Roberts Family Funeral Home

Age 78 of Centerville, MN would like to inform all of her family and friends of her change of address. As of April 22, 2025 she moved to Heaven. Preceded in death by husband, Myron; infant son, Brian; sisters, Diane Guthmiller, Charlean Martz. Survived by son, Monte; daughter, Lynn (Shay) Thompson; grandsons, Michael & Mason Thompson; siblings, Larry Martz, Judith Guthmiller. Jane was born on September 5, 1946 in Mobridge, SD to Julius and Lucia (Raba) Martz. She grew up on farms in Java, Bowdle and Hosmer where she helped her parents, She milked cows, cared for the chickens and attended area country schools, where she was a star student. Jane married the love of her life, Myron...

Age 100, formerly of Forest Lake. Loving Mom, Grandma, & Great-Grandma, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, Ted Demarais; children, Ronald Demarais, Tom DeMarais, Jacqueline Huth; grandson, Jeff DeMarais; sister, Estella Lind. Survived by daughters, Carol (James) Smothers, Donna (Charles) Wacker; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren & great-great-grandchildren. Edith was a proud WWII Veteran, she served in the WAC (Women's Army Corps). She was a devout Catholic with unwavering faith. Edith was a devout reader of books and enjoyed listening to music, especially classical, big bands & hymns. She was the true matriarch of her family and...

Age 91 of Forest Lake. Loving Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, and friend passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025. Surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Preceded in death by husband, Donald; parents, Roy and Lillian Johnson; and brother, Kenneth. Carol lived a full and vibrant life, marked by her deep connections to her church, community, and Lions Club, her adventurous spirit, and her unwavering strength. She was always on the move?whether traveling with friends, planning her next outing, or sitting at a card table with a competitive gleam in her eye. Feisty, determined, and full of energy, Carol believed in living each day with purpose and she always had a plan for...

Age 92 of Forest Lake. Loving Mother, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, David; siblings, John Smieja, Irene Brown, Bernard Smieja, Theodore Smieja. She is survived by children, Dave (Linda), Shelley Taylor (Dave Anderson), Mark (Laurie), Mike (Debbie), and Belinda; grandchildren, Wayne (Christine), Lisa (Jon), Michael, Leah (Andy), Margo (Jeremy), Kelsey, Kyle, Kerri, Tina (Bryan), Tony, Joe; great-grandchildren, Ari, AJ, Evelyn, Josephine, Lily, Ava, Max, Rylee, Brianna, Neva, Hudson, Isabelle; sister, Veronica Smieja; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Val was passionate about flowers & her...

Age 82 of Forest Lake, formerly of Webster, WI. Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother & Sister, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 20, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, Harold; daughter, Lana Herdegen; granddaughter, Melissa Butler; siblings, Steve Lockman, Sandra Wohletz, William Lockman; son-in-law, Caesar Romero. Survived by children, Michael (Reyna) Unger, Paula Romero; son-in-law, Mike Herdegen; grandchildren, Kristan (Lindsay), Andrew (Jeanette), Tyler (Rachel), April (Cody), Aaron (Sarah), Anthony, Ricardo (Abby); great-grandchildren, Mady, Kelly, Abby, Delilah, Tabitha; great-great-grandchildren, Ailah; brother, Bert (Naomi) Jones; many nieces,...

Joan Barbara Stuen, age 90 formerly of Forest Lake, MN and Yankton, SD, passed away on March 19, 2025 at her home in North Branch surrounded by her family. Joan is preceded in death by husband, Glenn; daughter, Leisa Joan Magnuson-Slama; son, Christopher Stuen; son-in-law, Leo Slama; parents, William W. & Johanna B. Merrigan Jr.; siblings, Richard Merrigan, Hyacinth "Connie" Freeman. Joan will be deeply missed by daughter, Cynthia Stuen; sons, Emanuel EC (Shelley) Stuen, and Thomas (Mary) Stuen; daughter-in-law, Carrie Ennenga; eleven grandchildren, Katie Stuen, Benjamin Magnuson, William Magnuson, Matt Slama, Tommy Lee Stuen, Taylor Stuen, Kallie Miska, Alexandra Stuen, Cassandra...

Age 52 of Stillwater, Minnesota courageously lost her 12-year battle with cancer on Friday March 14, 2025 in her childhood home surrounded by loved ones. Rene?'s life will be celebrated with a service at 11 AM Friday, April 11th with visitation at 10 AM at Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia.

