Obituaries

March 9, 1940 - February 21, 2021

Esther Braget, born to Peder & Ella (Handeland) Roragen on March 9, 1940 passed away February 21, 2021. Survived by her long-time companion Charlie Peltier; daughters Brenda (Wade) Haugen, and Denise Bohlmann; grandchildren Jesse (Allison), Alex (Sophie), and Diane; sister Pearl Uhlir; & the extended Roragen, Braget & Peltier families;…

April 29, 1943 - February 17, 2021

Age 77, of New Brighton, MN, passed away at home on February 17, 2021. Freddie became a firefighter and, even after sustaining life-threatening injuries during the strike of Aurora Local 99 (October 1979) he labored for a full 25 years, retiring a decorated and highly respected firefighter. His passion for reading and learning about…

April 18, 1942 - February 19, 2021

Curtis M “Curt” Brinks passed to his eternal resting place on Friday, February 19 from complications of pneumonia. He was surrounded by his girls. He led a long, memorable, and good life. Curt was born on April 18, 1942, to H. Ralph and Suzanne Brinks of Pease, MN. He grew up on a dairy farm with his parents and sisters. He attended…

July 3, 1936 - February 17, 2021

Ellingsworth, Connie, age 84, passed away peacefully on February 17th. She will be remembered by her many friends and family for her kindness, generosity, gentle soul, and warm smile. Her legacy is a life well lived: she loved and was loved, she was a survivor of both breast cancer and COVID-19, and she epitomized what it is to a be good…

June 3, 1953 - February 13, 2021

Thomas G. Quinn, age 67 of Brooklyn Park, Mn, formerly Osseo passed unexpectedly February 13, 2021. Preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Elizabeth Quinn. Survived by siblings: Gerald (Carol), Janet Sadler (Dan) and Judy Johnson (Dan) and eight nieces and nephews and their families. Plans for a memorial to be announced at a…

May 26, 1933 - February 11, 2021

Darlene Joyce Smith, age 87 of Maple Grove, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2021. She was born in Minneapolis on May 26, 1933. Dar graduated from Edison High School in 1951, working part-time as a nurse’s aid at Fairview Hospital during high school. She was always good with numbers and had a long career in the accounting field.…

August 22, 1949 - February 4, 2021

Annette Kay (Olson) Gallery, loving wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt, neighbor, and friend, left this world on February 4, 2021, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Annette was born on August 22, 1949, in Litchfield, MN to proud parents, Freda and Wilton Olson. After graduating from Buffalo High School,…

April 13, 1935 - February 4, 2021

Age 85, of Indian River, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Thursday, February 4, 2021, in Champlin, MN.Lola was born in a tiny cabin on a river where her Grandmother lived in Germfask, MI. She was the third of four sisters and they lived in Germfask until high school when the family moved to Sault Saint Marie. Lola…