Deaths in 2009

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The following death announcements were published in the Bulletin during 2009. They are listed by date of publication.

January 7

Marion Ann Bonfig, 80, Cottage Grove, died Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Katherine Jeanette (Mitchell) Ewald, 55, Cottage Grove, died at home Saturday, Dec. 27.

Ardella Marlys (Olson) Leslie, 60, Cottage Grove, died Sunday, Dec. 28, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Alice A. Moody, 87, Newport, died Monday, Dec. 29.

January 14

Tim Caswell, 56, of St. Paul, died accidentally Tuesday, Jan. 6.

Services for Carolyn Kreuzer, 70, of Edina, were held at First Memorial Funeral Chapel, on Jan. 9

Arthur Schroeder, 89, Newport, died Sunday, Jan. 11.

January 28

Gerald “Gary” Rice, of Cottage Grove, died peacefully on his birthday, Sunday, Jan. 18. He was 62.

Tracy Lee Foster, 41, of Cottage Grove, formerly of St. Paul and Forest Lake, died Wednesday, Jan. 7.

Cottage Grove resident Marie Grudle, 91, died Saturday, Jan. 24.

February 4

Tracy Lee Foster, 41, of Cottage Grove, died Wednesday, Jan. 7.

Darlene L. Werrbach, 82, of St. Paul Park, died on Monday, Jan. 26.

February 25

James A. Zerwas, 71, died Sunday, Feb. 8.

Sheryl L. Shea, of Jacksonville, N.C., died Monday, Feb. 16.

James W. Melby, 60, of Newport, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, after a brief illness.

William C. Bagwill, 70, of Mendota Heights, formerly of Cottage Grove, died Thursday, Feb. 19.

March 4

William C. “Opa” Schafer, of Cottage Grove, lost his six-year battle with emphysema on Sunday, March 1, at the age of 74.

Ethel R. Smith, 88, of Cottage Grove, died Saturday, Feb. 28.

Charles E. Woodward, 98, of Cottage Grove, died Saturday, Feb. 28. He was a lifelong resident of the city.

March 11

Myrtle Olvey, of Cottage Grove, died on Thursday, March 5.

Delores Marie Nord, 77, died Friday, March 6.

March 25

Freda E. Haggerty, 75, of St. Paul Park, died on Monday, March 16.

Jackson T. Matthews, 6 weeks old, of Newport, died suddenly in his sleep on Wednesday, March 18.

Warren D. Sicard, 85, of Grey Cloud Island Township, died Thursday, March 19. He worked 36 years for the Great Northern/Burlington Northern Railroad.

John P. Smolak, 67, of Cottage Grove, died Saturday, March 14.

Nancy A. (Seleski) Thompson, 56, of St. Paul Park, died Thursday, March 19.

Leona (Lippel) Tiffany, 95, of Woodbury, formerly of Polson, Mont., died Monday, March 16. She had five children, 19 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

April 1

Services for Gerald A. Riley, 86, of St. Paul Park, were held on Friday, March 27.

Bob Petricka, 66, of St. Paul Park, died on Monday, March 23, after a brief illness.

April 8

Robert “Bob” Carlson, 86, of Martinez, Ga., formerly of Cottage Grove, died at home on Monday, March 30.

Kenneth Chilton, 81, of Forest Lake, formerly of St. Paul Park, died on Saturday, April 4.

Doris “Dori” Euerle, 64, of St. Paul Park, died on Monday, March 30.

Services for Maurice “Maurie” G. Holman, 88, of St. Paul Park, were held on Monday, April 6.

Rose Marie Ramey, of St. Paul, died after a brief illness, on Monday, March 30.

Louis D. Wegwerth, 92, of St. Paul Park, died peacefully, on Thursday, March 19.

David A. Wilson, 62, lifelong resident of Afton, died on Monday, March 23, in St. Paul.

April 15

Edwin J. Bonfig, 87, of Cottage Grove, died Monday, April 6, at Bethesda Hospital, in St. Paul.

