Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)
February 17, 2005Rena M. Stubbs, age 92, of Orono, went to be with her Lord Tuesday morning, Feb. 15, 2005.
Welcoming her in heaven are her husband, Roger Avery Stubbs; her parents, and 7 brothers and sisters.
Survived by 3 loving daughters, Marcia Beese, Deborah Stubbs and Lucia Stubbs; grandson, Bruce Beese; granddaughter, Elizabeth Beese; many loving relatives and friends.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
July 29, 1995A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 1995, in the Milwaukie Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Mrs. Taylor died July 24 at age 94.
She was born Dec. 29, 1900, in Milton, Wash. Her maiden name was McKinley.
She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
She maried Leslie Taylor in 1933; he died in 1985.
Surviving are her sons, Robert Brown of Molalla and William Brown of Long Beach, Calif.; daughter, Frances Johnson of Milwaukie; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN)
April 11, 1999Skillings, Elizabeth S., age 87, of Wyoming, formerly of MpIs.
Preceded in death by husband, Dwight.
Survived by nephews, Charles (Nancy) Bell and Richard (Judy) Bell; niece, Joyce (Mac) McKnight; other relatives and friends.
Washington-area obituaries of note
Merlin W. Packard, 86, a librarian who specialized in Byzantine studies at Dumbarton Oaks research library and museum in Washington from 1965 until his retirement around 1990, died Oct. 18 at an assisted-living home in the District. The cause was complications from dementia, said a niece, Hope Olmstead.
Mr. Packard was born in Portland, Maine. He sang in the choir at St. Paul's Episcopal church in Northwest Washington.
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Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
March 18, 2021.Rhoda M. Dietz, 102, of Sleepy Eye died on March 10, 2021, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye.
Rhoda Mary Alice (Harris) Dietz was born on September 6, 1918 in Minneapolis to Arthur William and Mabel Alice (Geier) Harris while her mother was at the State Fair.
She married Raymond J. Dietz on June 3, 1941 in Sleepy Eye.
She lived all her life in Sleepy Eye and loved swimming in Lake Sleepy Eye. Rhoda was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was active at St. Mary's Catholic Church, teaching religion to children and designing seasonal environments for services. She was active in her community as a Camp Fire Leader for girls and 4-H leader of the Sleepy Eye Busy Bees. Rhoda was an excellent seamstress and passed her love and knowledge of sewing to her daughters, as well as those in 4-H. Rhoda's quilts were works of art and love and were gifts to her children and their children. She was a great baker and enjoyed sharing her rolls and bars with the community, church and family. She enjoyed traveling both in the U.S., notably Alaska and U.S. National Parks and outside the country, New Zealand and the Holy Land. She was an avid reader on all kinds of subjects, even when her sight was failing she could read three books a week.
She is survived by her son, Paul (Janice) Dietz; daughter, Juliann (Darrell) Ogilvie; son, Phillip (Sue Hobbs) Dietz; daughter, Kathryn (Vernard) Domeier; grandchildren – Eric (Joy Daley) Dietz, Daniel (Amritha Vaz) Dietz, Sherri (Bjorn) Nelson, Michelle Ogilvie, Melanie Ogilvie, Jaclyn (Michael) McCarthy, Cyrus Dietz, Eliza Dietz, Danna Trebesch, Tanya (Kevin) Hinrichs, Brad Domeier, Valerie Jongbloedt, Crystal (Robert) Roedler; great-grandchildren – Iris Vaz-Dietz, Rachel (Taylor) Court, Jennifer Nelson, Riley McCarthy, Teagan McCarthy, Alexa Dietz, Austin Trebesch, Caleb Trebesch, Jack Hinrichs, Kaila Domeier, Veronica Jongbloedt, Raymond Jongbloedt, Dresdan Roedler and Theodore Roedler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Joseph Dietz; son, James Anthony Dietz; and grandson, Scott Andrew Dietz.