Obituaries

Jun 26, 2024

Mary Lou (Wilhelmina) Machart was born on January 15, 1939 in Pine City Minnesota, and passed peacefully into the arms of God on June 26, 2024 at Little Sisters of the Poor Holy Family Residence in St Paul MN.  She was raised by her grandparents and had many loving memories of her years with them on the farm.  In her...

Jun 22, 2024

JoAnne Mary Kurhajetz (age76) passed away on June 22, 2024. JoAnne retired after many years with US Bank. She enjoyed a variety of crafts during retirement. 

Preceded in death by her parents Joe and Julie (nee Alsen) Kurhajetz; sister Judy; and brother John.

Survived by her brother James (Anita) Kurhajetz; sister Carol (Jerry) Kleinwachter; several nieces and nephews , and great nieces...

Jun 22, 2024

Our beloved mother, Shirley Mary Hanrahan, passed away peacefully on Saturday June 22nd, 2024, at age 84 surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Wayne Edward Hanrahan, her parents Henry and Delores Vitous, grandparents Lee and Veronica Forbes and Grandmother Anna Vitous. She is survived by her children, Wayne Edward Hanrahan...

Jun 18, 2024

Mary Jo Kisch Skaggs died peacefully on June 18, 2024. She was born on December 18, 1939 to Matthew and Josephine Kisch in Minneapolis, MN. After the premature death of her mother, she moved with her father and brothers to the family home in St Paul. Mary Jo attended St Francis de Sales Elementary School and St Joseph’s Academy. In...

Jun 18, 2024

Jun 9, 2024

Melvin Bruzek (age 86) passed away on June 9, 2024. He was born on January 26, 1938 to George and Dorothy Bruzek. Melvin was a beloved member of the West 7th community. He owned and operated his own lawn care business for years and was passionate about serving his customers. Melvin lived life to the fullest, raised a wonderful family,...

Jun 8, 2024

Born January 18, 1953, passed away June 8, 2024. After a long battle with cancer. Ron enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf and spending time at his cabin in Osakis.

 Proceeded in death by parents, Louie and Mary Monn. 

Survived by wife Clara; daughters Jennifer Jones and Adrianne Monn; grandchildren Brenden, Willie, Weston, Brennan, Anthony, Alexis, and Caden; great-grandchildren, Alysiana, Brayden, Rhys and Meadow;...

Jun 8, 2024

Judy Marie Trierweiler (age 85) passed away surrounded by her family on June 8, 2024. She was born on September  20, 1938 to Lester and Jean Manke. She graduated from Saint Cloud State University. She later went into the convent to become a nun but then met Ed and were married a few years later. Judy was very involved at...

Jun 2, 2024

Dennis O’Neill (age 84) born 11/18/1939, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife Kathleen; sons, John, Joe, and Michael; daughters, Patty and Peggy; and five grandchildren. Dennis's family will continue to remember and honor his life in their own ways.

May 29, 2024

Daniel Joseph Svoboda (age 65) passed away on May 29, 2024. 

Preceded in death by his parents Joe and Lillian “Toots” Svoboda.

Catholic mass will be held at Kessler Maguire Funeral Home (650 West 7th St., Saint Paul, MN 55103) on June 6 at 11am with a visitation 1 hour prior.

May 27, 2024

James Edmund Zumwalde (age 83) passed away peacefully on May 27, 2024. Jim was one of seven children. He was born on July 17, 1940 to Edmund and Vivian Zumwalde. Jim grew up in South Saint Paul and later joined the Navy from July 1958 to July 1962. His last Navy assignment was aboard the USS Cabildo. Upon Jims retirement...

May 15, 2024

James Joseph Pacholl passed away on May 15, 2024. He served in WWII in the army infantry in Europe-100th infantry division. He was a life member of the DAV.

James had many accomplishments in his lifetime. For 38 years he was a teacher and coach at St. Francis de Sales School. In 1994, the school named the gym and the auditorium “Pacholl...

May 11, 2024

Mary Ann passed away peacefully at home May 11, 2024. Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother. 

Preceded in death by husband Ernie and daughter Susan, parents Frank and Eugenia Thill, sisters Bernie, Therese (Kit) and brother Jerry.

She leaves behind daughters; Patty Heroff (Wayne Splittstoesser), Peggy (Paul) Polta, Grandchildren; Andrea (Andy) Maranda, Luke and Erica Polta, Great Grandson Ben Maranda. 

She was lovingly...

May 7, 2024

Knock Knock, who's there? John Edward McDonald, a beloved jokester who always had a knack for making others laugh. John passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on May 7, 2024. Known for his quick wit and infectious humor, John brought joy to all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Born on June 3, 1943, John grew up in...

Apr 22, 2024

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Apr 16, 2024

Florence (Trousil) Moser (age 98) passed away on April 16, 2024.

Preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Moser; Sons, Kevin and Mark Moser; daughter, Kathy Hofeld.  Survived by her 

daughters, Mary Dudding and Cindy Mason; sons, Keith (Sharon) Moser, Brian (Sharon) Moser, and Ron; 16 grandchildren and

many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. 

Visitation will be held at Kessler and Maguire Funeral Home (640...

Apr 12, 2024

Darryl W. Hall (age 67) passed away on April 12, 2024. He was born December 11, 1956 to Byron “Barney” Hall and Vernetta (Fry) Hall in Jamestown, North Dakota. He graduated from Kellogg High School in 1974 in Roseville, MN. He then went on to join the Navy in 1977 where he spent the next 30 years retiring as EN1...

Apr 7, 2024

Patrick Thomas Voita (age 61) passed away on April 7, 2024. Patrick was born to Jack and Mary Jo Voita on January 7th, 1963. He was the second of 4 children. Patrick was a wonderful brother, son, friend, and a devoted Catholic. He had a love for the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He took many camping...

Apr 7, 2024

David William Iten (age 69) of Cambridge, MN passed away on April 7, 2024 after a brief battle with lung cancer.

David was a Sr. Master Sgt. in the Air Force, retiring after 21 years. He received the second highest rank for an enlisted man with several accolades for being an accomplished recruiter for the Air Force recruiting RN's. He went...

Apr 3, 2024

Janice Port, 12/23/1939 - 04/03/2024

Janice Walbridge - Rodriguez - Port passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024. Janice was born on December 23, 1939 to Leonard and Vivian Walbridge. Janice grew up in Saint Paul and graduated from Mercy High School. She married Joseph Rodriguez in 1958 and had 4 children. Janice loved to fish, camp, spend time with her family,...