William “Bill” Franklin Hoots III

2026-08-09T13:38:17-05:00|Obituaries|

Age 69, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, passed away on August 7, 2026.

Bill grew up in Alton, Illinois, near St. Louis, a city for which he always had a soft spot. He went on to graduate from Western Illinois University before moving to Indianapolis, where he met his wife, Barbara. The two […]

Betty Lou Brown

2026-08-09T17:43:54-05:00|Obituaries|

Betty Lou Brown was born in Lincoln Nebraska on March 23, 1937, to William and Dorothy Brown. The family eventually moved to Mitchell, South Dakota where she would marry Ron A. Ross in 1954. Together they had two children, Margie and Jay. In 1965 the family moved to Inver Grove Heights MN […]

John Gregory Schaeffer

2026-08-08T13:44:53-05:00|Obituaries|

Age 69 of Inver Grove Heights.

Passed away on August 7th, 2026.

Preceded in death by parents, Jack and Mary; in-laws, Lee and Leona Williams; brother-in-law, Steve Ranum.

Survived by loving wife of 33 years, Linda; stepchildren, David and Stephen (Dayna) Henderson; special grandson, Quinn; brother, Dan (Denise); sister, Roseanne (Jim) Tursso; brother-in-law, Lee (Terri) […]

Rachel Lynn Maternowski

2026-08-07T17:01:39-05:00|Obituaries|

November 21, 2000 ~ July 30, 2026

Rachel Lynn Maternowski passed away suddenly on July 30, 2026 (age 25) in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.  Rachel was the daughter of Ron and Ann Maternowski.  Rachel was born on November 21, 2000 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rachel grew up in South Saint Paul, and Inver Grove […]

Ardys L. Hurley

2026-07-31T13:52:38-05:00|Obituaries|

Age 81 of South Saint Paul.

Passed away on July 29, 2026.

Preceded in death by husband, Bill; daughter, Kim Williams; sister, Jeannie Schaefer.

Survived by children, Karen (Larry) Barlow, Keith (Judy) & Kathy (Mark) Boerner; grandchildren, Jacob (Jenna), Jenna (Jacob), Karlie (Peter), Kammie, Mitchell, Gabrielle, Emma & Jack; 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Dianne (Dennis) Troje; […]

Edward J. “Ed” Oldenborg

2026-07-30T12:52:02-05:00|Obituaries|

Age 89 of Inver Grove Heights, formerly of Blackduck and Minneapolis, MN.

Passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving wife and daughter on July 27, 2026.

Preceded in death by son, Russ; mother, Leota Palmiero; brothers, Ray, Bill and Allen Crawford.

Survived by loving wife of 66 years, Sharon; daughter, Renee (Mike) […]

James “Jim” Dorothy

2026-07-27T12:40:41-05:00|Obituaries|

Of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully at his home on June 24, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Jim found joy in life’s simple moments. He cherished his family and will be remembered for his quiet humor, wisdom and steady presence. Jim shared 49 wonderful years of marriage with his beloved wife, Diane.

He […]

Alexzander Andrew Lebron

2026-07-27T10:03:06-05:00|Obituaries|

Age 17 of Tampa, FL.

Passed away unexpectedly on July 15, 2026.

Preceded in death by grandfather, Robert Otterson.

Survived by mother, April; father, John; sisters, Arielle & Aliyah; grandparents, Bonnie on his mother’s side, and Hector on his father’s side; step-siblings, Taylor, Theo, Layla & Isabella; stepmother, Rachel; aunt, Gabi and Sam; also other […]

Joseph John Lotti

2026-07-27T12:07:11-05:00|Obituaries|

Age 86 of Newport

August 14, 1939 ~ July 23, 2026

Joseph John Lotti passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026, surrounded by family and friends.

Joe was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, the second child of Quinto and Elizabeth “Betty” Lotti. He graduated from Marlborough High School in 1957 and, after about a year of […]