Evelyn Rose (Vculek) Hempler, 90, died peacefully on Thursday, April 9.

Debbie Weller, 51, of Cottage Grove, died at home on Sunday, April 5.

April 22

Jim Bourasa, 74, of Cottage Grove, died at home on Sunday, April 19, after a brief illness.

Kenneth E. Efram, 47, of St. Paul Park, died Wednesday, April 8.

Mary K. Lange, 82, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of St. Paul, died Saturday, March 28.

Joseph A. Monsour, 76, of Cottage Grove, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, April 13.

Ann Marie Wren, 66, of Cottage Grove, died Sunday, April 19.

April 29

Kiera Conroy, who was born on March 9, 2009, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009.

William “Bill” Wiech, 72, of Cottage Grove, died on Sunday, April 26.

Laurie Zitzman, 59, of Cottage Grove, died Friday, April 17.

May 6

Alice Theodora Lauve, 94, of Newport, died on April 30, at Augustana Health Care Center, in Minneapolis. Family members said she was a top sales associate at Dayton’s Department Store for many years.

Bruce Long, 86, of Cottage Grove, died on Saturday, May 2. His family farmed in Forest Lake and Woodbury.

May 20

Bruce “Mike” Melson, 54, of Cottage Grove, died suddenly on Wednesday, May 13. He ran a charter boat on Lake Michigan prior to working 23 years at the Rainbow Foods meat department.

May 27

Charles Hinz, 93, of Woodbury, died on Monday, May 18, at Woodwinds Hospital, surrounded by family.

Joanne E. Oswald, 79, of Newport, died Sunday, May 17, at home following a lengthy illness.

June 3

Marian Allie died on Sunday, May 31.

Mary “Evie” Lucas, 81, of St. Paul Park, died Thursday, May 28. She will be remembered for devotion to her family.

James “Jim” M. Wroblewski, 40, of Cottage Grove, died Friday, May 22, in Hudson, Wis. Jim worked more than 23 years for Cub Foods.

June 10

Lois Hollenbach, of Cottage Grove, died on Saturday, June 6, surrounded by the love of her family.

Marlene J. Oster, 74, of South St. Paul, died on Wednesday, June 3.

Dorothy A. Steen, 65, of Cottage Grove, died on Thursday, June 4.

June 17

Edward D. “Ed” Blau, “The Tax Guy,” 57, of Cottage Grove, died on Friday, June 12.

Barbara J. Fogel, 66, of St. Paul Park, died on Friday, June 12.

Shirley Mae McLeod, 80, St. Paul Park, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 10.

June 24

Otis Terrance III, “O.T.” or “Terry” Frampton, 62, of Cottage Grove, died on Wednesday, June 17.

Richard D. Hanson, 73, of Miltona, formerly of Cottage Grove, died at home, on Wednesday, June 17.

July 1

Hannah A. Johnston, of St. Paul Park, died on Thursday, June 25, following a courageous battle with cancer.

July 8

Ervin J. Buss, 76, of Cottage Grove, died on Saturday, July 4.

Mark W. Crooks, 41, of Cottage Grove, died on Monday, June 29, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.

Darin M. Hartman, 38, of Newport, died on Tuesday, June 30 at his home following a brief illness.

Dave Langevin, 75, of Cottage Grove, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 28.

Martin J. Lynch, 81, of Cottage Grove, died peacefully at home on Friday, June 26. He was a teacher and superintendent in School District 833.

Mark W. Terrell, 55, of Cottage Grove, died on Friday, June 19.

July 15

Richard Palbicki, 53, of Cottage Grove, died peacefully surrounded by family after a brief battle with cancer on Saturday, July 11.

Richard “Dick” Willmert, 78, of Austin, died at home on Friday, July 10.

July 22

Darcy L. Lawson, 43, of Cottage Grove, died on Wednesday, July 15.

Dolores A. Manders, 67, of Hastings, died on Thursday, July 16, at Regina Medical Center, in Hastings.

