Jeanette Gamroth Funeral
Tuesday, August 10, 10:30 AM
Gamroth, Jeanette H. 89 formerly of Edina. Pre- ceded in death by husband, Jerome; parents, Wolfgang and Elizabeth Statz and 11 siblings. Survived by children, Gregory (Denise) Gamroth, Rebecca (David) Paulat, Michelle (Daniel) Anderson; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brothers, Vincent, Ralph and Wilbert (Linda) Statz. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Our Lady of Grace, 5071 Eden Avenue, Edina MN 55436 (livestream link: https://youtu.be/GIP8Ihj3GOI. Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation 1 hour prior to Mass. Memorials preferred to Our Lady of Peace Hospice, 2076 St Anthony Ave, St Paul, MN 55104 (ourladyofpeacemn.org) GILLBROTHERS.com MINNEAPOLIS, MN 612 861 6088.
Jim Fishbaugher Funeral
Thursday, August 12, 11:00 AM
James (Jim) Fishbaugher, 90, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, formerly of Edina, Minnesota died Sunday, August 1,2021.
Jim was born March 2, 1931, in Winona, Minnesota to Glenn and Dorothy (McCarthy) Fishbaugher. He attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa before earning his teaching degree from Winona State University. He was a long time elementary teacher in the Minneapolis and Edina school systems.
He is survived by sisters Mary Smith (Jack ) of Burnsville, Minnesota and Katherine (Louie) Fine (James) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a sister-in-law Louise Fishbaugher of Wenatchee, Washington and many nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Father Robert Abotzabire of Ghana. A brother, John, preceded him in death.
Jim was a kind and considerate person who always supported others, especially with his gift of prayer.
Mass of Christian Burial Thursday (8/12), 11 AM with visitation starting at 10 AM at the Church of Our Lady of Grace, Edina with Fr. Thomas Dufner as the celebrant. The committal of Jim’s cremains will be Friday (8/20), 11 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to "The Hearth" at McKenna Crossing in Prior Lake, to Father Robert's Parish in Ghana c/o of Katherine Fine, or a charity of your choice.
John Bode Funeral
Friday, August 6, 10:30 AM
08-01-21 | 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
07-25-21 | 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
William and Martha Boardman Funeral
Thursday, August 5, 10:30 AM
William J. 'Bill' Boardman, MD
Boardman, William J. "Bill", MD Age 89, passed away on April 16th 2020, in Edina MN, surrounded by his family. Preceded in death by his parents, William and Emma (Wilke) Boardman and sister, Lois Neal. Survived by wife, Martha (Dineen); children, Jane, John (Krista); grandchildren, Lucy Fu and Ian Stark; several nieces and nephews. A graduate of Edgeley HS (ND), Jamestown College (ND), and the Creighton University School of Medicine (NE), Bill served as a Captain in the US Army during the Korean War, and was a Radiologist at Metropolitan Medical Center and Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Service delayed. Full notice at a later date; please check this site for updates. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996 West 50th St. & Hwy 100
Martha Jane (Dineen) Boardman
Boardman, Martha Jane (Dineen) age 94, passed on January 19th, 2021 in Edina MN. Preceded in death by husband, William J. Boardman MD; and parents, Esther and Judge Francis Dineen. Survived by children, Jane, John (Krista); grandchildren, Lucy Fu and Ian Stark; great-grandchildren, Lyndon and Lemon Fu; and many nieces and nephews. A graduate of Cathedral High School (Omaha) and Duchesne College (Omaha). Adored wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, her loving, kind, and generous spirit will be missed every day, and her Irish eyes will always smile upon us. Service delayed. Full notice at a later date; please check this site for updates. The family wishes to thank the caregivers at the Waters of Edina and Brighton Hospice for the love, compassion, and tenderness they showed Martha throughout her journey. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996
Erik Travis Funeral
Thursday, July 22, 10:00 AM
Travis, Erik Nathan Eden Prairie, MN Oct. 16, 1957 - July 15, 2021 Preceded in death by his parents, Esther and Larry Travis. Survived by his wife, Theresa Carr; his son, Jeremy Travis (Laryn) and grandson, Henry of Texas. Also brother, Sven (Louisa) of New York, brother, Kort of Perth Australia and sister, Bryn of Maine and many beautiful, loving nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Erik loved music and began imitating sounds like the garbage disposal and vacuum cleaner as a toddler. His parents frequently found him at the stereo turntable in his diapers changing records himself and bopping happily. He began piano studies at age 5 with Ardella Schaub in Los Angeles. He started studying the pipe organ when his legs were long enough to reach the pedals, about 11. By the time he was in high school he had performed most of the major organ repertoire of Bach, Franck and Widor in concert from memory. At 15 he won a youth piano competition and the prize was performing with Madison, WI Symphony Orchestra. The conductor was pleased and invited Erik back that year. Erik was a piano performance major at UW Wisconsin studying with Mr. Carroll Chilton, and then attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM). Once, after winning a piano competition, his teacher at the time said "You should not have won. You don't practice enough." Erik held an Artist Diploma in Organ and Master's degrees in piano performance and choral conducting from CCM. He did additional piano study at Indiana University with Menahem Pressler and more recently with Emanual Ax at the Juilliard School in NYC. He studied choral conducting with Robert Shaw and became his choral conducting assistant. In 1982 he won the bronze medal in the American Music Scholarship Association (AMSA) International Piano Competition. 1984 he won an all-Bach marathon in Washington, DC, sponsored by the American Guild of Organists. He signed with ICM in NYC for both piano and organ. He appeared with many leading orchestras including those in London, New York, Tokyo, Detroit, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles.The New York Times called Erik "a pianists' pianist". Erik had many war stories from those days. He recalled getting a nose bleed during a performance with an orchestra. The conductor paused the concert so he could attend to the bleed off-stage. Once, while playing the organ at the Cathedral in Mexico City, he developed the flu, complete with vomiting. After playing with Cleveland Symphony Orchestra he awoke in his hotel room to terrible pain and spent the next three weeks in a Cleveland hospital. He was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes and decided to stop concertizing as actively. He came to MN to be Director of Liturgy and Music at Our Lady of Grace (OLG) Catholic Church in Edina and had the rare opportunity to design his own Austin pipe organ. Erik played as well as directed six choirs at OLG. The Schola Cantorum was invited to perform Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass" at the Vatican. Monsignor Pablo Colino, the pope's music director, could see the choir was short on Basses so he began singing the bass part from memory. Madame Langlais invited Erik to give a Franck recital at Franck's parish, Sainte-Chlotilde in Paris and Schola also performed. Funeral Mass Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Edina,Thursday, July 22, Visitation 9:30 AM; Funeral 10:30 AM. Luncheon immediately following.