Age 86 of Forest Lake. Loving Mom, Grandma, Great-Grandma passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 1, 2025. Preceded in death by significant other, Dave West; dog, Sunny. Survived by children, Denise Tetrault (Randy Stevens), Dana (Keriann); grandchildren, Nicole (Brian) Christensen, Jeremy (Nicole) Tetrault, Ashley (Drew) Blake, Austin (Lauren), Brighton, Cooper; 7 great-grandchildren. Marlys's life will be celebrated with a service at 11 AM Friday, March 21st with visitation beginning at 10 AM at Roberts Family Funeral Home, Forest Lake. Interment, Lakeview Cemetery, Mahtomedi. A special thank you to the staff at Encore - Maplewood for their wonderful care of Marlys.

Age 94 of Forest Lake. Loving Mom, Grandma, Great-Grandma & Sister, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph; her 3 sisters & brother. Survived by children, Lynn (Jim) Swanberg, Kathi (Joel) Henry, Patrick, Gwen (Dave) Kanewischer, Kit Jeans, Eric (Jill), Chris (Katie), Joel; 20 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren with 1 on the way; sister, Karen Nicola; many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. Cassie was a devoted mother; her greatest joy was her family. She will be deeply missed. A celebration of Cassie's life will be at 3 PM Saturday, March 22nd with visitation beginning at 1 PM. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Forest Lake.

Richard (Dick) W. Hathaway, age 89 died after a month long illness on February 22, 2025. Dick is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Lois (Follmer) Hathaway; devoted daughters, Beth Stafford (John), Laura Clark (Rob); admiring grandsons, Evan Stafford (Elinor Hilton), Ryan Stafford, Nathan Clark, Andrew Clark; sisters and brothers in-law and many nieces, nephews. A wonderful husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle and friend, Dick will be remembered for his genuine interest in the lives of family, friends and others he met; his loyalty to people he cared about; his integrity; his good natured personality which made him well liked by those he met; plus his...

Age 89 formerly of Forest Lake, passed away on February 22, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Monday, March 3rd with visitation beginning at 10 AM at Church of St. Peter, Forest Lake. Complete notice next week.

Age 96 of Circle Pines. Passed away peacefully into the arms of her Savior with family at her side on February 18, 2025. Preceded in death by husband, Rowland; children, baby Tina, Jamie, Curtis, Craig; siblings, Ruella Lindstrom, Leroy Mielke, Patricia Herold, Phyllis Highum. Survived by children, Dee Lindstrom, Teri (Aileen) Lindstrom, Tina (Richard) Korsmoe; grandchildren, Christopher (Abra), Sean (Amanda); Sara (Gordon), Kelly (Nathan), Matthew, Kyla (Jimmy), Emma (Dan), Rachel (Ken), Alyssa (Jaren), Shonna; 13 great-grandchildren, siblings, John Mielke, Lois Barr, Darrel (Elaine) Mielke; many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. In 1946, Donna graduated from Harding high...

Pamela Janice Mohs was born on January 17, 1950, the sixth of ten children. She met her husband Fran while he was in the Navy, and they married in 1969. Over the years, Pam worked at places like Birchwood Nursing Home, Holiday Station, and Walmart. She and Fran also owned and ran Town & Country Bowling Alley in Forest Lake. They loved golfing, bowling, and making a home together; first in St. Paul, then on Forest Lake, and later in Dresser, WI. Pam was known for her strong work ethic, warm smile, and love of life. She cared for Fran until his passing in 2018, just before she began treatment for a brain tumor. Pam passed away on February 16, 2025, at the age of 75. Her smile and zest for...

Age 85 of North St. Paul. Loving Dad, Grandpa, Brother & Uncle, passed away peacefully with his family present on January 27, 2025. Preceded in death by wife, Louise; infant daughter, Gail; parents, Robert & Eyne. Survived by daughters, Beth (Joe Jacyna), Nancy (Chris) Caulkins; granddaughter, Bethany Caulkins; sister, Nancy Mehrman; nieces, nephews, great-nieces & nephews. Roger was a proud Army Veteran. He served in Korea in the 121st Evacuation Hospital. He met his wife Louise at Fort Riley, KS in 1959. They were married on October 28, 1961. Roger worked as an engineer for 3M for 31 years. A celebration of Roger's life is planned for a later date.

