Obituaries
Shirley Skeates
Oct 30, 2016
Skeates, (nee; North) LOVING MOTHER, NANA & FRIEND Shirley Ann 79 of Cottage Grove passed away peacefully Oct.30, 2016 surrounded by loving family. Survived by children, Melanie Tischler, Arthur III (Marie); grandchildren, Melissa, Joseph (Jenna), Kellie; special companion Tom Maskrey, brothers, Michael, David (Ruth), Derek (Trisha), her loving dog, Tobie; many other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by loving...
Judy Gisselquist
Oct 29, 2016
Judy Gisselquist, age 71 of Cottage Grove, passed away October 29, 2016 Funeral service will be 11 am, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church, 8500 Hillside Trail, Cottage Grove. Visitation will be 4-8 pm, Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 – 80th Street S., Cottage Grove as well as one hour prior to the service...
Betty Ullman
Oct 29, 2016
Jo Ullman, age 81 of Bloomington, formerly of Cottage Grove, passed away October 29, 2016. A memorial service honoring her and her daughter Jackie will be 3 pm Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 -80th St. S, Cottage Grove with visitation starting at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. Betty...
Kevin Galardy
Oct 26, 2016
Kevin M. Galardy 28 of Cottage Grove passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 26, 2016. Kevin was born November 3, 1987 to Greg & Terri(Martin) in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in Cottage Grove and Farmington, graduating from Farmington high school in 2006. Kevin loved "fix it" projects, assembling model airplanes and cars, working in the yard. He is survived...
Dr. Gaylen Heggen
Oct 26, 2016
Dr. Gaylen K. Heggen 75 of Cottage Grove and Tucson, Arizona. died peacefully on October 26, 2016. Gaylen was born February 3, 1941 to Nyles and Esther (Solberg) in Estherville, Iowa. He grew up on his family farm in Rural Iowa near the town of Cylinder. Gaylen attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis and continued his education at the University of...
Clayton Tibbs
Oct 25, 2016
Clayton E. Tibbs, age 73, of Cottage Grove, passed away at his home on October 25, 2016 surrounded by family. Funeral service will be 11:00 am Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 – 80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be at the Newport Cemetery, Newport. Clayton Elliot Tibbs, the son of...
Rikke Ross
Oct 22, 2016
Rikke Kristine Ross, age 49, of Cottage Grove, MN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday October 22, 2016. Rikke was born in Des Moines, IA on December 18, 1966 to Kenneth and Ellen Paulsen. She was a proud mother to sons Eric and Ben DuBois, and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Rikke enjoyed spending summers at their family cabin in...
Patrick Ellner
Oct 22, 2016
Patrick S. Ellner, age 51, of Newport, Minnesota, died unexpectedly at his home on Oct. 22, 2016. A service to celebrate Patrick's life will be held November 12 at 2 PM at Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 1975 Seneca Rd, Eagan, MN 55122. Patrick was born on Nov. 2, 1964 in Aurora, IL and grew up in Funk, NE. He was...
John Brink
Oct 22, 2016
John Brink, age 73, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2016 while surrounded by his loving family. Survived by wife, Roseann; son, Doug (Kathy); daughters, Sherry (Kelly) Winters, and Dawn (Ben) Abram; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild. John retired from Gillette Co. in 1997, and spent most of his retired years traveling. He loved to...
Alice Talcott
Oct 21, 2016
Alice T. Talcott, age 89, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Survived by loving children, Jim (Rose), Jerry (Pam), Jane (Greg) Sicheneder; grandchildren, Jennifer, Brian (Rachel), Michael, Garett, Maren, Nicholas Grams, Angie (Fran) McLellan, and Theresa (Phil) Atwood; eleven great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren. Preceded in death by devoted...
Patricia Dally
Oct 19, 2016
Patricia Ann Dally (nee Phelps), "Grandma Snazzy", age 82, of Cottage Grove, MN, passed away on October 19, 2016. Preceded in death by her mother and father, Winona and Ray Phelps; her brothers, Bob, Duane, Dick, and Don Phelps; daughter-in-law, Sue Dally; and son-in-law, Jim Wyburn. Survived by loving husband of 65 years, Wayne; children, Denise Wyburn, David, Jody (Takis)...
Mildred Behnke
Oct 16, 2016
Mildred "Millie" Behnke, age 89 of St. Paul Park, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at White Pines Assisted Living in Cottage Grove. Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brillion, Wisconsin with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Martin Luther...
Connie Courtade
Oct 15, 2016
Connie Courtade, age 75 of Cottage Grove, Minnesota passed away October 15, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial service will be 6:00 pm, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 – 80th Street S., Cottage Grove, Minnesota with visitation one hour prior. Memorials may be directed to the...
Roberta Swan
Oct 14, 2016
Roberta "Bobbie" Swan, age 66 of Cottage Grove, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Private family services will be held at a later date. Bobbie was born on February 28, 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota to Robert and Ruth (Durfee) Wiesen. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1969 and started working as a...
Jane Crowell
Oct 13, 2016
Jane Crowell, age 97 of St. Paul Park, MN, formerly of Denver, CO, passed away October 13, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Thursday, October 20, 2016 at The Church of St. Rita, 8694-80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be held at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO. Jane (Gruesen)...
Diane Sherman
Oct 12, 2016
Diane A. Sherman, age 79 of St. Paul Park, passed away October 12, 2016 at Woodwinds Health Campus in Woodbury. Funeral service will be 4:00 pm Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 -80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation starting at 1 pm until the time of service. Private interment Riverview Cemetery, West St. Paul. Diane Ardelle...
George Smith
Oct 7, 2016
George C. Smith, age 92, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Shawano, WI and Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2016. Born on February 20, 1924 in Detroit, MI, the son of John A. and Sadie E. (Worby). On October 9, 1948, he was united in marriage to Helen J. (Strainis) in Chicago, IL. George was a proud Navy...
John Brown
Oct 7, 2016
John Edward Brown, 81 of Cottage Grove, died peacefully on October 7, 2016. Preceded in death by wife, Lori; children, Robert (Kim), Roger (Jane), Ronald (Sandy), Rodney (Susan); grandchildren, Eric, Matt (Sara), Jason, Ryan (Nicole), Megan (Brent) Anderson, Kristine; great grandchildren Wyatt, Monroe and Izzy; brother, Roy (Sherri); other relatives and friends. Memorial service 2 Monday, Oct. 17 at Kok...
Dennis Roche
Oct 5, 2016
Dennis E. Roche, age 65, of Cottage Grove, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother died peacefully on October 5, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Denny retired from the US Army and also from the Ford Plant after 30 years of employment. He enjoyed watching hockey as well as his children and grandchildren play sports. He cherished time...
Jane Nelson
Oct 3, 2016
Jane M. Nelson (Korsrud)age 62, of Cottage Grove, graduated to Heaven on October 3, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born December 16, 1953 to Walter and Helen (Anderson) Korsrud in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up in Burnsville, graduating from high school in 1972. Jane attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and there she met and married Jeff...
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