Age 76 of South St. Paul

Passed away on February 10, 2024.

Preceded in death by husband, Thomas E. Frame; parents, Earl & Eleanor Maynard.

Survived by siblings, Ken (Dianne), Sheila (Mike) Klassen & Terry (Kris); several nieces & nephews also other family and friends.

Private family services. Memorials preferred to the American Diabetes Association or your favorite charity.

Age 87 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away serenely on February 19, 2024.

Preceded in death by husband, Joseph; son, Wayne; parents, Christian & Mary Joa; daughter-in-law, Kathy; brothers, Irv, Eddie, Elmer, Ray; sisters, Minnie, Hilda, Jo; and many other relatives.

Survived by children, Doug (Colleen), Ron, Ann (Kent) Schnaith; 6 grandchildren, April, Annette, DeDe, Angie, Annessa, Christian; 12 great-grandchildren, Isaiah, Mikhayah, Brie, Dylan, Sierra, Dustin, Sam, Nate, Ali, Syd, Tyler, Lillie; 7 godchildren; brother, Arnie Joa; soul sister, Phyllis Post; and many relatives and friends.

Del loved babies, work, puzzles, reading, visiting, lake time, travel, figure skating, MN TWINS, bowling & nature.

Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 am Friday March 1^st at the Church of St. Patrick, 72nd at Clayton, IGH with luncheon to follow. Visitation 5-8:30 pm Thursday February 29^th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave, IGH, and one hour prior to the service at church. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Special thanks to family, friends and medical care community.

Age 82 of Inver Grove Heights.

Passed away on February 17, 2024 after battling lung cancer and multiple other health issues. Preceded in death by parents, Leonard & Eleanor Butler; wife, Sandra L. Butler; son, Eugene D. Butler; brother, Ron Butler; sister-in-law, Sharon Butler. Survived by children, Kim (Keith) Kinsella, Jeff (Jeanne), Wendy Sheridan & Melinda (Mark) Arneson, Jim (Wendy) Peterson; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings, Robert (Marlene), Linda (Wayne) Groves, Donna (Mike) Irestone, Tom; close friend, Larry Carpenter; also other family and friends.

Memorial Service 11 AM Friday, April 26th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 1 hour prior to the service. Private interment Oakland Cemetery.

Age 58, of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully in her home on the morning of January 24, 2024.

She was survived by her sons, Mark (Cristie) Burke, Matt Burke, and DJ Doffing; grandchildren, Mark Jr., Anthony, Emma and Chase; siblings, Steve (Tammy) Burke, Billy Burke, Anna Burke, Dori (Steve) Schuster; her long-term partner, Brett Patterson, and his children, Aaron and Allysa.

Preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Thibodeau and father, William Burke.

Celebration of Life will be held Thursday February 22^nd, from 2-5 pm at the American Legion, 328 Broadway Ave., St. Paul Park, MN 55071.

Age 69 of West St. Paul

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 7, 2024.

Preceded in death by parents, Charles and Helen. Survived by loving wife of 44 years, Colleen; children, Jess (Joseph) Staples, Joseph, Jillian (Mark) Kinzer & Jennifer; grandchildren, Jorie, J.J., Riley & Kyler; siblings, Jeanne (Howard) Franson, Jerri (Bob) Mahoney Troje, Jack (Donna), Joanne (Lou) Basile, Jim (Helen), Jeff (Lynn); also many nieces, nephews, relatives & friends.

Joe loved to be at the lake, fish, watch his grandkids play hockey, take the grandkids on pontoon rides, go to the state hockey tourney with his brother, play cribbage and spend time with his family.

Memorial Service 4 pm Sunday, February 25 at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Hts. Visitation 2 – 4 pm. Gathering following at Tappers (upstairs), 879 Stryker Ave., St. Paul.

Age 90

Passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024.

Born in Hallock, Minnesota on June 30, 1933.

Married to Eva on February 16, 1956.  They would have been married 68 glorious years on February 16, 2024.

Preceded in death by son, Randall; grandson, Aaron; father, Peter; mother, Ellen.

In addition to his wife, Eva, Milo is also survived their children, Lori, Vicki, Debi (Brad Fleischauer); eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and sister, Elaine Renville.

Milo was an auto body man at Fury Motors in South St. Paul for thirty plus years.

Milo will always be remembered for his amazing tap knobs & beer can collections. His snarky sense of humor and pranks he played on people will be talked about forever.

