Doris Lorraine Panning, age 91, of Cambridge, formerly of St. Paul Park, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Preceded in death by parents, Arnold and Florence Tietz; one brother; and two sisters. Survived by loving husband of 60 years, Frederick “Fritz”; sons, Jonathan (Alica) and Thomas (Karen); grandchildren, Anna (Jacob) Morrison and Samuel; and great-granddaughters, Hazel and Lyla; and other loving family and friends. Doris will be remembered for her...

Victor “Vic” E. Prueser, age 80, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Survived by wife, Sandra; children, Lyn (Larry) Mark and Brent (Jennifer); grandchildren, Jena and Derek; sisters, Arlene Yonke and Mardell Simon; brother, Gerald; and sister and brother-in-law, David and Joylyn Meyer. Vic was born on May 15, 1939 in Merrill, Wisconsin to parents, Elmer and Margaret Roehrich. He married Sandra Boettcher on October 20, 1962. Memorial...

Norma Atwood, age 81, of Cottage Grove and formally of East St. Paul, passed away on January 19, 2020.                                                                 ...

Sharon K. Pederson, age 72, originally of Preston, MN and most recently a resident of Cape Coral, FL and Cottage Grove, MN, passed away January 18, 2020, after battling cancer for 16 months. Visitation will be 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 – 80th Street S., Cottage Grove, MN. Funeral service will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, MN, with a reception following. Sharon worked at Mayo Clinic in Rochester...

Sigurd “Sig” Vick Jr., age 89, of Cottage Grove, passed away on January 16, 2020. Sig is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Janet. Loving father of Lawrence, Barbara Pilot, David "Pete"; 9 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brothers, Donny and Roger; sisters, Judy and Luverne; many nieces & nephews. Memorial Service Saturday, January 25, 2020. Visitation at 11AM and Service at 12 PM at All Saints Lutheran Church, 8100 Belden Blvd. Cottage Grove, MN, 55016.

Melissa A. Brennan, age 33, of Saint Paul Park, passed away surrounded by family on January, 7 2020. Melissa is survived by her loving children, Gage & Danielle; mother, Cheryl (Ken Larsen); sisters, Lorraine (Brian) Lennartson, Rachel (Ethan Ventrone), and Sarah; nieces, Haley & Skyllar; and nephew, Tyler. She is preceded in death by father, David C. Brennan; brother, William D. Brennan; grandparents, William & Lorraine Kemp and Chuck & Marilyn Brennan (Sikonia). Visitation...

Judith “Judy” Cooper, age 74, of Cottage Grove passed away on January 3, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth (Cooper) Grayson; sister, Barbara Ochieng; brother, James Grayson; aunt, Evelyn (Cooper) Pearson. Judy is survived by her son, Will (Tameka Williams) Cooper; grandchildren, Kiah, Charles and Richard Calhoun; nieces, Theresa (Derrick) Washington and Beth (Winston) Collins; nephews, Frank Ochieng Jr. and Eric Ochieng; great nieces, Sasha Haughton, Ellie...

Robert W. Talledge, age 78 of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully at home on January 2, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Memorial service will be 11 am, Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7000 Hinton Ave. S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour prior.  Interment Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Robert W. Talledge was born October 11, 1941 in Fairmont, Minnesota to Harland and Faye (Jones) Talledge.  After high school, he entered active duty with the US...

Robert “Bob” L. Simpson, age 80, of Cottage Grove, passed away on January 1, 2020 after courageously battling cancer. He is preceded in death by loving wife of 39 years, Takeko. Bob is survived by sons, Bob (Amy), Dave (Triah) and daughter, Christine Meaders; grandchildren, Alicea (R.J) White, Jarin, Taylor, Alexa, Lauren, Nolan, and Naomi; great-grandchildren, Caspian, Aristotle, and Aurora. Robert was a proud Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He will be dearly...

Kathryn “Katy” Jesse, age 97, of St. Paul Park, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020. Katy was born in Mobridge, SD and married Lester on November 28, 1945 in Mobridge. The couple moved to St. Paul Park in May 1946. She worked at St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company from 1959-1969 and returned to St. Paul Companies in 1978 until retiring in 1982. Katy enjoyed traveling to California and Ireland. She liked to read, do word search puzzles, watch the Twins games, trips...