Obituaries
David Johnson
Dec 25, 2025
David Johnson, age 53 of Cottage Grove, died unexpectedly on December 25, 2025.
Memorial service will be 12:00 pm, Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour prior to the service.
David Charles Johnson was born February 26, 1972 in Hastings, Minnesota to Roger and Mary Johnson. He grew up in Cottage Grove and...
Joseph D. Engebretson
Dec 20, 2025
Joseph Engebretson, age 61, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on Dec. 20, 2025, after a courageous and difficult battle with ALS.
Born the youngest of six brothers in Cottage Grove, Joe helped build the family home as well as a strong family tradition of camaraderie. Throughout his life, Joe remained a devoted dad, brother, uncle, and friend. He...
Marie Ann Kluever (Marco)
Dec 18, 2025
Marie Ann (Marco) Kluever, age 86, of Cottage Grove, MN passed away peacefully, at home, on Thursday, December 18, 2025, surrounded and comforted by her family.
Born April 11, 1939 in Worthington, MN, the second child of Henry and Alice Marco. She grew up in the small town of Bigelow, MN, where she met the love of her life, Darwin. She...
Jimmy Dale Morton
Dec 11, 2025
Jimmy D. Morton, age 86, of Hastings, Minnesota passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025 surrounded by his family.
Jimmy was born on April 10,1939 to William and Luella (Bailey) Morton in Van Buren, Arkansas. While young, the family moved to Hawthorne, California where he grew up.
Jimmy (age 14) started flat track speed skating competitions. He dabbled in Roller Derby until...
Georgiana Kathryn Olzenak
Dec 9, 2025
Georgiana Olzenak, age 88, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025. Georgiana was born on July 24, 1937 to George F. and Edith S. (Anderson) Bach in St. Paul, Minnesota. Grew up on Rice Street in St. Paul and graduated from Washington High School. On June 2, 1956, she married her sweetheart, Jack, at Saint Bernard’s...
Teresa A. Johnson
Dec 9, 2025
Teresa A. Johnson, 84, of Cottage Grove passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025 surrounded by her loving family.
She is preceded in death by husband, Bob; daughter, Sis; and son-in-law, Mike Palmer. She is survived by children, Bobby, Donald, Linda (Jim) O’Malley, David (Jenny), Jimmy, Suzy Palmer, and Katie (Don Miesner); grandchildren, Jessica (Rocky) Ross, Jason (Laura) Meyer, Jeremiah O'Malley, Sarah...
Bradley Alan TeGantvoort
Dec 8, 2025
Bradley Alan TeGantvoort, age 60, of Inver Grove Heights, MN, passed away unexpectedly on December 8, 2025. He was comforted in his final moments by his partner in life and love, Jana Armstead.
Born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1965, Brad was the first child of Carol (Tomsich) and Larry TeGantvoort. He grew up in Cottage Grove, where he forged...
Corey Dean Lewis
Dec 4, 2025
Corey Dean Lewis, age 54, of Newport Minnesota passed away on December 4th, 2025. Corey was born on July 9th, 1971 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Dean Lewis and Cathy Deutsch. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1984 and spent the rest of his life there. Corey is survived by his daughter, Tierani Nick of Buffalo Lake Minnesota,...
Ron Jennings
Dec 1, 2025
Ron Jennings, age 78, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Preceded in death by wife, Patricia; son, Michael; parents, William and Olive; and seven siblings. Survived by children, Melody (Michael) McDonnell, Megan, Mollie (Joseph) Bilderback, and Matthew (Angie); grandchildren, Amanda, Nathan, Amelia, Macie, Ellianna, Stella, and Haunz; great grandchildren, Caleb, Jackson, and Cayden; two siblings;...
Mark Michael Ziemer
Dec 1, 2025
Mark Ziemer, age 75 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 1, 2025.
Mark was born on October 8, 1950 to Walter and Grace (Swenburg) Ziemer in Fairmont, Minnesota. He grew up in Dunnell, Minnesota. Mark went on to serve in the United States Army, stationed in Germany for two years before serving state side for...
Ione Mae Kalstad
Nov 29, 2025
Ione Mae Kalstad, age 96, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, was welcomed to her eternal home on November 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving children.
Ione was born on July 10, 1929 in Union Township, Iowa to Edward and Edna Schulze. She is survived by her children Danny Kalstad, Nancy (Dave) Pawlik, and Susan (Michael Berry) Leshovsky; her sister Norma Pike; 17...
Mary Jean Hernandez
Nov 29, 2025
Mary Jean Hernandez, 32, passed away on November 29, 2025, leaving behind a family and community who loved her deeply and will forever feel her absence. Born on February 4, 1993, Mary grew into a kind, creative, and quietly radiant soul whose presence brought warmth, humor, and generosity to everyone around her.
From a young age, Mary showed exceptional artistic talent....
John "Jack" Brittain
Nov 28, 2025
John "Jack" Brittain, age 85 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota formerly of Lexington, Kentucky passed away peacefully on November 28, 2025.
John Earl Brittain was born on October 13, 1940 to Earl and Annie (Wishall) Brittain in Coffeyville, Kansas. The majority of his younger years were in Wichita, Kansas. He went on to graduate from Wichita State with a degree in electrical...
Colleen Mary (Madigan) Cox
Nov 26, 2025
Colleen Mary Cox, age 70 of St. Paul Park, passed away November 26, 2025 at United Hospital.
Memorial service will be 11:00 am, Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove, with visitation one hour prior to the service.
Colleen Mary (Madigan) Cox was born April 13, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Francis and Annabel...
Mark William Shepard
Nov 24, 2025
Mark William Shepard, age 70, known to many as "Shep" or "Coach" passed away peacefully on November 24 at his home after a long-fought battle with cancer.
Mark was born in St. Paul, MN, and adopted in love by Joseph and Elfreda Shepard. He was a business owner, avid traveler, Scout leader, baseball and softball coach, and fisherman. He led many...
JoAnn Engler
Nov 22, 2025
JoAnn Engler passed away on November 22, 2025 at her home in White Bear Lake, MN. JoAnn was born June 18, 1941 in Reading, MN to Tennius and Martha (Guse) Rabenberg. She attended grade school in Rushmore, MN and graduated Worthington High School in 1959. She married the love of her life, Reginald Engler, on December 26, 1960 and honeymooned...
Eleanor Helen Meyer
Nov 21, 2025
Eleanor H. Meyer, born Eleanor H. Nevala on November 27th, 1965, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at her home in Woodbury, Minnesota, on November 21, 2025. She was the proud mother to three girls and a motherly figure to many more who had the privilege of knowing her. Eleanor's fun spirit and unconditional love will live on in the many...
Meridean Schmidt
Nov 19, 2025
Meridean Kay Schmidt was born on June 24, 1951 in Reinbeck, Iowa, daughter of Melvin and Mary Jans.
Meridean trained to be a medical transcriptionist and got her degree from Hawkeye Tech in Waterloo, Iowa. After a short time working in Iowa City she moved to Minneapolis to work for Blue Cross/Blue Shield and lived with her sister Marilyn. They were...
2025 Holiday Service of Remembrance
Nov 19, 2025
The Holiday Service of Remembrance is a special event centered on keeping memories of your loved one alive. It is our hope that this service will give you a sense of peace and comfort as well as prepare you for the upcoming holidays following the death of your loved one.
Barbara Elizabeth Bren
Nov 16, 2025
Barbara Elizabeth Bren, age 76 of Cottage Grove, passed away November 16, 2025.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Church of St. Rita, 8694 80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Ronald McDonald House.
Barbara Elizabeth Bren was...
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