Funeral Service 11:00 am Tuesday, February 13^th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Hts. Visitation 1 hour prior to the service. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Age 85 of Saint Paul

01/31/1939-02/03/2024

Jeanne passed away after a valiant two-year battle with dementia.

Preceded in death by parents, Richard Merrill and Lilian Schmidt; sisters, Lois Jolly, Sally Eggers, Rita Mitchell, Ruthie Buecksler; brothers, Richard Eggers Jr., John Merrill, Twin Brother Jerry Merrill, Bill Merrill, Mark Merrill and Roger Merrill.

Survived by sisters, Mary Carlson, Julie (Donald) Boars, Margaret (Ronald) Engebretson, Monica (Gary) Wierzba;

Children, Jeff (Lois) Ambrus, Karen Dawson, Randy (Susan) Ambrus, Laurie (Mike) Christian, Howard (Brandy) Ambrus;

Grandchildren, Aaron (Katherine) Ambrus, Mariah (Nathan) Ostlie, Teresa (Josh) Berry, Nathan (Clarissa) Hernandez, Justin Ambrus (Jorine), Nicholas (Nicole) Ambrus, Ashley (Josh) Gerold, Sarah Christian, Katie Christian, Sean Christian, Alayna Hergins;

Great Grandchildren, Henry Ambrus, Silas Ambrus, Cora Ostlie, Kyle Ostlie, Lucas Berry, Zoey Berry, Elyana Hernandez, Lucy Belmares, Benjamin Ambrus, Lucas Ambrus, Lillian Gerold, Thomas Gerold.

Jeanne leaves behind a legacy along with extended family including nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Jeanne enjoyed reading the Pioneer Press daily and was an avid reader. She was a faithful follower and loved listening to hymns, old country music, knitting, sewing, animals (cats and birds) and finding good deals around town. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and love the independence she had with her scooter.

Our sincere thanks go out to Episcopal Church Homes – Isabella House and the Health Partners Hospice Team who cared for Jeanne.

Private viewing at 10am followed by visitation at 11am and Celebration of Life 12 noon Saturday February 17, 2024 at Roberts Funeral Home, 8180 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Luncheon to follow at the Veterans Community Center in Community Room 3.

Memorial donations can be directed to the Animal Humane Society https://www.animalhumanesociety.org/.

Age 84

Karen passed peacefully on January 28, 2024 from heart failure in the presence of loved ones after a short hospitalization. She suffered from declining memory over her last few years and lived in a memory care facility for the last year of her life.

Karen saw the world through the eyes of an artist and brought this vision to her richly atmospheric paintings and lush gardens. Both matched her complex personality, a mixture of intense emotion and meticulous precision. Karen spent countless hours creating her backyard utopia, a lavish expression of beauty and serenity.

Karen’s love for her family was consistent, fierce, and imbued with abundant humor. Along with serious life lessons about the necessity of hard work and lifelong curiosity, Karen also taught her children and grandchildren how to swear correctly (only to express frustration), the joys of schadenfreude, and how a responsible young mother might act with wild abandon to get a tattoo in an indiscreet location.

She was a pioneer of sorts, earning a Pre-Med Bachelor’s degree when it was more difficult for women to do so, and spending several decades in a successful career as a manager in a traditionally male-dominated technical field.

Karen is survived by her devoted life partner of over forty years, Randy Teare, her children Laura Bradford (Jerry), Karl Bradford (Kristen), and Sarah Franssen (Michael), along with five adored grandchildren: Cassandra, Robyn, Elaina, Theo, and Lydia, and two great-grandchildren, Ava Grace and Lily.

A private family memorial is planned for the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the World Wildlife Fund in honor of Karen’s deep appreciation for the natural world.

Age 74 of Inver Grove Heights, MN

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on February 3, 2024. Preceded in death by father, Alvin Torgerson; nephew, Ezra Branvold; brother-in-law, Rodney Zimmerman. Survived by loving husband of 55 years, Robert; mother, Beverly Torgerson; son, Brent (Mary Dvorak); siblings, Diane (Tom) Sawyer, Gary (Jane) Torgerson, Richard (Lora) Torgerson, Pamela (Tripp) Snyder, Cathy (Dennis) Bibeau; also many nieces, nephews, relatives & friends.

Aside from being a histologist at St. Paul Ramsey and Bethesda Hospital, Sharon enjoyed time with her family, gardening, her flowers, dancing, arts and crafts, sewing, and shopping with her mother. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) or to Cerenity, Humboldt.

Visitation 1:00-4:00 pm Saturday, February 10^th, with a Funeral Service beginning at 2:00 pm at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights.