Obituaries

Jan 20, 2022

Carol Ann Rose (nee Weingartner) Rumple, age 72 of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 20, 2022.

Carol will be remembered as “The Queen of Newport”. She was loved by all her patrons at the bank and treated them like they were her own family. She was always there for people...

Jan 16, 2022

Eugene A. Pommerening, age 89 of Cottage Grove, passed away January 16, 2022.

Funeral service will be 11 am, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation one hour before.  Burial will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Woodbury at a later date.

Eugene was...

Jan 16, 2022

Angie Kunde Oney “Scrubbie Lady” age 88, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 16, 2022.

Preceded in death by husbands, Harold Kunde and Richard Oney; parents, Oscar and Alice Anderson; and six siblings. Survived by sons, David Kunde and Jeffery Sr. (Shelley) Kunde; grandchildren, Nicole, Michael, Jeffery Jr., and Marissa; and ex-daughters-in-law,...

Jan 15, 2022

Emily Wolterstorff (nee McHattie) died on January 15, 2022 at the age of 97.

Visitation will be 4-7 pm, Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove.  Memorial service will be 4 pm, Friday, January 21, 2022 at The Grove, 7465 Steepleview Road, Woodbury, with visitation hour one prior to the...

Jan 14, 2022

Phyllis L. Hansen, of Little Canada, passed away on her birthday, January 14, 2022 at the age of 87.

Memorial service will be 11 am, Monday, January 31, 2022, at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 9979 – 80th Street S, Cottage Grove with lunch following.

Phyllis was born January 14, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Raymond...

Jan 14, 2022

Carol (McKenzie) Lawrence, our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on January 14, 2022 at the age of 84 while surrounded by her five children.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 920 Holley Ave., St. Paul Park with visitation starting at 9 am until...

Jan 13, 2022

Earl James Liberko, age 88 of Cottage Grove, went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2022.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday, April 4, 2022 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 920 Holley Ave., St. Paul Park, MN, 55071 with visitation one hour prior.  Burial will be at Cottage Grove Cemetery.

Jan 13, 2022

Dale Andrew Benson, age 44 of Coon Rapids MN, passed away January 13, 2022.

Remembrance celebration will be Sunday, January 23, 2022 – please contact the family for more information.

Born & raised in Cottage Grove, Dale enjoyed playing football, wrestling & meeting his high school sweetheart, Marcy. They both graduated from Park High School...

Jan 8, 2022

Henry G. Sullwold, age 66, of Cottage Grove, originally from Lake Elmo, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 8, 2022.

Preceded in death by parents, Gilbert and Viola; and in-laws, Frank and Harriet Stemig. Survived by loving wife of 43 years, Suzanne; children, Jason, Jakob (Nicole Smith), and Heather (Brian Ferkingstad); grandchildren, Alexis, Ashlyn, Gabe, Noah, Nina,...

Jan 7, 2022

Elizabeth Josephs-Svedin, age 70 of Cottage Grove, passed away January 7th, 2022.

Both visitation 10am and mass 11am will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 1138 Seminole Ave West St. Paul, MN, Tuesday January 18th, 2022.

Luncheon will be held after at The University Club St. Paul located at 420 Summit Ave St. Paul, MN 55102....

Jan 3, 2022

Sally A. Knick

Age 82, Longtime Westsider

Preceded in death by loving husband, Gary; and sister, Rose Garcia. Survived by children, Char, Chris (Angel), and Carrie; grandsons, Gary (Mimi) and Tristan; chosen family, Red and Betty Olesen, Mark and Terri Bougie, Sandy Pignato; and many other wonderful family and friends.

She had so...

Jan 3, 2022

Sheryl Holly Duff, age 65, of St. Paul, formerly of Cottage Grove, was called to heaven on Monday, January 3, 2022 and went to Jesus’ side.

Preceded in death by parents, Howard and Dorothy Stenzel; and brother, Steve Stenzel. Survived by devoted husband of 28 years, Dennis; children, Elizabeth (John) Miller and Isaiah; brothers, Paul (Susan) Stenzel...

Jan 3, 2022

Jennifer Miller, age 44 of St. Paul, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2022.

Memorial service will be 2 pm, Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th Street S., Cottage Grove with visitation starting at 12:00 pm until the time of service.

Jennifer Carol Miller was born May 4, 1977 in St....

Jan 1, 2022

Jim Bonfig, age 73, of Cottage Grove, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday, January 1, 2022.

Preceded in death by wife, Linda; parents, Ed and Marion. Survived by son, Phillip Elwood; stepdaughter, Rhonda Marino; step-grandchildren, Savannah and Anthony Marino; brother, Brian (Connie); sister, Mary (Bill) Doherty; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jim is also survived by...

Dec 31, 2021

Elaine Louise (Tjaden) Nelson passed away peacefully on December 31, 2021, in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, at the age of 94.

Elaine was born on October 9, 1927, and grew up the tenth of eleven children in Fergus Falls, MN.  After graduation from high school she worked for several years at a dental lab.  On Feb. 22, 1949,...

Dec 29, 2021

Rosemarie Agnes Wolff Polzin, age 91, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2021. She was born in Clara City and raised in Benson, MN by William and Mary Stutelberg along with her five siblings. ‘Rosie’ was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She married Gordon Wolff in 1959 and raised four children at their...

Dec 29, 2021

Danny Brian Griffin, age 62 of St. Paul, formerly of Cottage Grove, passed away Dec. 29, 2021.

He is preceded in death by his parents Patrick and Shirlee and sister Colleen. He is survived by his son Tom Griffin Borsch; siblings Maureen, Pat (Lani), Terri (Jim), Tom (Dawn), Kathy (Bob); brother-in-law Marty Dobbs and many loving nieces...

Dec 27, 2021

Timothy L. Gjerdahl, age 57, of St. Paul died on Monday, December 27, 2021.

Preceded in death by brother, Scott. Survived by his three children, Doug, Angela, and Becca; mother, Rosalie (Raymond) Justison.

Cemetery Memorial for Tim will be held at noon on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Pinewood Cemetery, Crosslake, MN. A luncheon...