Age 85

Passed away peacefully on December 24, 2020. Preceded in death by parents, siblings and nieces. Survived by wife, Maxine; children, Barb Reckinger (Mike), Beth Reckinger (Mark), Bonnie Olson (Allan), Steve (Chris); many grandchildren & great-grandchildren; siblings, Norma Roszak (Tim) & Frank (Peggy). Gordy was a wonderful family man. He drove truck for Lehman Transport for many years. Gordy would do anything for you and despite his many medical issues he always remained positive. We will miss him dearly. A Celebration of his life will be held at a later date. View live stream Tribucast  at https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/95001259x

Age 50 of South St. Paul 

Began his journey to the spirit world on Dec. 23, 2020. He is met in the spirit world by his father, Gerald (Step-Mother Lou); Step-Father, Bill Carmody; Mother of his children, Jane Oliver; Grandparents and other relatives. Survived by daughter, Amy Oliver; son, James E. Anderson; mother, Janice Carmody; sister, Geraldine (Lawrence) Lusty; grandchildren, Isaiah, Aiden & Adrian; also many nieces, nephews, other family and friends. James took a lot of pride in being a Father and Grandfather and was the king of Dad Jokes. He enjoyed the blues and watching UFC. Honorary pallbearers are Justin Schwingle, Lonnie Finke, Trey Townsend, John Markgraf, Tonya Norcross and Matthew Hess. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 3-6 Wednesday, December 30^th, with a Ceremony and Time of Sharing beginning at 6 PM at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Memorials preferred.

Age 83, passed away December 11, 2020.

Beloved wife of Richard B. Carley; loving step-daughter of Marry Barron; beloved mother of Debra (Jim) Cascalenda and Darcy (Steve) Sarantos; loving grandmother of Christopher, Jay, Jessica, David, Anthony, Nicholas, Alexandra and Michael. Along with many great grandchildren that she cherished. Preceded in death by parents, Abbott and Bette (Marshall) Barron. Dodee touched the lives and hearts of so many, she was loved by all and will be dearly missed. Service to be announced. Internment Ft. Snelling. Condolences: https://www.lbbc.org/ Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Age 73 of Minneapolis

Don passed away on December 21, 2020.  He is preceded in death by parents, George and Lillian and brother-in-law Lawrence Windingstad Jr.

Don is survived by:

His beloved cat- Plouffe

Daughters- Coreen Kulvich and Kimberly Kulvich

Four grandchildren

Brother- Robert (Joyce) Kulvich

Sister- Mary Windingstad

Nieces- Lisa (Jerry) Snyder, Susan (Matt) Schweitzer, Anne (Jesse) Meyer

Nephews- Lawrence (Pam) Windingstad III, Tony (Brigitte) Windingstad, Shawn (Chad) VanCurler, David (Mollie) Knowles

And many beloved great-nieces, great-nephews and cherished friends

A private burial with military honors will occur at Fort Snelling cemetery on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 11:30 am.  The Ceremonies can be viewed via live tribucast at https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/10102156

If you knew Don, you knew he was the life of the party.  During his life he expressed a desire for his life to be celebrated, not mourned.  We are honoring his wishes and will be planning a Celebration of Don’s Life when it is safer to do so.

Bronislawa Aniela Gemza Roberts

“A lucky, blessed lady”

Age 92.  Passed away on December 16, 2020 due to complications of COVID.  Preceded in death by husband, Bernard; parents, Joseph and Albina; brothers, Joseph and Thomas; son in law David Schuler.