July 29

Russell E. Gausman, 78, of St. Paul Park, died on Tuesday, July 21.

Carson A. Sommer, 46, of South St. Paul, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 24. He was a former Cottage Grove resident and graduated from Park High School.

Carlos E. Wilcox IV, 27, of Cottage Grove, died on Thursday, July 16. Wilcox, a member of the Minnesota National Guard, was killed while serving in Iraq.

August 5

Bonita “Bonnie” Bresnahan, 75, of Cottage Grove, died on Wednesday, July 29.

Carol Ann (Purington) Ehli, 79, of Hastings, 46-year resident of St. Paul Park, died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Wednesday, July 22.

Edward Hedrick, 65, owner and operator of Ed’s Doors of Newport, died on Saturday, Aug. 1.

Alvin “Ole” Swanson, 91, of St. Paul Park and Roseau, died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 27. He had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He served as District 833 elementary librarian for 20 years.

Arthur Syring, Jr., 81, a 60-year resident of Newport, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 28.

August 12

Dr. James W. Gerber, 58, Roselawn Clinic family physician, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, July 31.

Joseph Parsons, 3 months old, St. Paul Park, died Saturday, Aug. 1.

August 26

Richard Barnett, 63, St. Paul Park, died on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Derek J. Solberg, 36, St. Paul Park, died suddenly on Friday, Aug. 21.

Sepember 16

Karl Thompson, 39, of Cottage Grove, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 5.

September 23

Roger H. Howard, 87, of West St. Paul, formerly of Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park, died on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Jenna Lee, daughter of Laura and Todd Blorgo was stillborn on Sunday, Sept. 20.

September 30

Linda Mary Leonard, 55, of Waupaca, Wis., died on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Evelyn T. Reimers of Cottage Grove died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Philip W. Storby, 78, of St. Paul Park, died on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

October 7

Robert Wildes, 82, Cottage Grove, died on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

October 14

Brian Jents, 48, of Cottage Grove, died Oct. 3.

October 28

Gerald “Ger” Foley, 62, of Stillwater, died Sunday, Oct. 4.

Bobbie Jean Storms, 59, of St. Mary’s Point, formerly of Cottage Grove, died on Saturday, Oct. 3.

November 4

Otto Schmaltz, 86, of Cottage Grove, died on Monday, Oct. 26. He and his wife Marge owned a business in Newport for 15 years.

November 11

Nancy Jo Emerson, 53, of Eagan, formerly of Cottage Grove, died on Saturday, Oct. 31.

C.R. “Bob” Levy, 74, formerly of Cottage Grove, died on Monday, Nov. 2, from lung cancer.

Wilho “Bill” W. Liimatta, 80, of St. Paul Park, died Thursday, Nov. 5.

Janet Ann Woodside, 76, of St. Paul Park, died at home on Thursday, Nov. 5. She was chair of the South Washington County CropWalk.

November 18

Walter Carl Brunotte, 78, of St. Paul Park, died Saturday, Nov. 7, at home.

Susan Halberg, 57, of St. Paul Park, died Sunday, Nov. 15, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Phyllis Rose Schilling, 88, of Newport, died Saturday, Nov. 7.

Leila Rose Schneider, 93, of Cottage Grove, died Tuesday, Nov. 3.

November 25

Karen L. Koch, 61, of Cottage Grove, died Monday, Nov. 16, at her home.

December 9

Thomas F. Opatz, 71, of St. Paul Park, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, at United Hospital in St. Paul.

December 16

Richard C. “Dick” Bernard, 77, of Cottage Grove, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul, following a lengthy illness.

Myrna E. Chasteen, 80, died Friday, Dec. 11, surrounded by her family.

Victor Nippoldt, 90, lifetime Cottage Grove farmer, died on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Willie Q. Rankin, 82, of Cottage Grove, died Tuesday, Dec. 8.

James F. Woodside, 78, of St. Paul Park, died Saturday, Dec. 5, from complications of a fall on Thanksgiving Day, only three weeks after the death of his wife, Janet.

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