Obituaries

In Memoriam: A Jazz Pioneer and a VFW Leader

Some extraordinary people with ties to the west metro died recently. Read their obituaries, which ran on area Patch sites.

Editor’s Note: This is a selection of recent obituaries from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael.

Jazz Pioneer Jeanne Arland Peterson Dies at 91

Peterson was well known on the Minnesota music scene.

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4-H, VFW Auxiliary Leader Dies at 82

Golden Valley resident Teresa Raymond left behind six children plus grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Obituary: Tracy J. (Theisen) DeMorett

Tracy was an employee of Haworth Marketing and Media, as well as a volunteer at the Animal Humane Society.

Obituary: John Garritsen of Maple Grove

Funeral service at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove Saturday, June 29, 2013.

Obituary: James Bussen

Bussen practiced dentistry in Richfield for 40 years and was the past president of the Richfield Optimist and Rotary Clubs.

Obituary: Edward Hill of Minneapolis

Funeral service is July 6, 2013 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in St. Louis Park.

Obituary: Russell Paulsen of Minneapolis

Visitation and funeral services were the morning of June 26, 2013 at The Church of St. Albert the Great in Minneapolis.

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