Obituaries

Phillip Allison

Apr 5, 2020

Phillip C. Allison, age 85, of Fridley and formerly Duluth passed away peacefully on April 05, 2020.

Phil was born in Duluth to Dale and Helen Allison on December 28, 1934. He graduated from Proctor High School in 1953, and married Dianne Sue Backlund on July 27, 1955. He continued on to graduate...

Susan Sina

Apr 2, 2020

Susan Sina, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2020.

Sue was a kind hearted person who was always looking to lift others up. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, reading books and taking many trips to her local library. She was known for sending cards for any occasion and had a passion for animals, especially...

Sgt. Griffin Hillbo

Apr 1, 2020

Hillbo, Griffin Karl – age 43 passed away in his home on April 1, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife, Mari; son, Ethan; parents Tryg and Barb Hillbo; Brother, Alec; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Born in Madison, WI, Griffin graduated from Madison West High School, the University of Minnesota and...

Michael Magnuson

Mar 30, 2020

Magnuson, Michael R. age 65, of Columbia Heights, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020.  Preceded in death by wife, Cheryl Magnuson; father, Robert Magnuson; brother, Bob Magnuson; father-in-law, Lawrence Halek; mother-in-law, Yvonne Halek; sister-in-law, Dianne Sullivan; and niece, Catherine Dahl.

He will be greatly missed by his loving son, Warren and...

Gloria Tarman

Mar 25, 2020

Tarman, Gloria E. age 83 of Fridley. Preceded in death by husband, Sheldon "Chuck"; parents, Fredrick & Esther Kersten; sister, Shirley Moeller.  Survived by children, Cathy & Chris; granddaughters, McKenna, Madison and Grace; sister, Joyce (Stewart) Kvalheim; brother, Darrell (Nancy) Kersten; many cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A memorial celebration will be held on Friday - July 24th 11am at...

Alan Helwig

Mar 23, 2020

Alan Arthur Helwig, 56, of Spring Lake Park died on Monday March 23rd, of a heart attack.

Alan was born January 11th, 1964 in Minneapolis and was a lifelong resident of Spring Lake Park and most recently Bethel, MN. He graduated from Spring Lake Park High School in 1982,, and attended banking school. ...

John Swider, Jr.

Mar 22, 2020

Swider, John F. Jr. "Jack" age 76 of Fridley.  Retired after 37 years form Onan/Cummins in Fridley.  Preceded in death by parents, John Sr. & Lauretta Swider; and daughter, Kari Lynn Swider.  Survived by loving wife of 53 years, Donna; daughter, Tracy Swider; grandchildren, Stephanie Wojciehowski (Jaime Hernandez); Christopher Wojciehowski; great-grandchildren, Kinsley and Jameson; and feline companion, Gracie. Visitation from 5-7PM...

Bruce Mewhorter

Mar 19, 2020

Mewhorter, Bruce L. age 67 of Spring Lake Park passed away on March 19, 2020.  He will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 46 years.  Bruce was born November 10, 1952 to Clarence and Eleanore Mewhorter.  He was preceded in death by parents; brother, Mark; sister, Judie Grant.  He is survived by his wife, Debra; sons, Bryce...

Michael Johnson

Mar 17, 2020

Michael P. Johnson of St. Anthony, MN, loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, his favorite day of the year, St. Patrick’s Day.

Mike was born on July 5, 1950, in Minneapolis, MN to Woodrow and Rita Johnson. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Marilyn Burmeister,...

Edward Daleiden

Mar 13, 2020

Daleiden, Edward John Age 82 of Blaine, passed away peacefully on March 13. He served in the U.S. Army and is a 50-Year Gold Card Recipient of Cement Mason Union #633. Preceded in death by parents, George and Angeline (Wojciak) Daleiden; identical twin sons; brother, Ken Daleiden; sister, Angie Morgan; brother-in-laws: Bill Morgan, Gehard and Merlin Bakken. Survived by...

Violet Becklund

Mar 9, 2020

Violet (Erickson) Becklund, age 90, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020, with her loving family at her bedside.

Violet was born in East Valley Township and was the daughter of Eneas and Olga Erickson. She attended Ringbo School and graduated from Newfolden High School before becoming a grade school teacher. Violet wed Russell Becklund on August...

Clem Coverston

Mar 8, 2020

Coverston, Clem Z. Jr. Age 92, passed Sat. March 28, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clem Z. Coverston Sr. and Cora E. Alexander Smith Coverston, and his brother Jim Coverston, and half-siblings Alice, Fred, Henry, David, Earl and Ed Smith. He was married to Eva Ahlman and was blessed with three children: Pamela (Vern) Harris,...

Donald Stratton

Mar 8, 2020

Please see www.choicecremation.com for full details

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 14 at 11AM with visitation one hour prior at St Philips Lutheran Church, 6180 Highway 65 NE, Fridley.

Ralph Johnson

Mar 1, 2020

Ralph William Johnson of Columbia Heights, MN, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the age of 84.

Ralph was born on May 3, 1935 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, MN to John Johnson (also from Cannon Falls) and Anna Lind (originally from Rödön, Sweden). Ralph...

Keith Seekon

Feb 29, 2020

Seekon, Keith S. age 70 of Fridley. Retired from the Soo Line Raildroad. Survived by son, Charles; brother, Paul (Bonnie);  special friend, Carol Johnson; 2 nieces, Kimberly Rogers, Marquia (Matthew) Jones; nephew, Omar Rogers. A memorial gathering will be held Thursday from 1-3 PM at Choice Cremation / Miller's on University, 7398 University Ave. NE, Fridley. 763-571-5030. www.choicecremation.com ***PLEASE NOTE...

Charlotte Johnson

Feb 29, 2020

Charlotte E Johnson, age 88, of Roseville and formerly of St Anthony Village passed away on February 29, 2020.

She will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 69 years, Paul; daughters, Bonnie and Patty; and grandson, Dylan.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, March...

Maris Grovender

Feb 26, 2020

Grovender, Maris Dean, born Aug. 9, 1927 and passed into eternal life on Feb. 26, 2020.  Maris was preceded in death by sisters, Helen (Al) Rathje and Arlaine (Lawrence) Cordell.  Maris is survived by his wife of 67 years, Linnea; children, Suzanne (Roger) Pauluk, Marrielle (Fred) Ogimachi and Kelby (Mary) Grovender.  The joy of his life were his grandchildren, Adrian Ogimachi,...

Roy Larson

Feb 21, 2020

Larson, Roy, age 83 of Blaine, passed away on Feb 21, 2020 at his home. Roy owned the largest Independent Officials Association in the state of MN and was known as “The Happy Ref.” He coached various sports over the years and was the former Blaine/Spring Lake Park Athletic Association Commissioner. He loved camping, fishing and playing cards. He...

David Mack

Feb 19, 2020

David is survived by his children, Aisha and Camden; his father Clayton; sister Amanda and his nieces and nephew.  Memorial contributions can be made to Davids children, Aisha and Camden.

Welsey "Wes" Vossler

Feb 16, 2020

Vossler, Wesley P., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend to many. Wes, age 87 passed away at his home on Feb, 16 2020. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Verdell of 64 years; children, Daryl (Joni), Candy (Bruce), and Sherry; grandchildren, Jessica (Shawn), Bridget (Travis), Sean, A.J., Beau, Zachary, Libby, Lindsey and Sam; great...