Obituaries

Kathleen Sarles, who died on Feb. 8, 2024, was introduced to this world 84 years ago, but we all knew and loved her as Spike.

Lt. Col. (retired) Peter Carl Lillie Jr., 58, of Navarre, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 8, 2024, after a 20-month fight with glioblastoma.

Logan David Woock, age 26, of Grand Rapids and Duluth, Minnesota, passed away Feb. 4, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Beth Beutell (Bairstow) passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of Feb. 3, 2024, at the age of 66.

Jack Weston Hanson passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 13, 2024, three weeks after his family had gathered to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Bennett Kotok, of Eden Prairie, passed away from natural causes on Jan. 21, 2024, at just 19 years old. He is survived by his loving family, including his parents Larry…

Virginia “Ginny” Wilkening of Chaska, Minnesota, passed away on Jan. 16, 2024 after a short battle with cancer.

Betty Moore Wilson of Apple Valley died peacefully on Dec. 21, 2023, of natural causes at age 99.

George E. Schell, a longtime Eden Prairie resident and educator, died at 93 on Dec. 12, 2023.

Jon Thomas Pogatchnik passed away unexpectedly at his Waconia home on Monday, Dec. 4. He was 62.

Daniel A Conley, 67, of Alexandria, Minnesota, formerly of Eden Prairie, passed away on Nov. 23, 2023. Daniel was born at Midway Hospital in St. Paul, grew up in Eden…

Sandra Lee Brown (Gammy) passed away on Nov. 5, 2023, at the age of 87. She was born June 26, 1936, in New Richland, Minnesota, to parents Hannah and Rueben…

Amy Marie (Hoblit) Setterlund, 42, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Oct. 17, 2023. Amy grew up in Eden Prairie. After high school, she graduated…

Patricia J. (Pat) Bell, 91, died on Aug. 14, 2023. Pat was born in Oklahoma but became a proud Minnesotan after moving to Eden Prairie in 1967. During the 1970s,…

Kirsten Marie Fragodt, 53, passed away on Oct. 21, 2023. A special celebration of life will be held Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church,…

Carolyn Rebholz, 79, of The Villages, Florida, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Carolyn was born in Valley City, North Dakota, to Albert and Bernice (Larson) Berge. Carolyn received a bachelor’s degree…

Dominic Francis Donato, also known as “Mick,” “Dom,” and “Papa Mick,” 94, most recently of Eden Prairie, passed away on Sept. 13, 2023, after a battle with dementia. Born on…

David Wilson Osterholt, born May 14, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Frederick and Christina Osterholt, passed away on Sept. 4, 2023, at the age of 96 in Frisco, Texas.…

Lorinne Mikelson, age 90, of Eden Prairie, died on Sept. 5. A celebration of her life will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 16515 Luther Way, Eden Prairie, at 11…

Marilyn A. (Mortvedt) Terwilliger, age 88, of Eden Prairie, died Friday, Sept. 8, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and…