Age 93, formerly of South St. Paul.

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on October 31, 2023. Preceded in death by wife, Ann; son, Henry John; son-in-law, Rick Nichols; great-granddaughters, Scottie Nichols & Elle Hoover.  Survived by children, Mary Ann Nichols, Julie, Jerry (Lori), Dan (Dawn), Karen (Mike) Meyers; 13 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; siblings, Antosia Miszkiewicz, Stanley Musial & Teresa Konier; also many nieces, nephews, relatives & friends.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM, Friday, November 3^rd, at the Church of the Assumption, 51 7th St. W., St. Paul, MN. Visitation 9-10 AM prior to Mass at the church.  Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Our Lady of Peace Hospice or Church of the Assumption.

Age 88 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away on October 27, 2023 after a lengthy battle with dementia. Preceded in death by husbands, George Stalock & Jacob Kappel; daughter, Carol Fleetman, also many other loving family members. Survived by daughters, Joan Chadwick & Laura (Scott) Snyder; Mary (Robert) Burch; grandchildren, Larry Chadwick, Sara (Blake) Scherer, Tommy Fleetham, Marie Burch, Amelia (Nicholas) Nientimp; great-grandchildren, Luke & Ella Scherer, Nathanial Nientimp; son-in-law, Tom Fleetham; sister, Grace Moody; brother Jim (Barb) Ariola; also other relatives & friends.

Gathering of Family & Friends on Saturday, November 18th, from 10 AM – 2 PM at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Private Interment at Fort Snelling at a later date.

6/4/1947 ~ 10/18/23

Kathy passed to her heavenly home after many months of struggling with MDS. She is survived by her loving husband Ralph Taylor and two sisters, Gail Rustad and LuAnn Olen. She is also survived by her children Amy Zylstra (Andy), Jonn Taylor (Holly), Peter Taylor, Andrew Taylor, 8 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, two nieces, one great niece, loving cousins and over 200 foster children. She is preceded in death by her parents, Elroy and Evelyn Rechtzigel, parents in-law, brother-in-law, nephew, and grandchild Michael.

Kathy loved her church, she taught Sunday school since she was a teen, was a frequent volunteer in all aspects of church life, she served in both children’s, OWLS, outreach, and women’s ministries. She was a graduate of St. Croix Lutheran high school.

Family was of utmost importance in her life, she supported both her children and grandchildren’s interests by creating “Camp Grandma” with her sister Gail as childcare thru her Woman owned family business. They took many field trips throughout MN and WI. She spent many years serving as a 4-H/Saddle club leader, and volunteer at the club, county, and state levels. She participated in many family support groups.

She lived her entire life within 5 miles of the farmstead that she and Ralph call home, which has been in her family for over 100 years. Her beautiful yard gave her much pleasure. She enjoyed preserving and sharing produce from her massive garden, along with being the local “egg lady”.

The Celebration of Life will be November 9th at 11:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. visitation) at Good Shephard Lutheran Church 151 East County Rd. 42, Burnsville, MN 55306 with luncheon to follow. Please send memorials to the “Seekers” Youth Group at Good Shephard Church or through Facebook Go Fund Me. https://gofund.me/c8c344ba

Age 79, of West St. Paul, MN

Passed away peacefully on October 22, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Preceded in death by father Norman R. Gellerman and step-father Eugene F. Dunn Jr., mother, Virginia M. Dunn (Prayfrock), sister Judith (Gellerman) Furlong, brother in law Robert Feldkamp and niece Sondra Feldkamp; Survived by children: Jay (Molly), Kevin (Pati), Mark (Jessica); grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Matthew, Patrick, Zoe and Meagan; siblings: Susan (Tom) O’Connell, Patricia Dunn, Mary Jo Feldkamp, Margaret (David) Lacktorin, Eugene F. (Jamie) Dunn III, brother-in-law Charles (Sandi) Furlong; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.  Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 am Monday, October 30^th with visitation one hour prior, Lumen Christi Catholic Church, 2055 Bohland Ave., St. Paul and can be live streamed at https://lumenchristicc.org/mass-times.  Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

