Obituary Notices

Long Time Member Passes in September

November 22, 2024

Our friend and long-time member Carol Schwartzbauer, passed away on Monday, September 23, after a battle with lung cancer. Carol will be missed. When our group met in person, she was always one of the first to arrive to get…

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Member’s Son Passes

August 27, 2024

We have sad news to share. Prayers to FGGMN member, Mary Ann Scott, with the passing of her son Michael, on August 23, 2024 at the age of 51. Read the complete obituary using this link: https://obituaries.startribune.com/obituary/michael-scott-1090677883 Services for Michael Scott will…

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Service for Ernie Lantto

June 18, 2024

Longtime FGGMN member Ernie Lantto passed away on January 16th, 2024 in Dassel, MN. A Memorial Service will be held on June 25th at 11 AM at Gethsemane Lutheran Church is Dassel, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior…

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FGGMN Mourns the Passing of Two Members

February 18, 2024

We are sad to lose two active members of FGGMN in February, Marian Sawyer and Richard Harju. Sawyer, Marian Eileen 78, of Bloomington, MN, passed away on February 8, 2024. Marian was born on April 1, 1945 to Alphonse and…

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Longtime Member Stanley Gabriel Passes

November 5, 2023

Stanley Gabriel of Eden Prairie, MN., passed away peacefully the morning of October 24 at his home surrounded by family – just two days after celebrating his 90th birthday. Stanley and his wife, Marjatta, were FGGMN members for many many years.…

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A Portrait Image of Jeanne Swope Holding Out a Paper in Hand

FGGMN Mourns the Passing of Longtime Member/Board Member Jeanne Swope

October 31, 2023

Jeanne Luoma Swope passed away peacefully on October 25th, 2023, at age 78, after a long illness. She was a reader, a writer and an artist, a student of Finnish, a beloved sister, mother and grandmother, and a good friend.…

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