East High School Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

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...

Phyllis Hanson 97 Pelican Rapids joined her departed loved ones on November 28 2025. Born at home on May 121928 in Lockhart Township Norman County MN. Her parents were Robert and Isabel Askew Lee. Phyllis was the third child of four. Growing up during the depression on the farm where she was born sh...

Arthur Art Leroy Gredvig age 101 passed away on Monday January 12 2026 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile MN. Art was born on April 6 1924 to Gerhard and Clara Morvig Gredvig in Fertile MN the youngest of twelve children. He was baptized and confirmed in his Christian faith at Concordia Lutheran...

Janet Viola Nelson 88 of Ada MN formerly of Hendrum MN passed away on Friday December 12 2025 at HIA Heathers House in Fargo ND from complications following colon cancer surgery. Janet was born at home on September 20 1937 in rural Gary MN to Olaf and Cora Hagy Dahl. After graduating from Gary High ...

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...

Shirley Ann Affeldt, 90, Park Rapids, MN passed away Monday, December 22, 2025 at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, MN.Shirley was born March 12, 1935 in Detroit, MI to Irene (Habel) and Harvey Rinke. She grew up in East Detroit, graduating from high school in 1953. On December 31, 1953, s...

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...

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...

Michele Kay Nydegger 58 passed away unexpectedly on January 3 2026. A funeral will be held on January 14 at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 720 2nd St Mankato MN. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1130 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interment at Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Rev. Jay Dahlving of...

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...

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...

Roger Allen Dede age 75 passed away peacefully on Monday December 8 2025 under the compassionate care of Avas House. Roger was born at the Watertown South Dakota hospital to Marvin E. Jack and Donna M. Janssen Dede on October 17 1950. He joined his brother Lyle and later greeted his sisters Phyllis ...

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...

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...

Reusch Arthur Max Jr 74 of Ballwin Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday December 27 2025 following a prolonged illness. Max was born on April 29 1951 in Columbia Missouri to Arthur and Jeannette nee Hof Reusch. Max graduated from Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids Iowa and entered the Navy f...

Ethan Paul Coons 23 peacefully began his journey to the Spirit World on Sunday December 7 2025 Ethan was born on May 14 2002 in Fridley MN the son of Jeremy Coons and Karla Beheng Dallum. He is a descendent of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe and became immensely interested in his Ojibwe cultu...