Age 66 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully on June 8, 2017. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph & Florence; brother, Joseph Jr. Survived by forever loving wife of 45 years, Deb; daughter, Jennifer (Don); sons, John Jr. (Jessica) & Jeffrey; cherished granddaughters, Marissa & Morgan; brother, Richard; sister, Sandy (Michael); also brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, many friends & the employees of Tandem Printing. Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Wednesday, June 14^th, at the Church of St. Thomas Becket, 4455 So. Robert Trail, Eagan. Visitation 10-11 AM prior to Mass. Private family interment. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to the America Heart Association or research for Attention Defect Hyperactivity Disorder.

Age 78 of Inver Grove Heights. Passed away peacefully on June 5, 2017.

Preceded in death by husband, Charles “Bill”; son-in-law, Chris Golden; parents, Anthony & Mary Lonetti; brother, Gerry Lonetti. Survived by daughters, Mary (Mike Swaim), Jean Golden, Carol (Ron) Harnish, Deb (Nick) Leske; son, Steve (Jen); grandchildren, Melana, Brad, Matt, Michael, Tony, Chris, Jenna, Jacob; great-grandchildren, Dallin, Mylee, Riley, Jayden, Mavrik, Lylah & Ariana; brother, Ronald (Janet), Donald & Tom (Cindy) Lonetti; also many relatives & friends. Pat had strong core family values. She loved raising her family and was a wonderful Italian cook. In her later years she went to work in the banking industry where she retired. Pat’s passion’s included spending time with family, her many friends and trips to the casino. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts by all who knew and loved her. Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Thursday. June 8^th, at The Church of St. Patrick, 3535 E. 72nd St., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 10-11 AM prior to Mass. Interment Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.  Special thanks to Kelly, Lynette and the staff at Our Lady of Peace Hospice Home. Memorials preferred to Our Lady of Peace Home.

Passed away early Memorial Day, May 29, 2017.

Peaceably as she slept, due to succumbing to her long hard fight of throat cancer. Born July 8, 1946. Preceded in death by parents Bernard Tennis and Grace Tennis (Danks). Survived by her partner of 17 years, KC Rasmussen; son, John Nutzmann (Nooshin); grandson, Jayden; daughter, Laura Hoyt (David); granddaughter, Catherine; 7 siblings, Mary, Brenda, Sue, Shawn, Eugene, Gerald, and Bernie. Memorial Service 7:00 PM, Tuesday, June 6th, at Emanuel Lutheran Church,(corner of 70th Street E., and Babcock Trail), Inver Grove Heights, MN, 55077. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Please submit any memorials to Emanuel Lutheran Church.

Laux, Mark Anthony

Age 56 of Inver Grove Heights, MN

Passed away at home on May 22, 2017, after a two-year battle with cancer. Mark was born to Kenneth and Ethlyn (Guyette) Laux of Le Sueur. He attended St. Anne’s School in Le Sueur, graduated from Le Sueur High School in 1979 and from St. Cloud State University in 1989 with a major in music. Mark also studied art at Minneapolis College of Art and Design for a time during the 1980’s. In 1989 he started work for TISCO is St. Paul working as a Senior Accounting Clerk. Mark was an accomplished musician. He played piano, violin, synthesizer, and recorder and composed many original pieces of music. For many years he provided piano accompaniment for Masses and sometimes directed the choir at St. Michael’s Church in West Saint Paul. Mark was also a gifted artist who painted many portraits and other types of pictures. His style was true to life recording his subjects in precise detail. He also created many other types of imaginative and gorgeous artworks including jewelry and colorful Middle Eastern-style bottles. Preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Ethlyn Laux. Survived by, husband, Allen (Bates) Laux; siblings; Joe and Vicky (Boisen) Laux, John and Bonnie (Johnson) Laux, Jim Laux and Bill Phillips, Michael and Juan Ignacio (Gomez) Laux, Mary and Steve Truran, Anne Laux and David Hoit, mother-in-law, Maria Bates; also many other relatives. Mass of Christian Burial 10 am Friday, June 2^nd at the Church of St. Patrick, 3535 72^nd St., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 4-8 pm Thursday, June 1^st at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Also 9-10 am prior to Mass at church. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Le Sueur. In lieu of flowers, donations to the St. Patrick’s food shelf would be appreciated.

Age 87. Commander U.S. Navy, (Retired)

Passed away on May 17, 2017. Preceded in death by wife, Mary Jane Pasewaldt; brothers, Ed & Clayton Scott. Survived by loving wife of 18 years, Marjorie; daughters, Susan (David) Larson, Julie (Tony) Nelson & Linda Scott (Mike Johanix); step-children, Peggy (Dennis) Gordon, James (Linda) Stene, Michael (June) Stene, & Brian (Tami) Stene; grandchildren, Nichelle Nelson, Shiloh Larson, Rachel Larson, Douglas Nelson & Alek Nelson; step-grandchildren; Kari (Jerry) Nelson, Tammy (Jerod) Haugen, Angela (Dale) Klemz, Jimmy (Cindy) Stene, Shane Stene, Brittany (Ricky) Carrisalez, Scott (Clarissa) Dewhirst, Quinn Conners, Kalob Klaras;14 step-great-grandchildren; 3 step-great-great-grandchildren; brother, Donovan Scott; sister, Lorraine Sanders; also other family and friends. Funeral Service 10:00 am Wednesday, May 24^th, at the Historic Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel (intersection of Highways, 5, 55 and 62).  Interment 11:30 am Ft. Snelling National Cemetery (Assembly Lane #2). A Luncheon will follow at 12:30 pm in the Majestic Pines dining room of Timber Hills (Presbyterian Home) in Inver Grove Heights.