East High School Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

Thomas Lyman Walsh 84 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday January 24 2026. Born in Providence in 1941 Tom was most recently a resident of Warwick and grew up on Seaview Avenue in Edgewood. He attended Cranston High School East and later joined The United States Marine ...

Kathleen "Kay" Ann Bauers 86 of Duluth Minnesota passed away peacefully on Saturday December 20th 2025 following a fiveyear brave battle with ovarian cancer. Kay was born on July 7 1939 in Superior Wisconsin the daughter of Bernard and Berenice Christie Dower. She married Ronald "Ron" Bauers on Apri...

LeRoy Vonasek 85 of Warren MN passed away Tuesday morning January 6 2026 at North Valley Health Center in Warren. LeRoy Anthony Vonasek was born on March 13 1940 the son of Henry and Anna Sirek Vonasek. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and a longtime member of Sts. Peter Paul Cat...

Charles Charlie William Markert age 89 of Minnetonka Minnesota passed away on Monday January 19 2026 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson Minnesota. Interment will be held at the Fort Snelling Cemetery in Minneapolis MN along with a Celebration of Life later this year. Date to be determined....

Joyce C. Lantz 88 of Rush City MN passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at Rushseba Station in Rush City. The family later moved to their farm east of Isanti where Joyce grew up. She loved the farm and experienced many adventures and memories with her brothers sisters and best friend Lorna Anderson Ch...

Allen Ray Lingenfelter our beloved husband father grandfather and great grandfather passed away. He was eightynine. Allen was born to Ray and Esther Lingenfelter in Winona Minnesota on December 19 1936. He graduated from Winona Senior High School where he played football and was captain of the swimm...

Brian L. Burgess age 80 of Cosmos Minnesota passed away Thursday October 16 2025 at Hutchinson Health in Hutchinson Minnesota. Gathering of Family and Friends will be Saturday March 14 2026 from 100400 P.M. at Cosmos City Hall in Cosmos. Blessing will begin at 130 P.M. Brian LeRoy Burgess was born o...

Mary Emma (Rockman) Weidner was born on November 27, 1928, to Martin and Stella Rockman in Barron, Wisconsin. She was the youngest of five children, joining her siblings May, John, Martha “Markie”, and Bernard. Mary grew up on the family’s Guernsey dairy farm, where she was actively involved in 4‑H ...

Dwight Edward Nelson 76 of Kennedy Minnesota passed away at Heathers Hospice House in Fargo North Dakota on February 9 2026. He was born on April 7 1949 to Floyd and Martha Lindholm Nelson and was baptized and confirmed at Maria Lutheran Church. He graduated from high school in 1967 then attended Th...

Rita M. Kester 89 of Austin Minnesota passed away on Sunday February 8 2026 at Generations Child and Memory Care in Mankato Minnesota. Rita was born on June 28 1936 in Austin Minnesota to Delbert and Anna Swatosh Skinner. She graduated from Austin High School in 1954. On November 25 1955 she was uni...

Elaine Louise Mars born Elaine Louise Erickson was born on June 12 1934 in Kulm North Dakota to Rev. Victor and Olga Erickson. She passed away on January 17 2026 at the age of 91 in Federal Way Washington where she had been living. Elaine grew up during the years of the Great Depression and World Wa...

David L. Kent age 72 of Minnetonka Minnesota passed away peacefully on February 2 2026 surrounded by family at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota. He is preceded in death by his parents John Lee and Marilyn Kent and his sister Karen Kent. He is survived by his wife Janice daughter Jo Lin...

Louise Claire DeMichele Stedman age 87 passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at the Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Norwood Massachusetts peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Born in Walpole Massachusetts on January 21 1938 she was the daughter of Peter A. and Yolanda DiTomaso DeMichele....

Dan J. Rabbitt 77 of West Lafayette Indiana passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Dan was born on February 10 1948 in Waukegan Illinois. He graduated from LincolnWay High School in New Lenox IL and spent more than 30 years as a machine operator for Robert Williams ...

LAURA ROSE DENNISON (née Koskela) age 76 was born on May 5, 1949 and passed away on January 24, 2026.With a heart as warm as she had, it’s rather surprising that Laura Dennison was always chilly. We might blame her blankets and bathrobes on her birthplace: Deer River, Minnesota (current population 9...

Travis Fennell Curtis born September 27 1965 in Montgomery County Maryland passed away on January 17 2026 at age 60. He departed peacefully in his hometown. He leaves a legacy of devotion to family high standards in sports and steady work in business. Travis built his foundation at Winston Churchill...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

John Mervin Meisch Jr., 80, of Waconia, Minnesota, formerly of Wabasha, passed away on December 26, 2025, surrounded by his family.John was born on June 5, 1945, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Mary (Tierno) and John Meisch Sr. He graduated from O’Gorman High School and went on to earn his bachelor...

Marian Lydia Gorder 102 of Fertile MN formerly of Gary MN died peacefully at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home Friday January 23 2026. Marian was born at home in Elizabeth MN to Rudolph and Lydia Boese Borck on December 8 1923. She is 100 German. She was baptized and confirmed by Pastor George Grabarkewi...

James Jim F. Huffman age 95 of Gaylord passed away Monday January 12 2026 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Memorial Service will be Saturday January 24 2026 1100 A.M. at American Lutheran Church in Gaylord. Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 900 A.M.1100 A.M. 2 hours prior to the se...

Craig "Swany" Swanson age 77 of Glenwood died Sunday December 28 2025 at Glacial Trails Memory Care in Starbuck. A visitation for Swany will be held from 300 500 P.M. on Saturday January 3rd at HoplinHitchcock Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Glenwood Cemetery in the spring. Arrangements are...

Gerald Jerry William Flint of Pengilly Minnesota passed away Saturday November 29 2025. Jerry was born March 1 1945 in Hibbing Minnesota to Clifford Edward and Helen Kutchen Flint. He grew up in Keewatin and Pengilly graduating from NashwaukKeewatin High School. He learned to handle heavy equipment ...

Bruce Allen Jallo 69 of Rural Fertile MN unexpectedly passed away at his residence on January 19 2026. He was born in Waco Texas on November 28 1956 to Alden and LaVonne Strem Jallo. A lifelong resident of the Fertile area Bruce graduated from FertileBeltrami High School and while attending he was a...

A Memorial Service for Debra will be held on Tuesday January 6 2025 at 1100AM at Warroad RiverPlace with a visitation one hour prior. Debra Lynn Ehrenstrom lovingly known as Rhoda passed away in Warroad Minnesota at the Warroad Senior Living Center surrounded by family. She was born on February 11 1...

Elizabeth Joan Bondhus was born on June 7 1931 in Akron Colorado. Joan was the fourth child of Ezra and Helen Alishouse. She grew up on the family farm located Southeast ofAkron. Joan attended Kindergarten and grade school in Akron while staying with herGrandmother Deno and returning to the farm on ...

Eunice S. Muller Frey age 94 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday January 16 2026 at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Aplington Iowa. She was born the daughter of Siebrand and Frieda DeVries Muller of rural Aplington on August 20 1931. She graduated from Aplington High School in 1949. After...

Clifford Havener Haskins, age 99 of Laona, Wisconsin completed (finished) this part of his life on January 24, 2026.He was born to Clifford E. Haskins and Ethelind Beatrice (Havener) Haskins in Wausau, Wisconsin, September 22. 1926.He grew up in Wabeno and Laona, Wisconsin and graduated from the Lao...