Dr. Frank Benjamin Wilderson Junior peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 17, 2025 in his Minneapolis apartment at The Kenwood retirement community. Born January 30, 1931, Dr. Wilderson lived precisely 94 years and five months.
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Remembering Barbara Jean Cabell Cassius
Barbara Jean Cabell Cassius was born in Mason City, Iowa on December 5, 1934, to Henry and Nola Roberson Cabell. She grew up in Milwaukee and moved to Minneapolis where she married Donald Anthony Cassius and started her family.
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Remembering Pepé Willie
The Minneapolis Music community has lost a legend. Linster Herbert Willie, Jr., affectionately known to the world as Pepé, passed away Sunday, June 1, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis after a brief illness. He was 76.
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Remembering Betty Jean Stanifer
Betty Jean Stanifer, 83, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2025, in her Minneapolis home, surrounded by her loving family.
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Remembering Katheryn Washington
Katheryn Ann Washington, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was born on March 23, 1940, and passed away on April 1, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of care and giving.
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Remembering Gregory Donald Williams
Gregory Donald Williams passed away on April 1, 2025, due to complications of ATTR Amyloidosis after receiving a heart transplant in 2019, leaving behind his wife Lori Young-Williams and his sisters Jennifer Williams and Pamela Maury.
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Remembering Ronald Curtis Brown (Ronnie)
Ronald Curtis Brown, affectionately known as “Ronnie,” passed away on March 20, 2025 at the age of 72, leaving behind a legacy of love and strength through his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
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Remembering Jasmine Renae Evans-Nash
Jasmine Renae Evans-Nash was a beloved and caring individual who passed away on March 2, 2025, leaving behind her sons Levi Kristopher Patterson-Nash and Joseph James Patterson-Nash, her parents Ewell Nash and Vickie Evans-Nash, and a host of family and friends.
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Remembering Marion “Cookie” Victoria Whitlock
Marion “Cookie” Victoria Whitlock was born in Minneapolis, MN, and raised in Minneapolis, where she was raised by her parents McClinton Webb Sr. and Willie Mae Webb, and is survived by her son Marcu Whitlock, grandchildren Isaiah Whitlock and Nezanet Whitlock, and sisters Joyce Eubanks and Jean Webb Bradford.
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Remembering Taft H. Martin
Taft Howard Martin was born December 11, 1950, and passed away on March 2, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, family, and friends.
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Remembering Patricia Jane Ingram
Patricia Jane Ingram, a 101-year-old resident of Minneapolis, passed away on November 18, 2024, and her memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm at Gospel Temple.
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Remembering Wilford Steven Green
Wilford Steven Green, a 68-year-old real estate broker and motivational speaker, passed away on February 20, 2025, surrounded by loved ones in Roseville, Minnesota, after a 10-year battle with cancer.
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Remembering Twaya Vienna McIntosh
Twaya Vienna McIntosh, a retired Metro Transit bus driver, passed away at 72, leaving behind 7 grandchildren and a legacy of dancing and partying.
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Remembering Raymond (Ray) Clinton Turner
Raymond (Ray) Turner, a Minneapolis native, was an accomplished athlete, musician, and entrepreneur who was baptized at Sabathani Baptist Church and preceded in death by his parents, but leaves behind two children, two grandchildren, and four siblings.
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Remembering Bret Rogers
Bret Rogers, known for his kind heart, strong spirit, and infectious laughter, passed away at the age of 62, leaving behind his children, siblings, and many relatives and friends.
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Remembering Renée Hunter
Renée Hunter passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2024, in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
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Remembering Dottie (Dorothy) Richburg
Dottie Richburg, a trailblazing Black IT professional and co-founder of Keystone Computer Solutions, passed away on August 19, 2024.
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Remembering James ‘Jim’ Allen Cook, Sr.
James “Jim” Allen Cook, Sr., passed away peacefully on June 24 in Minneapolis at the age of 80.
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Remembering Elizabeth Jean ‘Betty’ Norris
Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Norris passed away peacefully on June 9.