All Obituaries

Curtis O. Stene (83) of Harrisonville, MO and formerly of Rosemount, MN born August 2, 1938 to Alfred and Alma Stene of Boyceville, WI died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Curt married his high school sweetheart Darla Mae Lerch, on July 11, 1959. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Alma, sister Arlys, brothers Daryl, Hugh, and Alfred Jr., infant son, and daughter Carrie. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife Darla and...

Funeral service details are pending.        Arrangements entrusted to SUMMIT Funeral & Cremation

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Donald Frank Binkowski of Apple Valley, died Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center in Minnesota. He was 77 years old. Don was born on October 24, 1943 in Chicago, IL to parents George and Esther. He enlisted in the Army in 1966, served in Korea in 1966, served in Vietnam as a welder in 1967-1968, and was honorably discharged in 1972. He was a decorated Vietnam vet, and achieved the rank of Sergeant. On December 31, 1971 Don married Irene Imbery at Fort Snelling in...

Wade Schmidt Sr., of West side Saint Paul, MN passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021.        Arrangements entrusted to SUMMIT Funeral & Cremation

 Mark Douglas Watson (68) of Lakeville, MN, went to be with His Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, October 2, 2021 and was buried Monday, October 4th.  After several years of struggling with respiratory and circulatory difficulties he is now in his eternal home with Jesus.  Though we will greatly miss him, we rejoice with him, and look forward with anticipation to God’s plan for each of our lives - and seeing “the passing of the baton” to the next...

She was a darling daughter, a selfless sister, a loyal friend and lover, and above all else, a mother who moved mountains. “Ma Ma, Grammy, Auntie, Fife,” Jennifer Ann Kostka, age 70, who loved “to the moon and back and then some,” died peacefully on October 1, 2021, in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota surrounded by family. Her tenderness, compassion, and humility, even in the face of stage IV triple-negative breast cancer, graced anyone and everyone she...

Patrick A. Cochrane of Apple Valley, MN, went to meet Jesus on September 29, 2021 at the age of 71.  Pat was born on July 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, MN. He was the sixth child of Kenneth and Regina Cochrane.  Pat attended Nativity Catholic School before graduating from Lincoln High School in Bloomington, MN. Pat was a popular and friendly guy; every one wanted to be his friend. He met Teresa (Terri) Amundson and they got married on February 18, 1972.  Pat and Terri happily...

Betty C. Kane, age 61, of Apple Valley, passed away at home surrounded by her loving children on September 22, 2021. She was born in Little Falls, MN on February 6, 1960, to Leander and Grace Wolf. Betty attended Upsala Area High School and then Dakota County Technical College to earn a degree in Graphic Design. Betty was a free spirit and was always up for an adventure. She enjoyed her gardens, taking walks in nature, and going on trips with her sisters.  She especially treasured...

Audiologist, author, activist, artist, and loving mother and grandmother, Eleanor "Elly" Ruth Wagner was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Sept. 17, 1941. Raised in Houston, PA, Elly graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois. In 1965, while registering voters in Montgomery AL, she attended a sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that inspired her lifelong activism. She worked tirelessly to make the world...