Long-time community volunteer Herb Erickson dies

file photo Herb and Ellsworth enjoy some well-earned kudos at the 2007 Fall Round-Up parade. They'd been brothers and best friends since the 1920s, and now one is gone. Herb Erickson, 88, passed away July 14, after a lifetime of service both professionally and personally. Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Marcella "Sally" Hinds

Marcella "Sally" Hinds of Sedro Woolley, Wash., was taken home to be with the Lord on June 18, 2010. Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wurdeman, Ricky D.

U.S. Army Veteran Ricky D. Wurdeman, age 57, died May 6 after battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Thursday, May 20, 2010

Christopher Lee Smith

Christopher Lee Smith died accidentally of carbon monoxide poisoning on March 5, 2010. Thursday, April 22, 2010

Victor V. Stone

Victor V. Stone, age 98, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2010, surrounded by family. Wednesday, April 14, 2010

In Memory: Leon "Lee" Parenteau

Leon "Lee" Parenteau passed away peacefully on March 19 at his home in Maplewood. He was born on May 22, 1912, the fifth of 11 children of William and Emma Parenteau. Wednesday, March 31, 2010

James M. Johnson

James M. Johnson of Hastings and an Army veteran, passed away on Nov. 28 at the age of 65. Burial was at Fort Snelling. Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Prof. Lloyd Hackl services set

Lloyd C. Hackl, 73, a prominent member of the Lakewood Community College (now Century College) English department from 1970 to 1997, died Nov. 21 at his winter home in Peoria, Arizona. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Center City Swedish Lutheran Church, 1 Summit Ave., Center City. Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Influential theater director, actor, Grant Richey, dies at 49

North High School's long-time theater director, Grant Richey, passed away the morning of Thanksgiving Day from cancer. Starting late this summer, Richey, 49, had a recurrence of colorectal cancer, which was first diagnosed 10 years ago and had been in remission. Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Mable Lamont

Mable Ella (Buchholz) Lamont of Plymouth died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 21. She was born in Nashua, Iowa on Feb. 17, 1913, grew up in St. Paul and graduated from Mechanic Arts High School and Globe Business College. Thursday, October 29, 2009

Donald T. Schultz

Donald T. Schultz finished his journey on this earth on Oct. 17. Don was a World War II veteran and a life long resident of North St. Paul. Thursday, October 29, 2009