All Obituaries

Saumer, Betty L. (Williams) Betty L. (Williams) Saumer age 89 of Shoreview, passed peacefully on April 30th, 2024 at home surrounded by family. Visitation to be held on Tuesday May 7th at 1:00 p.m. at Roseville Memorial Chapel, 2245 Hamline Ave N, St Paul, MN 55113 with service to follow at 2:00 p.m. Celebration of Life and interment at Fort Snelling to be scheduled at a later date. Betty (Williams) Saumer was the 17th child of 21 children born to William Alvin Williams and Margaret Emma...

Joyce Cassidy  Born April 22, 1936 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Passed away peacefully on April 30 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Preceded in death by husband Gene Cassidy, parents Majorie and Byron Besh, and sister-in-law Janet Besh. Survived by brother Bruce Besh, nephews Kirk (Cathy) Besh and Ryan (Michelle) Besh and their children and grandchildren, step children Michael Cassidy, Pat (Dan) Schleichert, Sheila (Jerry) Deyo, and Lesley (Brad) Parker and many beloved step...

Ludgate, James Kenneth “Ken” Age 86 of Minneapolis, passed away peacefully at home April 30, 2024 with his wife by his side. He retired from The Toro Company after more than 20 years. He enjoyed pitching horseshoes and was an accomplished bowler; achieving the ultimate perfect game. Ken was known for his kindness, generosity and quick wit. To Ken summer meant going to County Fairs with his wife to get into shape for their annual pilgrimage to The Minnesota State Fair with the...

Waldorf Pamela “Pam” Age 67 of St. Paul Passed away at home on April 29th, 2024 Pam graduated from Derham Hall, and earned her degree from the College of St. Catherine. She was a longtime teacher for the Catholic school system, educating many years of kindergarten pupils. She most recently spent her working years as an administrator for public housing. Pam had a lifelong love for horses and earned quite a few awards in dressage competitions. When she wasn’t teaching or...

Huspeni, Michael John, age 57, passed away on April 25. Beloved son of Terrance and Mary. Survived by brothers John (Meredith), David, Patrick (Dawn) and sister Molly. Nephews Nate and Jaxon, nieces Rachel, Annabel, Laurel (Connor), and Olivia, great-nieces Rori and Isla. Mike graduated from Highland Park Senior High in 1985, attended the University of MN, and earned a degree from NEI (now Dunwoody). He worked at Lund’s, was an air traffic controller with the FAA, and worked at...

Michael J. "Mike" Leary, age 84, of Burnsville, MN passed away peacefully on April 23, 2024 surrounded by his family. Born August 10, 1939 in St. Paul, MN to John and Mary Flaig Leary. He is survived by his loving wife Theresa “Nonnie” (Jurkovich), four children Dan (Katie and children Anna, Ryan, Rose, Noah, Finn), David (Lisa and children Paige, Brynn, Blake), Martha Leo (Frank and daughters Meredith and Sydney) and Mary Abiadal (Steve and sons George, Marko and...

George Phillip Steinhauer passed away peacefully on April 21, 2024 at a care facility in West St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of 84. He is preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Cynthia Knott Steinhauer, and their infant son Karl Philip Steinhauer. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Ed (Ted) and Suzanne Steinhauer, grandsons Henry, Frank, and Joseph Steinhauer, sisters Priscilla Steinhauer and Susan Steinhauer, and six nieces and nephews.  George was born in Wilkes Barre,...

Noy Phleum Age 83 of St. Paul Passed away peacefully April 21st, 2024   Noy was born on June 3, 1940 in Battambang Province, Cambodia. She grew up and lived a majority of her life in Svay Chek, a district of Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Noy went on to have a family that she raised in Rural Cambodia until Spring of 1975, when the Cambodian Genocide began. During her time in Svay Chek, Noy and her family farmed rice, grew fruits, vegetables, and herbs, and also raised cattle...

Oliver "Ollie" Michael Wold, age 8, of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Oliver’s life will be celebrated on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Woodbury Lutheran Church, 7380 Afton Road, Woodbury, MN 55125. There will be a visitation from 2pm to 4 pm, with the service starting at 4pm and can be viewed here, funeral.wlc.church. There will be a dessert reception immediately following the service. The family encourages everyone to dress casual and wear...

Richard ”Rick” Adrien LaVerdiere, of Afton MN; age 76, passed away April 20, 2024 at the Pillars Hospice, Oakdale, MN of Lewy Body Dementia . Rick is survived by his loving wife Lisa, his dear sons Christophe and Michel and daughter in law Victoria, all of Seattle-Tacoma and sisters Claire (Bruce) Beaulieu and Pauline (Ric) Blair of Maine, his former wife Linda and the mother of his sons, his beloved  grandchildren Adrien, Jason, Grace and Olivette, his mother and father in...