Mike Leizinger Funeral
Tuesday, February 15 | 10:30 AM
Leizinger, Michael Age 67 of Hopkins, MN. Passed away February 9, 2022. Survived by parents, Quentin and Shirley; brother, Patrick (Mary); nephew, Matthew (Alicia); grand niece, Fiona; uncle, Robert (Sue). Michael retired in 2019 from Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial, 10:30 am Tuesday, February 15 at the Church of Our Lady of Grace, 5071 Eden Ave., Edina. Visitation 1 hour prior. Interment St. Victoria's Cemetery. Washburn-McReavy.com Strobeck Johnson 952-938-9020
Matthew Dornquast Funeral
Saturday, February 12 | 11:30 AM
Dornquast, Matthew Durand of Minneapolis, MN passed away suddenly from natural causes on February 4th, 2022. He was born in Massachusetts on May 17, 1966, to Suzanne Rae-Ellen Johnston and Thomas Wayne Dornquast. Matthew was a self-taught tech prodigy who started his career well before graduating from Roosevelt High school in Minneapolis. He would go on to create a truly prolific career in the start-up tech world, both through his own creations, in collaboration with others, and through investing in causes and startups he believed in. He is survived by his wife Colleen, his 5 daughters Camilla, Evelyn, Josephine, Madeline & Genevieve, his mother Suzanne Johnston, brother Nathan (Kim) Dornquast and sister Raelene (Jeff) Ostberg, and bonus brother's Peter and Eric Nelson. Preceded in death by his father Thomas Dornquast in 2000. Matthew Dornquast was a creator. Instead of waiting for adventure, innovation, or opportunities, he created them. He went through life learning every day and strove to design a future where things simply worked better and made more sense. He faced frustrations and hurdles with unwavering optimism. Everything was a game to be mastered. While still finishing high school, he was a pioneering tech professional. Working at Microworks, Control Data, Blue Cross, and then, at just 22, becoming the C.T.O. (Chief Technical Officer) of the renowned ad agency Fallon. Matt was on the cutting edge of bringing companies online, personally building servers, networks, applications, and helping create the entirely new industry of online branding that we see today. He helped define what it is to have a company, a website, tracking, and communication. He started a new company Code42 with two of his close friends as an IT consultant firm. Under his guidance as co-founder, C.E.O., and Board Chair, Code42 went on to be one of the most successful technology companies in Minnesota, landing the largest private investment in our state in 2012. Until the day he died, Matthew was, as he always was: Caring, Loving, Patient, Brilliant, Funny, and above all Loved. Goodbye Matthew, we love you, we will miss you. Visitation will be held Friday from 4:00 pm 8:00 pm at Washburn McCreavy Funeral Home 5000 West 50th St. Edina, MN., with sharing of memories to take place at 7 pm for those who wish to participate. Funeral services at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 5071 Eden Ave., in Edina, MN on Saturday, February 12th at 11:30 AM. In leiu of flowers, donations to The Bright Foundation, Minneapolis are welcome.
Tom Mueller Funeral
Friday, February 11 | 11:00 AM
Mueller, Thomas Age 80, of Edina, passed away peacefully surrounded by his three daughters on January 28, 2022. Tom was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Jeanne. He is survived by daughters Julie (Steve) Hartle of Eden Prairie, Nancy (Rob) Mendel of Edina, and Lynn (Tim) Vernon of Edina; grandchildren, Megan, Tommy and Johnny Hartle; Molly, Katie and Jimmy Mendel; and Laura and Michael Vernon, additional family and many many friends. He was completely devoted to his family and had sweet friendships with each of his eight grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to HopeKids PO Box 44712, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, Church of Our Lady of Grace or the charity of your choice.
Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 11 with visitation one hour prior to mass at the Church of Our Lady of Grace 5071 Eden Ave., Edina, MN 55436.
Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996
Gloria Hoehn Funeral
Hoehn, Gloria J.
98, Edina, MN, passed away on January 26, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert and brother Robert Eilefson. Survived by her son, Greg and grandson, Robert Hoehn II and great-grandsons, Milo and Leon. Private Memorial Mass will be held at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Edina. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
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John Lee Funeral
Thursday, February 3 | 10:30 AM
John was born into a matriarchal family in Shanghai China. With curiosity and teenage energy levels, he pursued Tai Chi and singing guided by nurturing masters. Disrupted by war in 1947, he fled to Taiwan to complete college at National Taiwan University in Electrical Engineering. Hungry for experience, he rotated through various departments at Taiwan Power plant under his father’s direction. Always seeking room for improvement, he immigrated to the University of MN joining other fellow college alumni. In 1955, he began his master’s degree and secured a summer job at Columbus Southern Power to support himself. Assigned to work on protective relay settings, he solved a long-standing power outages problem with calculations confirmed by an Ohio State University professor. At that time, he met “my girl” on the Ohio State University campus. So, he quickly completed his master’s degree at UM. Returning in 1956 and marry her at St John the Baptist Church in Columbus by an Italian Missionary Priest who performed the ceremony in Chinese putting them on the front-page headline in “college town” local paper. Now needing “practical “experience, he found a position in Honeywell. In order to match his wife’s degree status, he pursued a doctorate in automatic controls systems in Electrical Engineering at UM while continuing to work part time to support his new family. After graduation in 1970, an opportunity emerged to participate in the Shuttle Ascent digital flight control system design and test. After long deliberation and support by his spouse, he moved the family to Clearwater, FL to begin on the project that earned him the Honeywell’s Sweatt Award in 1980. He continued with space station projects in the following decade. In 1993, he retired 1) to take a trip to China 2) pay more attention to my wife’s needs 3) learn new things and 4) enjoy a care – free lifestyle. He remained active in Honeywell retirees, PL brothers Florida branch and SACA while earning a license to fix appliances, becoming a master gardener, and participating in tai chi workshops by master Yang Jun while attending local tai chi session at USF and nearby park. He began to assume care for his wife who developed Alzheimer’s and reluctantly placed her in assisted care facility with daily visits to be with her He relocated to MN after her passing to spend more time with his daughter and ROMEO lunch group introduced by longtime friend while continuing daily tai chi and starting more intensive bible study in small group sessions led by spouse of old Honeywell colleague Dorothy Seashore here at Our Lady of Grace and one on one questions to Father Bob Schwartz to guide direction. He was happy, sincere, humorous family man who loved dining with family and friends, fishing up north and spending time with wife and daughter.