February 2012
Marcella Cowell
Marcella M. Cowell, "Mickey" Age 92, of Minneapolis, passed away in her sleep on January 31, 2012 after a short bout with pneumonia. Preceded in death by husband, Harold; son-in-law, Terry Herman; sister, Gertrude Mahoney and brother, Thomas McGuire. Survived by children, Annette Herman, Paulette (Dennis) Treb and Patrick Cowell; grandchildren, Daniel and Sean Herman; loving family and friends and her bridge club. Mass of Christian Burial, 11 AM Saturday, Feb. more »
Thomas John Nelson
Thomas John Nelson, age 51 of Burnsville on February 2, 2012. John was born in St. Paul, MN on January 30, 1961 to Vernon and Evelyn Nelson. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survived by wife, Cindy; children, Thomas Jr., Joseph, Jennifer and Michael; grandchildren, Kaliana, Kole and Madelyn. Funeral Service Wednesday, Feb, 8th, 6:30PM at Gill Brothers Funeral Home, 9947 Lyndale Ave. S., Bloomington. Visitation 4:30 until time of service. more »
LaVonne Carol Peppersack
LaVonne Carol Peppersack, age 70 of Minneapolis. LaVonne was born in Red Wing, Minnesota on December 9, 1941 and died February 3, 2012 in Edina, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Ruth (Swenson) Ecklund. Survived by husband of 38 years, Robert; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael & Alana and Richard & Lisa; granddaughters, Linnea and Norah; sister, Rhoda. Mass of Christian Burial 10AM, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at the Church of the Visitation, 4530 Lyndale Ave. more »
Donald Joseph Chouinard
Chouinard, Donald J. “Don”
Donald “Don” Chouinard, age 50, of Rosemount MN., died peacefully after a long
illness on February 4, 2012. Don was born in Minneapolis, on March 1, 1961 to
Charles and Betty Chouinard. Following his youth living in St. Louis, MO.,
Minneapolis, and Sturgeon Bay, WI. Don joined the Marine Corps where he learned
cooking and commissary management. He was discharged at Camp La June, NC., after
four years of Military service. He remained in North Carolina following more »
Paul Lejeune Nelson
Nelson, Paul Lejeune Registered Investment Advisor. Age 62. Founder, President & Chief Investment Officer of Nelson & Associates, Inc. Preceded in death by parents, Clifford and Helen (Lejeune) Nelson. Survived by wife of 33 years, Patricia Frederickson; brother & sisters-in-law, Virginia (John) Downer, Richard (Dorothy) Pogorely & Joan Ristuccia; niece & nephews, Danial & Timothy Downer, Nicholas, Nathan & Alycia Pogorely. Funeral service Thursday, 2 PM at Gill Brothers Funeral Home, 7300 42nd Ave North, New Hope, MN. Visitation Wednesday, 5-8 PM. more »
Jannell L. (Brozak) Strunk,
Strunk, Jannell L. (Brozak) Age 39, of Bloomington, passed away unexpectedly on February 8, 2012. Preceded in death by father, Larrie Bergstrom. Survived by loving husband, Dave Strunk; daughter, Kayla; parents, Ed and Bonnie Brozak; mother-in-law, Janice Nygaard; sister, Kris (Mike) Christenson; step-sisters Linda Brozak, Cindy (Tim) Germain; step-brother, Glen (Jeanne) Brozak; many nieces, nephews & cousins, and very dear friend, Linda Rezac. Private visitation and memorial service was held on Saturday.
George Henry Duffy
George H. Duffy of Burnsville, age 92, died on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at
his daughter’s home in Burnsville.
George was second of 16 children born to Harry Edward and Ida Matilda Martha (Janisch) Duffy. Some older records, tracing back to Nebraska, were spelled Janiesch. more »
