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The Church Of St. Margaret Mary

Monday, February 11, 2013

Obituary: Wilmine Farrell (Haarstick), Formerly of Golden Valley

Service was Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at The Church of St. Margaret Mary in Golden Valley.

Wilmine Farrell (Haarstick), of Brooklyn Park, formerly of Golden Valley Sept. 6, 1918 - Feb. 3, 2013  Wilmine Lucille Haarstick Farrell of St Therese Oxbow Lake, Brooklyn Park, formerly of Golden Valley, passed away peacefully February 3, 2013 after 94 years of adventure as one of God's most glorious creations. She was born September 6, 1918 in Fergus Falls, MN to Carl F Haarstick and Helena Kumm Haarstick. After graduation from Fergus Falls High School she attended Moorhead State Teachers College, where she majored in English and Speech. Upon graduation she taught in a variety of schools in South Dakota, Nebraska and Gary, Indiana. She married Frank L Farrell on May 4, 1946. They eventually settled in Mapleton, IA where they started …

Friday, February 1, 2013

Obituary: Ernest "Ernie" VanHeel of Golden Valley

Service is Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at The Church of St. Margaret Mary in Golden Valley.

Ernest "Ernie" VanHeel of Golden Valley Feb. 20, 1924 - Jan. 29, 2013  Ernie was born in Freeport, Minnesota and grew up working hard on the family farm in St. Anthony, Minnesota. He moved to Minneapolis in 1944 to begin his career as a carpenter. In 1965, he started his own business as a remodeling contractor. He married Maryann Donovan in 1952 and they had six children. Preceded in death by parents, Peter and Catherine; brothers, Walter, Lee, and Raymond; sisters, Eleanor Weber and Juletta Hentges; grandchildren, Andrew and Christina Johnson. He is loved and will be dearly missed by Maryann, his wife of 60 years; children, Jim (Barbara), Susan Plesha, Joanne (Tom) Coughlin, Thomas (Laura), John (Kency), and Catherine (Dan) Johnson; 17 …

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