Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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