Obituaries
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)...
Fritz Miller
Jan 11, 2026
Fritz Miller, age 69, of North St. Paul, Minnesota passed away on January 11, 2026 surrounded by his family.
Fritz was born on December 28, 1956 to Kenneth and Barbara (Baker) Miller in Minneapolis, MN.
He grew up in Minneapolis and attended Washburn High School. After high school he enlisted in the Navy for two years. Fritz worked many jobs from dry...
Doneta Lester
Jan 10, 2026
Doneta Kay Lester, of Cottage Grove, at age 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on January 10th, 2026.
Doneta was born to Elsie and James Brown in St. Paul, MN on November 16th, 1950. She grew up in the South St. Paul area and spent much of her adult life living in Cottage Grove. She worked for...
George "Fred" Dorn
Jan 8, 2026
George Frederick Dorn, age 68, of Newport, Minnesota passed away on January 8, 2026 surrounded by his family.
Fred was born on May 1, 1957 to George and Joan (Wardman) Dorn in St. Paul, Minnesota. At a young age, he was drawn to building things and followed his path into the construction industry. He worked as a home remodeler and specialized...
Wendy Lou Alverson
Jan 7, 2026
Wendy Lou Alverson (Scofield), age 67, passed away peacefully on January 7th, in Hastings, Minnesota, at Benedictine Living Community – Regina, surrounded by her family.
Wendy was born on November 10th, 1958, and grew up in Saint Paul Park, Minnesota. She spent most of her life in Saint Paul Park and Newport, building a life rooted in family, hard work, and...
Jorge Bautista Atendido
Dec 31, 2025
Jorge Atendido passed away peacefully on December 31st with his wife at his side. Jorge was born in Morong, Rizal, Philippines on February 22nd, 1940 to Mauro and Estelita. He grew up in Morong, graduated from St Jerome's Academy in 1956, then attended De La Salle College in Manila where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering....
Craig Anderson
Dec 31, 2025
Craig Elmer Anderson was born in a snowstorm March 23, 1938 to Elmer and Irene Anderson of New Ulm, MN. He passed away peacefully December 31, 2025 at J. A. Wedum Hospice home in Brooklyn Park, MN.
His passion for sales started at the young age of 10 as a paper delivery boy and other various jobs throughout his high school...
Marianne K. Person
Dec 29, 2025
Marianne K. Person, age 89, of Oakdale, formerly of Newport & Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025.
Preceded in death by husband, Ronald; and three siblings. Survived by daughters, Renee Faulkner, Ranell (Erik) Kirsch, and Robin (John) Kennedy; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and other loving family and friends. Marianne's beliefs in God were very important to her.
Memorial...
Karen Ann Kordell
Dec 28, 2025
Karen Ann Kordell, age 66, of Oakdale, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
Karen's Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am, Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Transfiguration Catholic Church, 6133 15th Street N, Oakdale, MN 55128 with gathering time prior to the service starting at 9:30 am until the time of service. Family Interment service will take...
Rosemary Lenartz
Dec 26, 2025
Rosemary (Meyer) Lenartz, age 98, of Woodbury, formerly of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully to be with her loving husband, John, on Friday, December 26, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family.
Rosemary was a wonderful cook and baker, especially known for her apple coffee cake. She was a fun mom, making birthdays and Christmases festive celebrations. We will miss...
Dawn Rassett
Dec 25, 2025
Dawn Marie Rassett, age 77, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025 in Hastings, MN surrounded by her family. She is now reunited with her parents and her brother, whom she loved dearly.
Dawn was born on October 24, 1948 in Saint Paul, MN to Richard and Donna (Parker) Dickey. She graduated from Park High School in 1966. Dawn spent 41...
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...
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...
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...
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