Christianson, Gretchen

Age 67 of South Saint Paul Passed away February 14, 2020 surrounded by family. Preceded in death by parents Lloyd & Virginia; brothers Lloyd Jr., Jerome; & son Jeremy. Survived by husband David; children Alicia, Lindsay, Cassie & Luke; 7 grandkids; sisters Bonnie, Lee (Bob); & brother Scott (Danielle); sister-in-law Terri. Visitation Sunday, February 23rd, 12:00 pm; Funeral Service 1:00 pm; Gathering following the service, all at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7600 Cahill Ave. E., Inver Grove Heights.

Anderson, Lynn Marie (nee Mahowald)

Of Inver Grove Heights MN passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 19, 2020 at age 57. Survived by parents Raymond & Beverly Mahowald, husband Sanny Anderson, daughters Leah Anderson & Angela Hoque (and her children, Isaac, Tiara, Tyler, and Ryder), sister Jennifer (Paul) Kiminski and their children, Nick, Carly, and Luke, brother Mark (Rugare) Mahowald and their children Jonah, Ava, and Laura.Visitation 10-11 am with Funeral Service at 11 am Saturday, February 29^th at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights.

Kruse, Nancy

Age 79 of Inver Grove Heights, MN

Died Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on February 18, 2020. Preceded in death by her parents Cora and Leonard H. Larson and her loving husband, Cameron Kruse, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. The family grieves her loss, but they take comfort knowing that Cam and Nancy are together again.

Survived by her two children: Gregg (Cindy) Kruse of Savage, MN and Karen (Dale) Kruse Homolka of Jacksonville, IL. She will be dearly missed by her five grandchildren: McKenzie (Josh Gagne), Wyatt and Quinn Kruse; Nora and Sophie Homolka.

A Celebration of Life service will be on Monday, February 24 at 11 a.m. at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, 7160 So. Robert Trail, Inver Grove Heights, MN. Luncheon to follow. Visitation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Private interment at Acacia Park Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, Lutheran Social Services, or a charity of your choice.

Bickner, Kenneth Paul

Age 92 of Inver Grove Heights. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 18, 2020.

Preceded in death by first wife, Patricia; siblings, Margaret, Clarence, Helen & Duane.

Survived by loving wife Hisako “Gloria”; children, Allen (Janice), Vicky (Tim) Sveiven, Allen Strong, Roy Strong, Jeanie (Tim) Murray;

grandchildren, Jeremy (Tiffany), Jared (Megan), Lori Pat (Cody), Scott, Jason, Kelsey, Ashley & Jeana; many great-grandchildren; sisters Florence & Pauline; feline companion DC; many other friends and family.

Served in the US Army Air Force and was a volunteer firefighter in the IGH Fire Department. Retired after 40 years with the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad.

Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Tuesday, February 25^th at The Church of St. Patrick, 3535 East 72^nd St. IGH. Visitation one hour prior to Mass at the church from 9-10 AM. Burial Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Griggs, Chrisanne Claire

Age 68 Of Eagan, MN

Passed away on February 8, 2020. Private family service will be held.

Schaeffer, John W.

Age 85 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 9, 2020. Preceded in death by parents, John & Helen Schaeffer. Survived by loving wife of 65 years, Mary; sons, Dan (Denise) & John (Linda); daughter, Rosanne (Jim) Tursso; 7 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral Service 12 Noon Saturday, February 15^th, at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 10 AM-12 Noon prior to the service. Private Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

LaMone, Kenneth W.

Sept 2, 1923 – Feb 3, 2020

Ken was born and raised in Poplar WI. He raised his family in Superior and later in Inver Grove Hgts. MN. Many in the community may recall Ken as the manager of the Sherwin Williams store at Signal Hills and for his active involvement at Augustana Lutheran Church, Southview Country Club and the West St Paul Kiwanis Club. Ken married his high school sweetheart, Genevieve in 1944 while on leave from his Army Air Force duties as a B-29 radar operator. Their 59-year marriage blessed Ken and Gen with 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. After Gen’s death in 2003, Ken found love again with Margaret Mansur. They enjoyed 12 years of marriage which ended with Margaret’s passing in 2016. Ken is survived by his children, Janice (Donald) Schlichte, Richard (Maureen) LaMone, Corinne (Robert) Brown and James (Cheryl) LaMone; grandchildren, Ann Stiltjes, Barbara (Ben) Greuel, Ronald (Jennifer) LaMone, Laura (Mark) Weston, Justin (April) Brown, David Brown, Danielle (Zach) Pfister and James LaMone Jr; great-grandchildren, Abby, Molly and Zoey Stiltjes, Julia and Hannah LaMone, Olive, Xavier and Eliza Weston. In addition, Ken is survived by Margaret’s children, for whom he held a special fondness. Ken is pre-deceased by his parents, Erick LeMone and Sally Haack; wives, Genevieve and Margaret and his siblings, Lucille Kauzlaric, Molly Beckwith, Robert and Donald LeMone. Ken’s service has been postponed to a later date to be determined.

Nelson, Brian John

Age 55 of Inver Grove Heights

Passed away peacefully on February 2, 2020. Preceded in death by father, Wayne; grandparents. Survived by son, Mark (Cristie); grandsons, Mark & Anthony; mother, JoAnn; brothers, Greg (Rose) & Steven (Terri); also nieces, nephews, cousins & friends, Brian loved being outdoors, boating, fishing and spending time with his grandsons and his dog, Chance. Memorial Service 11 AM Saturday, February 8^th, at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, 3239 70^th St., Inver Grove Heights. Visitation 10-11 AM prior to the service.

Beller, Marian

Age 90 of South St. Paul, passed away on January 29, 2020. Preceded in death by husband, Lawrence. Survived by children, Ron, Judy Leith, Patty Lowrey (Pete K.), Lori (John) Williams, and Steve (Debby); special friend, Joe Beckers; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at Church of the Holy Trinity, 749 6^th Avenue South on Wednesday, February 5th at 11 am. Visitation at the church from 9-11. Interment Oakhill Cemetery.

Fritz, Arden J. “Buddy”

Age 63 of St. Paul passed away on January 29^th, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Preceded in death by his parents, Arden James Fritz and Brigitte Fritz York.

Survived by devoted wife Judy,

Step-children Christopher (Brandy) Timmons, Hillary (Jay) Tejeda, Matthew (Tammie) Bearth, Brian (Laura) Bearth

Grandchildren: Harper, Cody, Dylan, Jaxson, Alexis, and Easton; sister Barbara (Ron) Suiter; nephew Eric (Sheryl) Warner and also many loving family and friends.

Arden was God’s faithful servant beginning with attendance at St Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran School in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin through 8^th grade, to his membership and active participation at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights. Arden served for 6 years in the Coast Guard and reserves. He was an exceptional student at University of Texas at Arlington and Hamline University in St. Paul for law school. He was passionate about his career in the Twin Cities as a prosecutor and public defender, with his final role as chief legal counsel at the Minnesota Department of Health.

Memorial service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7600 Cahill Ave. E., Inver Grove Heights, on Saturday, February 8 at 11am. Visitation at the church from 10am until the time of service, and at the luncheon after the service. Private interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to Helping Paws Inc., American Cancer Society, Beaver Dam Scholarship Foundation.