Survived by children, Carolyn, Jeanette Schuler, Charles (Nancy), Julianne Jolly, Laura (Joseph) Fruci, Kathleen, and Terese (Richard) Ruzsa; 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren:  Natalie Schuler; Nathan Schuler, Nicco; Lucas Schuler (fiancé Rebecca Rosario), Ayden, Maddie, Soren, Lucien; Nova (Trevor) Wightman, Sati, Hazel; Adam (Beth) Roberts, Xavier, Penelope; Andy (Sandy) Roberts, Benjamin, Lilianna, Riley, Ellie Mae; Daniel (Kari) Jolly, Colin; Chris (fiancé Paloma Almada), Johan; Lindsay (Paul Allen) Jolly, Brock, Lily, Morgan; Abbey (David) Mickaili, Sienna, Sophia; Angelo Fruci (fiancé Ali Schneider), Elena Fruci (Al) Arslan, Great-Grand #21 due in April;  Jake (Laura) Ruzsa; Alex (Kathy) Ruzsa, Joseph; Katherine Ruzsa (Myles) Gorham; Isaiah. Also survived by dear sister, Marie Nordby; lifelong friend, Phyllis Heinrich; special friend, Ken Beaurline; many in-laws, nieces and nephews; and many friends & neighbors.

Bernice loved God, family and country. She was proud of her Polish heritage and loved dancing the Polka with her red-headed Italian husband.  She loved spending time with her family and volunteering at church, where she was a member of the Ste. Anne’s CCW. She was an amazing role-model. As an actively-involved mother of seven, she still found time to work, bowl, golf, & play bocce.  She heartily participated in many outings, TGIF’s & Bernie’s spaghetti dinners with her work family from Little Canada Elementary School and loved monthly card games with the Roberts’ family.  She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved Jesus and Mary and lived out her faith by caring for others.

Bernice’s family would like to thank the staff of Cerenity Care Center in White Bear Lake for the loving physical and spiritual care they gave to our mother.   We continue to pray for all caregivers.

Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, at St. John’s of Little Canada, 380 Little Canada Road, Little Canada MN with Visitation beforehand starting at 10:00 a.m.   Internment at St. John’s Cemetery following Mass.  Social distancing practiced and facial masks are required.   The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed and can be found at St. John’s Facebook page:  www.sjolc.org,  click “F” in upper right-hand corner.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials preferred to St. John’s of Little Canada or Donor’s choice.

“MOMisms” by Bernice Roberts

 Shit.   Damn.  Double Darn.  Oh Dear.

 I feel for you, but I can’t reach.

 If you don’t behave, I’m going to flush you down the toilet.

 Asshole….with affection.

 Only a face a mother could love, and she’d have to be blind.

 That really puckers my cooloe.

 You make me so mad, I could kick you in the slats!

That’s a load of crap.

Ack da leber, bona parelli, double darn (anyone know how to spell this?)

Lovely curmudgeon

When punishing one of us, she would say “I had to bear the cross of raising you, so I insist you do this now (whatever the punishment was).”

Donna Jean Aszmann of Cromwell, MN and Fort Meade, FL,  passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the age of 84 from complications of a stroke.  She was born in St. Paul, MN, on August 8, 1936 to Nicolas and Eunice Kasel.  She will always be missed, remembered, and loved by her husband of 64 years Kenneth; children Deborah (Michael) Widstrom, Robert Aszmann, Janine Aszmann, Patrick (Paula) Aszmann, Anthony (Kelle) Aszmann; nine grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.  Also survived by her loving sister Diane (Gerald) Meszaros; sisters-in-law Carol Alvorson and Linda (Roger) Reid and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

Donna grew up in South St. Paul where she met the love of her life, Kenneth.  They were married on October 6, 1956.  After Kenneth’s stint in the Navy while stationed in Norfolk, VA, they briefly returned to South St. Paul before moving their young family to Eagan, MN, where they resided until retiring to Cromwell and Fort Meade in 1997.

Donna loved cooking and baking, gardening and canning, and passed those passions and skills on to the next generations.  She made sure her granddaughters knew “how much salt to put in the crock of sauerkraut.”  Her main focus in life were her husband and family and therefore loved and enjoyed the many, many family gatherings that were held over the years.  She would sit with a big smile on her face and watch the chaos unfold around her as only a large family can produce.  Bingo and golfing were favorite pastimes because they were spent with family and friends.  Most that met her, loved her as she almost never had a cross word for anyone.  She was the rock that the family leaned on and the glue that kept them together.   We will remember her forever for her quiet gentleness and loving spirit.

