All Obituaries

Carol Mortensen Vikstrom, age 69 of Elk River, MN died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at J.A. Wedum Hospice in Brooklyn Park. Carol was born August 25, 1950 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.  She grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from Robbinsdale High School.  Carol attended Golden Valley Lutheran College and went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Physical Therapy. Carol spent most of her career working with infants and pre-school children with physical...

Schneider, Claire A. age 85, passed away August 3, 2020 peacefully at Guardian Angels in Elk River, MN.  Born March 15, 1935 in Birch Creek Township in Pine Co. MN to Alfred and Doris Barto.  They moved to Hinckley, MN throughout her high school years and then moved to Minneapolis where she met and married Lloyd W. Schneider from Hinckley, MN.  They lived in Bloomington, St. Paul and Anoka before settling down in Elk River, MN the rest of their married years.  Preceded in...

Richard Louis Martineau of Zimmerman, lost his battle with cancer on August 1, 2020 at the age of 71. Rick graduated from Elk River High School in 1967. He served in Vietnam in 1969. Rick enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He worked at FMC as a machinist and Sharber & Sons as a mechanic.  He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Karen; Children Jody, James and John; Grandchildren Parker, Kailey, Conner, Jamison, Brooklyn and Jaden; Siblings Mary, Pat, Joyce and...

Age 90, of Elk River.  Passed away on July 30, 2020.  Esther was born on December 3, 1929, to George and Gay Scheuer, in Sturgis, S.D. She was united in marriage to Marvin Johnson on May 31, 1974 in Watertown, S.D. Marvin and Esther resided in Anoka, MN, both working at Federal Cartridge Corporation for many years, retiring in the 1990’s.   Esther loved traveling, music, the outdoors and spending time with her family. She is remembered as a loving and devoted spouse,...

Age 22, of Zimmerman.  Passed away on July 28, 2020. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, “Papa” John Bowar and Arvid and Darlene Dallmann. Alexa was smart, talented, beautiful inside and out. She was stubborn, sassy, a loving daughter, sister, aunt, a godmother and a friend. Alexa was a free spirit who was always unapologetically herself, she was passionate about her family, friends, animals and always making sure her makeup was on point. Alexa was always up for...

Sadly, Kay passed away on Sunday , July 26th 2020  at North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis near her home and family in the Twin Cities Area. She was 84 years of age. Kay was born to Albin and Cecilia Marquart (Powers) on Friday, November 8th 1935 in Fargo ND.  A mischievous child at times, she graduated from Scared Heart Academy and went on to study at NDSU whereupon she earned a degree in Pharmacy. Relocating to the Twin Cities she worked as a pharmacist for many years, met...

Age 62, of Ramsey.  Passed away on July 25, 2020 at his home.  He is preceded in death by his grandparents; parents, Alden and Shirley Scheer. Bill is survived by his wife of 36 years, Linda; children, Daniel (Sheila) Heiss and Marcie Heiss (Travis); grandchildren, Tyler, Jaydynn, Presten and Carsen; cousins and friends. Services are being planned for a later date.

Holland, Robert (Bob) James (79) of Elk River, MN, passed away peacefully at his home on 7/25/2020. Bob was born in Austin, MN, to Stanford and Edna Holland in January 1941.  He was raised on the farm in Brownsdale, MN.  He graduated from Concordia Academy in 1959 and Concordia College in St. Paul in 1961. Bob worked in finance at Case Company and retired in 1995 after 30 years. Bob and his wife of 38 years, Patricia (Pat), retired to the Brainerd/Baxter area for many...

Hortian, Jared Ray, age 52 of Elk River, MN. Survived by wife, Rachael; daughters, Jessica, Brooke and Nikki. Memorial service Saturday, August 1, 2020 2 PM at  Dare’s Funeral Home 805 Main St. NW Elk River, MN. with visitation 1 hour prior to service.     The service will be streamed on Zoom.US starting just before 2:00PM. Meeting ID: 640 128 0871 Password:  010722

 Rasmusson Kenton Shane age 57 of Elk River, Minnesota passed away on July 23, 2020 at home. Kent was born March 25, 1963 in Minneapolis to Patricia (Bailey) and Gary Rasmusson. He attended Elk River schools and earned his GED while serving in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Kennedy. He was very mechanically inclined and enjoyed his job at 121 Merchandising in Rogers, as well as all the friendships he made there. Kent loved kids, animals, his Harley, fishing on Lake Orono and...