  Tue, 08/17/2010 Funeral:  08/21/2010 - 1:00 pm Funeral Date:  Sat, 08/21/2010 - 1:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

    Michelle J. Holmes, age 36, of Northfield, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Date of birth:  Mon, 06/06/1949 Date of death:  Sat, 08/14/2010 Funeral:  08/20/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Fri, 08/20/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Richard Allen Swanson was born June 6, 1949, in Northfield to Harold and Valdez (Mulligan) Swanson. He was baptized and confirmed at the Church of St. Dominic, attended Rosary School, and graduated from Northfield High School in 1968. During high school he began working as a painter with his father - a career which he followed throughout his life. He married Evelyn Erickson in 1971. They later divorced. Aside from 5 years spent living at Leech Lake, Dick lived his life in Northfield and worked as a self employed 3rd generation painter.

Date of birth:  Tue, 07/13/1926 Date of death:  Thu, 08/12/2010 Funeral:  08/16/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

William Arthur Slinger was born July 13, 1926, on the family farm at Woodstock, Minnesota, the 10th of 13 children born to Henry and Mary (Bult) Slinger. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martin’s Catholic Church and raised in the Woodstock area and after his education, farmed with his brothers. On October 3, 1946, he joined the US Army and served in the European Theater. Following his honorable discharge on March 17, 1948, he returned to Woodstock and farming. In 1952, he moved to Fargo, North Dakota, and attended Hanson’s Mechanical Trade School.

Date of birth:  Fri, 10/24/1958 Date of death:  Mon, 07/26/2010 Funeral:  08/21/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Eric Dale Touchette was born October 24, 1958, in Belleville, Illinois, to Dale and Ann (Ping) Touchette. As a child, he lived with his family in Philadelphia, Duluth and Crown Point, Indiana until moving to Northfield in 1969. He graduated from Northfield High School in 1976 and attended the University of Minnesota. In 1979, he moved to Taiwan and began his career as an English teacher and interpreter. Eric enjoyed teaching and mentoring young people.

Date of birth:  Tue, 03/21/1916 Date of death:  Mon, 08/09/2010 Funeral:  08/12/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Hazel Mildred Peterson Topp was born March 21, 1916, on the family farm 2 miles East of Northfield to Casper and Julia (Lockrem) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed at the "old" St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1934 and attended Minneapolis Business School. After her education she worked for St. Olaf College in food service making salads. She married George M. Topp on October 16, 1942, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hazelwood. They farmed in the Webster area until 1957 and the Randolph area until 1973, moving to Northfield upon retirement.

Date of birth:  Sun, 08/14/1921 Date of death:  Sun, 08/08/2010 Funeral:  08/12/2010 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Dorothy Alice Ellert Martin was born August 14, 1921, in Dalton, Minnesota, the fourth of nine children to Herman and Alma (Olson) Ellert. She attended school and was confirmed in Erdahl, Minnesota. She married Harold Eugene Martin on June 25, 1938 at her parents home in South St. Paul. They lived in the Lakeville area and in 1956, purchased their first house (which was located where Fleet Farm is now). In July 1978, they purchased a home in Webster. Harold died on December 14, 1994, and Dorothy remained in Webster until moving to the Windsor Senior Apartments in Lakeville in 1997.

Date of birth:  Mon, 07/10/1922 Date of death:  Mon, 08/09/2010 Funeral:  08/13/2010 - 6:00 pm Funeral Date:  Fri, 08/13/2010 - 6:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

Alden Russell Ostlie was born July 10, 1922 on the farm located in the northeast quarter of section 19 in Eureka Township, Lakeville, MN to the parents of Adolph Ludwig and Mabel Annettie (Hammer) Ostlie. Russ was the second of three boys born into this family. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Christiania Lutheran Church. He attended the local rural school district and completed school up until the 8th grade.