A family visitation will be held from 12 noon to 1pm with service following at 1 pm on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights, MN.  Due to COVID restrictions and concerns for the health and safety of family and friends, please know that attendance while welcome, is unnecessary, though thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.  Private interment at Acacia Park Cemetery in Mendota Heights, MN.

*Updated Service Information

Visitation on Sunday, December 20, 2020 from 4-7 pm

Funeral Service on Monday, December 21, 2020 1 pm

Both events at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., IGH.

Due to current Covid restrictions, capacity is limited to 75 people inside of gathering area at one time. Mask wearing and social distancing will be observed, thank you.

Age 59, of Inver Grove Heights

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Jeff Luedke on December 10, 2020. He fought pancreatic cancer with dignity and courage, but lost his battle one day after his 59^thbirthday at home surrounded by his wife and children. 

Jeff married his loving wife, Amy, in 2002 and together raised sons, Jayar (16), Travis (14) and Alexander Trembley (Lauren). Jeff graduated from Bloomington Lincoln High School in 1980, then served in the United States Marine Corp from 1980-1984. Since 2005, Jeff had worked at the Public Works Department, City of Newport. Jeff was a kind, stoic, and deliberate man who took his time to get things right the FIRST time. He was loved by many. The family would like to thank the Public Works Department, City of Newport, for orchestrating a drive-by parade for his birthday; Ron Patterson, who helped Jeff daily with various projects; the IGH hockey family; and Jerry Grob and Mike Anderson who called him almost every day to lift his spirits. 

Jeff is also survived by his mother, Claudia Ferrer; stepfather, George Hernandez; brothers, Roger (Marina), Craig (Joan); sister, Elise (John) McGuire; nieces, Brooke, Blair, Addison, and Grace; nephews, Michael and Shane. Additionally, Jeff had a large nuclear family, many friends and was cherished by all for his kind, generous and loving nature. Details for a gathering and private funeral on his Caring Bridge Site at www.caringbridge.org/visit/jeffluedke.com. Please join us for the service virtually at https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/16976123

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Luedke Family.  

Age 85, Died December 9, 2020

Preceded in death by parents, Leo and Anna Schuh; siblings, Robert Schuh, Raymond Schuh, Mona Nagel, Dale Schuh; children, Deborah Seidling, Suzanne Wallace, Ronald Schuh, Timothy Schuh; granddaughter, Nicole Wallace.  Survived by wife, Joy; siblings, George and Rosemary; children, Tonie (Arnie) Anderson, Joe (Terry) Schuh, Bobbie (Chris) Short, Julie (Bill) Zellmer; stepchildren, Troy (Kristi) Ordorff, Jenny (Jesse) Parsons, Bryan (Beth) Ordorff; 36 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren. He loved dancing to his 80’s rock & roll.  He evangelized many through his strong faith. His humor and kindness will be missed by many. Please keep Chuck and our family in your prayers. We are so grateful to God for Jesus and his Divine Mercy. Private family visitation will be held at Roberts Funeral Home on December 17^th, the Funeral Mass will be held at St. Augustine’s Church in South St. Paul on December 17^th, at 11:30am. Private Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery to follow.

Age 72 of Inver Grove Heights, formerly of South St. Paul.

Passed away on December 6, 2020. Preceded in death by parents, Floyd & Harriet; brothers, Tom & Greg. Survived by loving children, Heather (Jeff), Tom (Kathleen) & Bryan (Mary) and their mother, Gail; also many other family and friends. Bruce had an energetic and charismatic personality that deeply affected all of his family and friends. His uplifting spirit is carried on in the legacy of his children and to those whose lives he touched. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 4-7 PM Saturday, December 12^th, with a time of sharing beginning at 6 PM at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights.

Age 79 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully on December 7, 2020. Preceded in death by parents & siblings. Survived by nieces, nephews and his friends at Careco Home. Funeral Service 11 AM Saturday, December 12^th, at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 10-11 AM prior to the service. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to the family.