Age 87 formerly of White Bear Lake. Loving dad, grandfather, great grandfather, brother passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 25, 2025. Preceded in death by loving wife of 67 years, Ann; daughter, Tamara (Clifford) Sass; siblings, David, Diane. Survived by; daughters, Jodie (Robert) Hughes, Michele (Joel) Richardson, Karen (Jeff) Miller, Shannon (David) Wohlberg; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Claryce (Gary) Capistrant, Patricia (William) Fitzsimmons, Jerome (Linda), Judy Nelson; sister-in-law, Linda; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. George's life will be celebrated with a private Mass of Christian Burial. In lieu of flowers,...

Age 78 of Forest Lake. Loving Wife, Mom & Grandma passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her husband & daughters on January 24, 2025. Preceded in death by parents, Robert & Irene Warner. Survived by loving husband of 60 years, Jim; daughters, Tammy (Steve) Vansomeren, Brenda (Tom) Knutson; grandchildren, Breanna & Jeremy. Genny loved to host yearly pig roasts with Jim. She enjoyed bowling and was active with the Red Hat Society. She owned a house cleaning business and successfully ran that for 35 years. Genny's life will be celebrated with a private family service. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Lakeview Hospice.

Loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Brother and Uncle, age 78 of Forest Lake, passed away on January 11, 2025 with his wife by his side. Preceded in death by parents, Vernie and Beatrice; brother, Deane. Survived by loving wife of 47 years, Jennifer; sons, Troy (Amber), Rick (Shawna); grandchildren, Paige, Alec, Kailey, Colton; sister, Diane Johnson; many other relatives and friends. Doug was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran and served on the Chisago City Fire Department. He had an unwavering work ethic and could strike up a conversation with anyone. We will honor the life of Doug Lundquist with a service at 12 PM on Saturday, January 25th with a visitation beginning at 10 AM at Roberts Family...

Georjann passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. She was born June 28, 1935 in Davenport, IA to Harry and Marie Paulsen. She is preceded in death by husband, Hal; son-in-law, Brian Preisler; her parents, siblings & many friends. She is survived by daughters, Holly Preisler and Lisa (Rick) Heroff; and sons, Greg Deutsch, Mark (Barb) Deutsch, and David Deutsch; grandchildren, Jaime, Rebecca, Jaclyn, Kevin, Kyle, Kate, Karina, William; and 11 great grandchildren. Georjann graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids Iowa with a degree in elementary education and was a part of the Tri Delta sorority. She was married to Hal on June 22, 1957, in...

Age 81 of Forest Lake. Loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa passed away on December 22, 2024, surrounded by his family. Preceded in death by parents, Floyd & Neva; siblings, Marilee Larkey, Layton. Survived by wife of 61 years, Judy; children, Kris (Rex) Ewert, Curtis (Jennifer), Michelle; grandchildren, Brooke (Brandon), Gunnar (Hannah), Paige, Cody (Rachinna), Hailee (Jake), Levi; great-grandchildren, Walter, Harper, August; sisters-in-law, Janet, Joanne Gjavenis, Sharon (Tom) Pogreba, Sandy (Rick) Hubmann, Wanda Olinger; brother-in-law, Lad (Joan) Olinger; many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. Dick worked hard all his life, starting Shafer Electronics in 1973....

Yvonne Carol Newman, 80, of Wyoming, MN, formerly of Forest Lake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024, surrounded by her family. Yvonne fought a long battle with ALS with unbelievable courage, acceptance and humor. Unfortunately, she contracted COVID-19 pneumonia and could not fight it. Yvonne was born on August 23, 1944, in St. Cloud, MN. She graduated from Brooklyn Center High School in 1963. That same year, she married the love of her life, Jerry Newman, and in 1966, they moved to Forest Lake. Over the years, Yvonne worked for Minneapolis Electric, Forest Lake Community Credit and Star Mold. Her favorite job though was with Frito-Lay. Delivering chips to local grocery...

Age 86 formerly of White Bear Lake. Passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on December 6, 2024. Preceded in death by daughter, Tamara (Clifford) Sass; siblings, Arlene Fraiser, William (Susan) McDonald. Survived by husband of 67 years, George; daughters, Jodie (Robert) Hughes, Michele (Joel) Richardson, Karen (Jeff) Miller, Shannon (David) Wohlberg; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Jack (Susan) McDonald, Susan McDonald, Jaime (Patti), McDonald, Alex Fraiser; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial 12 Noon Friday December 13th with visitation beginning at 11 AM at the Church of Saint Peter, North St. Paul. In lieu of...