Norm was born on June 9, 1944, during WWII. His father, Norman, was killed in WWII on March 3, 1944. Because his father made the ultimate sacrifice, Norm never knew his biological father.  Upon his mother’s marriage to Eugene Dunn, he finally gained a father, and a loving, caring father at that. Norm grew up in St. Paul attending St. Mark’s Grade School. He attended and graduated from St. Thomas Academy in 1963. He went on to obtain his bachelor’s degree from The College of St. Thomas, when it was still an all-male campus.  In 1967, Norm enlisted in the Air Force as a commissioned officer. During his years in the Air Force he was stationed in Panama City, Florida, where he married Linda A. Smith.  On June 8, 1970, on the Air Force base in Panama City, he became a father to twins James and Kevin. Norm was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1971, having achieved the rank of Captain. Norm and family moved to St. Paul, MN, where they settled down for several years. On February 13, 1980, Norm became a father to his third son Mark. After building a new home themselves, Norm and Linda moved to Mendota Heights. Norm enjoyed the newly built third stall of his garage to house his precious white, 1967 Camaro convertible. Using his mechanical experience from the Air Force he overhauled that Camaro over several years.  When not tinkering with his Camaro, Norm studied and obtained his Masters of Business Administration from the College of St. Thomas. Norm also became a hockey, baseball and soccer dad. He immensely enjoyed watching his sons excel at their sports and attended every event he could. He became the equipment and gambling manager for the Mend-Eagan Athletic Association. Norm’s love for all things hockey led him to a position at Cunningham Sports, where in 2000, he assisted in producing the hockey jerseys for the very first season of the Minnesota Wild. Norm learned the business of jersey and sweatshirt lettering and decided to go into business for himself. He established Sports Lettering and began lettering jerseys and sweatshirts for many local high schools, community sports programs and adult leagues of all types. This work brought great joy to Norman as he remained involved in the local sports community. Norm eventually settled in West St. Paul and ran his business out of a local warehouse. Norm joyfully attended the weddings of his boys and welcomed his daughters-in law with great pride and love. As his grandchildren were born, he attended Baptisms, First Communions, sporting events of every kind, especially hockey, and even a dance recital or two. Norm was extremely proud of his family, which was clear by the many pictures he kept of them throughout his home. In 2022, Norm learned that he had stage four lung cancer that had metastasized to his vertebrae. He knew his days of sports lettering were coming to a close. He sold much of his business equipment and materials to a local man who was building up his own sports lettering business. Knowing that his machines and materials would continue to be used to produce jerseys and sweatshirts for local teams brought Norm some peace. After multiple trips to and stays in the V.A., Norm spent his final days at a hospice care facility in West St. Paul, where the staff kept Norm as comfortable as possible. Norm took his last breaths in the early morning of October 22, 2023. He was united once again with his mother and sister, and finally met his dad. Norm will be greatly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. Anyone wishing memorialize Norm can do so with a donation to the V.A. or to the American Cancer Society.

Age 91, of Inver Grove Heights

Died peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday October 21, 2023, at Lexington Pointe in Eagan.  A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 3400 Century Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55110, on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 11:30 am. Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Dorla is survived by her three daughters, Pam (Dan) Briese of Mankato, Dawn (Kerry) Meyer of Inver Grove Heights, and Kim (Steve) Garza Ray of Eagan.  Her grandchildren, Heidi (John) Bruckhoff, Valerie (Aaron) Meier, Emily (Kenden) Slattery, Hannah Garza, Rachel Garza, and Sam Garza; her great-grandchildren, Ashlee, Rylan, Kennedy, Addison, Mason, and Brynn.  Her siblings, Richard (Marlene) Paulsen and Cheri (Burt) Dubow.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Wagner; her parents, William and Beatrice Paulsen; her siblings, Donna Polos and Zelda Collins; and grandson, Benjamin Garza.

Dorla was a member of the St. Paul Women’s Bowling Association (WBA) for 50 years and served her fellow bowlers in numerous ways; she was inducted into the WBA Minnesota Hall of Fame in 2006. A special thank you to our family at Lexington Pointe, thank you for loving our mom.

Age 86 of Inver Grove Heights.

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on October 16, 2023.

Preceded in death by parents, Marguerite & Carl Carlson; brother, Kenneth Carlson. Survived by husband of 66 years, Wayne; children, Jannette (Rick) Chessnoe, David (Tom Kohls), Barbara (Robert) Lay, Thomas & Eric (Deborah); 5 grandchildren, Cassandra, Rob, Emma, Ava & Owen; 6 ½ great-grandchildren, Joseph, Maxxwell, Vivian, Niko, Silas, Theodore; sisters, Marlys (Jim) Kubik, Nancy Zachrison, Lynne Carlson, Jan (Richard) Smith; brother, Paul (Cheryl) Carlson; also many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.

Carol’s life revolved around her large family and her love of sewing and dolls. She was an expert seamstress with experience using foot pedal to computerized sewing machines and sewing everything from upholstery to clothing to Halloween costumes and historically accurate doll clothing. She was an honored 40-year charter member of “Minnesota Go-Fer Dollies”. She worked for Antie Clare’s doll hospital where she became an expert at doll repair. Eventually she started her own home business Carol’s Country Clinic repairing many new and antique dolls. She volunteered at the Minnesota Historical Society giving input and working on their doll collections. She was a long-time parishioner of Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights where she made many of the church’s banners.

