All Obituaries

Jenny Stone, age 63, of Elk River, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20th, 2019 after enduring a long, courageous battle with cancer.  She was born in Minneapolis on November 9th, 1955 to Howard and Frances Date. Jenny was raised in Blaine, MN and graduated from Spring Lake Park High School in 1973. She started her career in telecommunications. She married Dennis Stone on September 12th, 1975.  They moved the family to Elk River in 1984. Dennis passed away after a brief...

Age 88, of Roseville (formerly of Elk River).  Passed away on May 20, 2018.   Worked for many years as an RN at Lyngblomsten Care Center in St Paul.   She is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon; 4 siblings.   Frieda is survived by her children, Carol (Peter) O’Brien and Ellen (Raymond) Wolf; grandson, Edward O’Brien; 1 sister; nieces, nephews and friends.   Funeral service will be at 11:00AM on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at...

  Valerie Ann Perfetto was born October 28th 1953 and died May 17th 2019. She was born in Minneapolis to John and Josephine Regan. She married James Perfetto and would have celebrated 47 years this November. Valerie was a loving mother to two children, Joseph (Kimberly) and Jaimey (Joseph) and a grandmother to four wonderful grandchildren: Alexis, Abigail, Amira and Joey. She loved to garage sale, shop at the Good Will, ride her Harley with her honey, cook for the family and bake sweet...

Age 78, of Coon Rapids.  Passed away on May 15, 2019. Milan was born on April 3rd, 1941 in Graceville, MN. He graduated from Shanley High in Fargo, ND. He was active in Football and wrestling and was voted “Mr. Courtesy” and his friends called him “Cookie”. Later he met the love of his life on a blind date. They married July 6th, 1963 and were together almost 56 years. They moved to Coon Rapids in 1966. He worked at Honeywell & later for construction...

Donais, Cheryl Ann, age 54, died Monday, May 13th, 2019 at her home in Elk River, MN.  She went peacefully surrounded by her family. Cheryl was born June 6, 1964 to Maynard and Elaine Donais in Minneapolis, MN.  She graduated an honor student from Elk River High School in 1982.  After graduation she went to work for Stearns County in social services. Later she went on to work at the State of Minnesota in Human services as a Senior Database administrator.  Cheryl will be...

Peterson, Gary W.  age 64, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 12, 2019. He was the only son of Dick and Lucille Peterson.  In 1974 he married the love of life Sue Bartush, where they made their home in Elk River and had three daughters, Erin, Liz, and Jenny. Gary served his community as a Deputy Sheriff and Emergency Manager for the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Department. In 2006 he retired from Law Enforcement after 33 years, and then went on to work with...

Age 57, of Elk River.  Passed away on May 8, 2019.   He is preceded in death by his son, Joshua; father, Stanley; nephew, Joel.   Tim is survived by his children, Jessie (Amanda), Stephanie (Adam) and Vanessa; grandsons, Tucker and Cohen; mother, Adeline; siblings, Linda, Wayne, Greg, Brenda, Jeff and Wanda; nieces, nephews, other family and friends.   Memorial service will be at 2:00PM on Saturday, May 18th at Dare’s Funeral Home, 805 Main St, Elk...

Kathleen “Kathy” Joyce Taylor of Elk River, born on April 24, 1946 in Minneapolis to the late George and Evelyn Taylor, passed away peacefully at age 73 on May 8th, 2019. Kathleen is survived by her daughter, Kelly (Bruce) LaMotte; son, Chad (Heidi) Culbertson; brothers, Brian (Vickie) Taylor and Scott (Chris) Taylor; sister, Marilyn Pampusch; and grandchildren, Travis (Heidi) Culbertson, Taylor Kleven, Nicholas Kleven, and Joseph Culbertson. She also leaves behind her dog,...

Age 93, passed away peacefully at his farm in Elk River, May 4, 2019, surrounded by family.   He is preceded in death by his wife, Elaine F. Grice; his parents, Simon W. Gruys and Nellie F. Vandergon; his siblings; Reimt Gruys, Marie Miller, Herman Gruys, Viola Berg, Joanne Knox, John Gruys and Sylvia Gruys; grandson, Michael Gruys.   He is survived by his daughters, Ila Hauge, Shari Rickers (Ron), Donna Mullin (Grover) and Joy Benson; his grandchildren, Kraig Scott,...

Age 86, long-time resident of Elk River.  Passed away on April 5, 2019.   He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty; daughter, Julie; son-in-law, Dave Greene; brother-in-law, Rod Anderson.   Norman is survived by his children, Lori (Robert) Belanger, Cheri Greene, Harry, Rickey (Becca) and Heidi (Jason) Kentzinger; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; siblings, Donna Anderson, Lewis (Liz) , and Rodney (Laura); nieces, nephews, other family and...