Born on 9/22/37 and passed away peacefully on 12/31/20.  He is survived by brothers, Frank, Joe, Jim, and sister, Barbara, as well as Gloria Stefani; two sons, Robert Zywiec and grandchildren, Nicole and Bobby; William Zywiec, wife, Michele, grandchildren, William and (Samantha), and granddaughter, Sarah (Chris) and two great grandchildren Lola and Vinny. Preceded in death by brother, Dick.  Bob is also survived by his companion, Judy Sandal and her children Laurie, Greg, Jay, Chris, and their children.

Bob was born in St Paul, MN and graduated from South St. Paul High School.  It was in So. St. Paul where he chose to live and raise his sons.  He was very involved in the SSP youth hockey program and enjoyed watching and coaching his sons. He frequented the Minnesota High School hockey tournament every year.

Bob started a family business venture, which took him back to his family roots in farming. He started Zywiec’s Garden Center in Cottage Grove, MN in 1982. This work allowed Bob to be creative, having customers frequently request that he, himself, build their planter of choice. Bob was a very quiet man with a work ethic like no other, which stayed with him until his final breath.  Planting and gardening was his greatest passion, you could see his love for his craft in the countless number of planters and hanging baskets that he created, which spread joy and happiness to those who sought his work. When the business started doing a haunted experience, Bob let his creativity shine through in different ways, helping create sets and even participating as a haunter.

Even with Bob’s declining health, he still chose to show up at the Garden Center day after day.  This was his happy place and his employees were his family.  His brother Frank and son Bill were critical in his care over the last year.  Their help and support will always be remembered and is very much appreciated.

A celebration of life will be held in Bob’s honor this spring at Zywiec’s Garden Center. God bless you Bob, we will miss you.

May 9, 1956 – December 26, 2020

Preceded in death by father, William R.; sisters, Cindy & Kim. Survived by loving wife, Karen; sons, Bill & Nick; daughter, Jill; step-children, Stephen & Alicia; mother, Joan; sister, Tammy; brother, Jerry; 7 grandchildren; also in-laws, nieces & nephews and many friends. Mass of Christian Burial 11 am Wednesday, January 6th, at the Church of St. Matthew, 510 Hall Ave., St. Paul. Visitation 10-11 AM prior to Mass at the church. Interment St. Patrick’s Church Cemetery, Inver Grove Heights.

Beloved Son, Brother, Father, & Grandfather

Age 65 of Endicott, NY (formerly of St. Paul, MN) passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2020. Preceded in death by father, Raymond. Survived by partner, Joan Boyer; mother, Roberta (Clifford) Stotz; son, Brett (Ashley); granddaughters, Harper and Riley Shelanski; sister, Carla Klawiter; niece, Kristin (Jonah) Rodriguez; great niece, Alexia Rodriguez, nephew, Chris Klawiter Jr.; and many other family and friends.

Marc was a kind and caring man who routinely put the needs of others before his own. He enjoyed helping others, whether it was friends or family, or even a stranger, and would go out of his way to do so. He had an outgoing personality and a delightful sense of humor, and he could strike up and carry on a conversation with anyone that he happened to encounter.

A funeral service will be held at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights, MN on Thursday, December 31^st at 2pm, with visitation beginning at 1pm. Burial and a graveside service will take place at General Lutheran Cemetery in South St. Paul, MN immediately following the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Marc’s name to the American Diabetes Association are preferred.

Age 87 of Inver Grove Heights, MN. Passed away on December 24, 2020. Preceded in death by husband, Jim. Survived by children, Mike, Bob, Sherri and Don; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Green Grandma and her cookies will be dearly missed by all.

A gathering will be held on Friday, January 1, 2021 from 1-3 pm with a time of sharing at 2 pm and can be viewed via Tribucast at: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/65316286

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.