Funeral Service 11 am Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7600 Cahill Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 10-11 am prior to the service at church. Private interment. Memorials preferred to MN Historical Society or American Heart Association.

Helen J. (Turkal) Schaller, 99, died peacefully in a family home on October 18, 2023. She was the last surviving sibling of 11 children. Helen was one of the first female nurse anesthetists in the country beginning in the mid-1940’s. She received her “on-the job” training in Detroit, spent a short time in Philadelphia, and then spent most of her career in Milwaukee at Columbia Hospital. Helen’s compassion and dedication as a nurse anesthetist were the cornerstones of her adult life.

After marrying in her early 50’s, she and her husband (Heinz) retired, splitting their time between Bessemer MI and Largo FL. Helen’s final years were spent in MN with many loving family members. Funeral services will be held in MN; burial will take place at a later date at Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the AANA Foundation (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists), to St. Sebastian Church, Bessemer, or to Starkey Hearing Foundation.

Helen, you have touched thousands of lives – family, friends, patients, and strangers. Your quiet lessons of compassion, resilience, patience, humor, courage, fortitude, and faith will always be a part of us and guide us.

Go With God (Idi sa Bogom)

Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 am Thursday, October 26^th, at the Church of the Assumption, 51 7^th St. W., St. Paul, MN and can be viewed via livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmJrO9YCzng. Visitation 9:30 am-10:00 am prior to Mass at the church.

Beloved Dad, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, and Friend

Formally of Coon Rapids, MN

Johnny passed away peacefully on October 18^th 2023 surrounded by his family.  Preceded in death by parents, Pauline and Michael Loy.  Survived by daughters, Melissa (Kevin) Dessart and Lisa (Anthony) Pearson; grandchildren, Paige (Dallas) Dorman, Ethan, Arianna, and Ciara Dessart; great-grandson, Everett Dorman.

Memorial Service 11 am Friday, October 27^th, with 10 am visitation at Roberts Funeral Home 8108 Barbara Avenue Inver Grove Heights.  Lunch to follow at Veteran’s Memorial Community Center.

William H. Weis, Sr. of Inver Grove Heights and formerly of Faribault, passed away on October 9, 2023, one day short of his 81st birthday.

He was born to Harvey and Helen Weis in Oronoco, MN on October 10, 1942.  After graduating from high school in Cannon Falls, Bill entered the Army and proudly served his country in Vietnam.  He married Kathy Zappa in 1968 and moved to Faribault where he was a barber for almost 40 years at the Plaza Barbershop.  He retired in 2006 and moved to Apple Valley and then to Inver Grove Heights.  Through the years he was active in Toastmasters, bowling leagues, softball teams, served as a Scout leader, sang in church choirs, was a member of the American Legion where he served as chaplain, and was a member of several other veteran groups.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, his daughter Barbara (Joe) Schwab and their children Taylor (John) Loos and their son Joseph “JJ”, Adrianna (Ryan) Hoover, Alexandra Schwab and Samantha Schwab; Bill (Amy) Weis Jr. and their son Nicholas; and Brian Weis and his son David.  He is also survived by sister Sally Jeffries, brother-in-law Tom (Terri) Zappa and sister-in-law Barbara (Jerry) Thompson; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by brother David “Torch” Weis; sisters Donna Lindahl (and her husband Marlowe) and Nancy Malloy; brothers-in-law Jeff Jeffries and Fr. James Zappa.

Private services will be held with interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Age 70 of Inver Grove Heights formerly of South St. Paul and Key Largo, FL.

Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 7, 2023. Preceded in death by parents, Paul and Theresa; brother, Mark (Buddy). Survived by loving wife, Corinne; children, Mary (John) Fisher, Paul John III, William, Theresa (Bernie) Jacobson & Martin (Catherine); grandchildren, Alicia, Matthew, Martina, Elle, Madeline, Sierra, Ava, Katlyn, Sebastian, Cecelia, Adelai, Lucienna; great-grandchildren, Waylon, Karl & Kaleb Kirill; siblings, Mike (Irma), Alice (Joe) Zamora, Dan (Rosanne); sister-in-law, Ana Triviski; also other family and many friends.

Paul owned and operated the Buckboard Saloon in South St. Paul, MN and Winners Bar in St. Paul, MN.

A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held Thursday, October 12^th from 4-7 pm at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights.