Age 93 of Inver Grove Heights.

Passed away peacefully on September 15, 2024. Preceded in death by parents, Oscar & Edith; sister, Bernice Delamater. Survived by loving wife of 69 years, JoAnn; son, Steve (Mayme); daughters, Sandy Heinz & Sheila (Andy) Pierucki; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; also other family & friends.

Alden was raised on a farm in northern Minnesota.  He delighted in figuring out how things worked and found it satisfying to repair them if needed.  He enjoyed recounting life on the farm.  Alden relished the outdoors; gardening; mowing the lawn and watching the wildlife.  He especially loved family get-togethers for holidays and birthday parties.  Alden served in the army in Korea during the war.

Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 pm Friday, October 18^th with a 6:00 pm Service at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights.  Private interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Age 81 of Inver Grove Heights,

Passed away peacefully, on September 9, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lucille and Harold Pike and brother, Donald Pike. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley Pike; son, Gary (Carrie) Pike; daughters, Karla Ehlers, Darlene Pike and Rachel Johnson; grandchildren; Claire (Nick) Zemke, Ryan (Maggie) Pike, Kirsten (Kevin) Durant; Carter, Gavin, Preston, and Hudson Ehlers; Peyton and Lauren Pike; his ten great grandchildren; and sister, Cecilia Pike.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00-7:00 pm with a Memorial Service to begin at 6:30 pm on Friday, October 11^th, at Roberts Funeral & Cremation Chapel, 8108 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights, MN.

Age 75 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away on September 23^rd, 2024, surrounded by her children. Preceded in death by husband, Rick; brothers, Jack and Michael O’Brien; niece, Carrie Pietruszewski. She is survived by sons, James & Ryan (Shari); daughter, Linsey (Matt) Schepers; grandchildren, Brody, Reed, Briella, Liam & Rory; loving sister, Kathie Fleming sisters-in-law, Darlene (George) Kappes & Colleen O’Brien; brother-in-law, Glen (Lori) Anderson; also many other nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 3^rd, at Roberts Funeral Home 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Graveside service 11:00 am, Friday, October 4^th, at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights.

Age 73 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away on September 19, 2024. Preceded in death by parents, Kenneth & Adeline; brother, Gerald. Survived by loving wife and caregiver, Mary Bade; faithful pet, Bear; in-laws, Richard & Patricia Bade; sisters-in-law & brothers-in-law, Julie (Greg) Anderson, Tom (Bridget) Bade, Jeanne (Bill) Watson, & Ann (Jeff) Millerbernd; also nieces, nephews & friends.

Chief was a US Army Vietnam War Veteran. He worked for over 34 years at Andersen Windows. He was an avid hunter, a huge Vikings & Twins fan, and loved to ride his Harley.

A Gathering of Family & Friends will be held 4-7 pm with a Time of Sharing at 6 pm Tuesday, October 1^st at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights. Interment 9:45 am Wednesday October 2^nd at Fort Snelling National Cemetery (Assembly Lane #2). In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to the Vietnam Veterans of America https://vva.org/.

Age 95 of Lilydale, MN.

Passed away peacefully on September 13, 2024.

Born December 27, 1928, in Minneapolis to Werner and Ida (Schwartz) Hesse, Warren was raised in St. Paul and graduated from Monroe High School in 1946. Warren worked as a welder before being drafted into the Army in 1950 and completed his basic training at Fort Baker in San Francisco. As a member of the 551^st Engineer Base Survey Co., he helped conduct geological surveys in the Alaskan wilderness. After the Army, Warren passed the civil service exam and began a long career with the US Postal Service, working the mail car on regional trains (he loved trains) and eventually working at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport and retiring in 1989. Warren also held concurrent part-time jobs:  as a Met Center parking lot attendant in Bloomington and school bus driver. He was a long-time resident of South St. Paul and resided in Lilydale the last 8 years. Throughout his life, Warren enjoyed the Twin Cities, driving to places near and far, caring for people and pets, following Minnesota sports teams, and tracking news and politics. He was friendly, talkative, and always had a smile and greeting for those he came in contact with. Warren was very devoted and loyal to his family and friends and will be greatly missed.

Warren is preceded in death by his parents, brother Lowell, sister Lucille Anderson, and loving long-time sweetheart Connie Martinez.

Warren is survived by nephews Mark Hesse (Lori) and John Hesse, and grandnephews Elliott and Max. Warren is also survived by Connie’s loving family including daughter Renee and son Kurt; grandchildren Todd (Kris), Tamara (Mike), Chad, Anna-Marie (Wade); as well as the kids in the family, who will miss their “Grandpa Warren.”

The family thanks the staff at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury for their compassionate care.

Graveside Service 11 am Saturday, November 9^th at Elmhurst Cemetery, 1510 Dale St. N., St. Paul.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Animal Humane Society. https://www.animalhumanesociety.org

Age 67 of Eagan

Passed away September 8, 2024. Survived by husband, Tom; brothers, David (Mary) & Kelly Swain. Memorial Service 10:00 am Saturday, September 28^th, at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 9:00 am-10:00 am prior to the service. Interment General Lutheran Cemetery.

Age 82 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully at Ecumen Hospice in North Branch, on September 16th, 2024. Preceded in death by parents, Russ & Esther Waldo and wife, Jacqueline.

Survived by brother, Mark; sons, Tony (Lisa) & Todd (Amy); grandchildren, Brandon (Elizabeth), Taylor (Blake), Grace & Jack; also many other relatives & friends. Gathering of Family & Friends 4:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday, October 10th, Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Private family interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred.

Born Sept. 5^th, 1939 in Redwood Falls, MN to Hans and Eunice Miller. He graduated from Hector High School in 1957 and entered the US Navy that fall and served 3 years. In 1961 he married his high school sweetheart, Patty. They had one son, Todd. Jack started in sales with Patterson Dental Supply, a few years later he was hired by 3M to sell magnetic tape, where he worked for 35 years.

Funeral Service 7:00 pm Thursday, September 19^th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights with visitation 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the service.  Interment 1:00 pm Friday, September 20^th at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Age 70 of South St. Paul

Passed away, peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sept 5, 2024. Preceded in death by wife, Debra; grandson, Taylor; parents, James and Bernice; brothers, Theodore and Thomas; trusted companion, Rusty. Survived by sons, Jeffrey (Jill) and Dereck (Savannah); grandchildren, Maddie, Owen, Dylan, Ashlyn, JennaLee, Norah, Caleb and Chandler; siblings, Gloria (John), Kenneth (Cassie), James (Karen), Lynette (Frank); sister-in-law, Shelly; also, other loved ones and friends.

Jerry greatly enjoyed quality time spent with his children and grandchildren that he so deeply loved, taking in the beautiful rich sunsets on Dead Lake, outings and meals with his friends, and he put his clever mind to work, often engaging in various projects at any given time – you could easily say he never truly retired. Jerry was a devoted Papa and mentor to his grandkids and went out of his way to lend a helping hand or to teach the kids how to take on new tasks and ensure they learned how to do it right. He had a great appreciation for engines and how they ran, ATV’s, watercrafts, vintage cars and reminiscing about his pastime passion of boat racing. In passing, Jerry was eager to reunite with the love of his life, his late wife, Debra, whom he was married to for over 40 years and his trusty little buddy, their pup named Rusty. Visitation 5:00-7:00 pm Tuesday, September 17th, at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave. Inver Grove Heights. Funeral service 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 18th, with a visitation from 10:00-11:00 am prior to the service also at the funeral home. Memorials preferred to Our Lady of Peace Hospice Home.

Age 91 of South St. Paul.

Passed peacefully surrounded by family, on September 7^th, 2024.  Preceded in death by wife, Lavonne; parents; brother, Brian. Survived by children, Steven (Mary) Bloom, Kenneth Bloom, Karen (David) Palodichuk, Robert (Michelle Miller) Kopp, Michele Kopp; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Welton (Sandra) Kopp; sister, Judy (Doug) Jordan; special friend, Norma Fusco; also nieces, nephews, other family & many friends.

Wilbur was a Korean War combat veteran. Visitation 4:00-7:00 pm Wednesday, Sept. 25^th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Funeral Service 11:00 am Thursday, Sept. 26^th at Hamline Church United Methodist, 1514 Englewood Ave., St. Paul and can be livestreamed at https://www.hamlinechurch.org/worship/live-stream/ a luncheon will follow. Visitation also 10:00-11:00 am prior to the service. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Hts. Memorials preferred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.