Obituaries
Edward Moszer Jr.
Feb 18, 2026
Edward Joseph Moszer, Jr. passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026 at the age of 84 in the loving arms of his wife, Rose, at their home in Inver Grove Heights, MN.He was born in St. Paul, MN, on October 11, 1941, to Edward Sr. and Adelaide Moszer (nee Weisser).He was the father of Edward III and Erin Moszer-Selck, both...
Daniel John Kruczek
Feb 18, 2026
Daniel “Dan” Kruczek, age 73, of Woodbury, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dan was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Dan had a bright energy and an easy smile that made others feel welcome and cared for, and his presence will be greatly missed.
He found happiness in life’s simple...
Douglas "Bill" Farone Sr.
Feb 12, 2026
Douglas "Bill" Farone Sr., age, 90, of St. Paul Park, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
Preceded in death by his wife, Beverly of 54 years; parents, Louis and Mary; siblings, Josephine, Jerome, Arlene, and Delores. Survived by his children, Douglas Jr. (Leslie), Linda (Gary) Mischke, Michael (Theresa), and John; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Gino; and several nieces...
Benjamin Lee Johnson
Feb 9, 2026
Benjamin "Benny" Johnson, age 42 of St. Paul Park, Minnesota passed away on February 9, 2026 after a short battle with cancer.
Ben is survived by his brothers Zakary, Niklaus and Rylee; niece Aubree; aunt Tara Schottmuller; uncle Joel (Sue) Schottmuller and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents Dav and Ruth Johnson, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
A Celebration of...
Brett Lawrence Peterson
Feb 8, 2026
Brett Peterson, age 40 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly on February 8, 2026.Brett was born on December 16, 1985 to Jeffrey and Carol Mangan in Sidney, Montana. Brett grew up in Morris, MN and spent a few years in some different locations but settled down to the Cottage Grove area in recent years. Brett met the love of...
Bill Spears
Feb 8, 2026
Bill Spears, age 83 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
Bill was born on October 27, 1942 to John and Erma (Sigford) Spears in Valparaiso, Indiana. For years he grew up in Indiana until he was 12. While living in Indiana, being born club footed he had multiple surgeries his first ten years. After moving...
Joseph Donald Thielen
Jan 27, 2026
Joseph Donald Thielen, an 62-year-old resident of Saint Paul Park and a former Saint Paul native, peacefully passed away on January 27, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Born on June 27,1963, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Joe was a kind and generous person. He made and kept many friends. He married his job and was divorced from several.
Joe’s illustrious career as a...
Richard Glenn Scott
Feb 2, 2026
Richard "Dick" Scott, age 89 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Dick grew up in St. Paul and worked for the City of St Paul Parks & Rec Dept as an accountant for more than 30 years before taking an early retirement. He was also self-employed as an income tax preparer, utilizing personal computers from...
Robert (Bob) Leonard Voyer
Feb 1, 2026
Robert (Bob) Leonard Voyer, age 84, of Cottage Grove, passed away on Sunday, February 1st, 2026.
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Charlotte Voyer; brother, Richard "Dick" Voyer; loving wife, Betty Voyer; son, Kenneth "Ken" Andrews; and niece, Dawne Carey.
He is survived by his brother, Dennis Voyer; sister-in-law, Ella Carey; daughter, Kathleen...
Gregg Lawrence Carlson
Dec 23, 2025
Gregg Carlson, age 58 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
Gregg was born on May 12, 1967, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Noman and Susan (Nord) Carlson. He grew up on the East Side of St. Paul and graduated from Johnson High School, class of 1985. He later went to Northwestern Electronics Institute and received...
Michael Babatunde Adepegba
Jan 28, 2026
Michael Babatunde Adepegba, age 79, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Michael was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Prince Stephen Akanji Adepegba and Cecilia Modupe Oshodi.
Michael worked as an educator and behavioral mental health counselor. He loved to read and tutor. He loved to help people, both in his personal and professional life, always trying to motivate people to find...
John Wroblewski
Feb 13, 2026
John Wroblewski, age 63 of St. Cloud formerly of Cottage Grove, died unexpectedly at his home on February 13, 2026.A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Thursday, February 19, 2026 at The Church of St. Rita, 8694 80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Resurrection Cemetery in...
Amelia Elowyn Berthe
Feb 10, 2026
Amelia Elowyn Berthe was born an angel on February 10th, 2026 at 8:36 PM to her loving parents, Andrew and Allison Berthe. She weighed 6.1 ounces and was 24 cm long. Amelia was beautiful in every way; from her long fingers and tiny toes, to her little ears and button nose.
Despite being born asleep, Amelia had a personality from the...
Karl Paul Wohlers
Feb 10, 2026
Karl Wohlers, age 92, of Woodbury, MN passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
Graveside service will take place 11 AM on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, 7601 34th Ave. S.; Minneapolis, MN- Assembly Area #2- arrive by 10:45 AM.
Karl Paul Wohlers was born on October 16, 1933, to Karl and Laura (Fry) Wohlers in St....
Gordon "Gordie" J. Bailey
Jan 29, 2026
Gordon "Gordie" J. Bailey Jr., age 90, of Newport, MN, passed January 29, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Son of Gordon and Margaret Bailey, born in Newport, MN on June 18, 1935. He attended St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN and graduated from the Univ. of MN in 1957.
Gordie is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Josephine Anne...
Virginia "Ginny" Ann Fagely
Jan 28, 2026
Virginia Ann Fagely, age 92, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Preceded in death by husband, Ronald; and daughter, Sharon Cartier. Survived by daughters, Lynda Fagely (John) and Lori (Todd) Nelsen; grandchildren, Casey (Melissa) Cartier, Chris (Katie) Nelsen, Tanya (Whitney) Nelsen, Brent (Amy) Nelsen, Elizabeth (Jeremy) Nordgren, Travis Erickson, and Nicole Erickson; twelve great grandchildren; and...
David Gordon Kemp
Jan 27, 2026
David Gordon Kemp, age 89, of St. Paul Park, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Gathering of family and friends 4-8 PM, Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at Kok Funeral Home, 1201 Portland Ave., St. Paul Park, MN 55071. Private interment to follow in the spring; date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the...
Douglas Nelson
Jan 25, 2026
Douglas "Doug" Alan Nelson, age 64 of Cottage Grove, MN passed away on January 25, 2026.
A Celebration of Life Service will be at 1 PM on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S.; Cottage Grove, MN with a visitation beginning at 12 PM for an hour prior to the service.
Doug was born May 25, 1961...
Joy Richardson
Jan 17, 2026
Our beloved mother, Joy Ann Richardson, 81, of Woodbury, MN, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026.
Born on September 27, 1944, Joy was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. Her life was defined by her unwavering devotion to her family, finding her greatest love in being "Grandma" to Isabella Anne. She found joy in discovering treasures and flowers...
Priscilla L. Erspamer (Drieman)
Jan 14, 2026
Priscilla L. Erspamer (Drieman), age 83, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Virginia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Survived by children, Lisa (Douglas) Jackels, Kimberly (Gary Palumbo), and John Jr. (Mary); grandchildren, Nicole (Zach) Devine, Vincent, Gino, Sydney (Spencer) Grams, Jack, Tim (Megan) Jackels, Matt (Jaclyn) Andrick, Joe (Mey So) Jackels, Eric (Savhanna)...
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