Lorny William Ness, devoted father, husband, son, and brother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN surrounded by his loving family. Born March 24, 1960 in Austin, MN to Larry B. and I. Joan M. (Dunker) Ness, Sr. He grew up in the Austin/Lyle MN area for most of his life, where he made many great friends, and caused a lot of trouble with his 3 brothers and sister in his younger years. He moved to Albert Lea his senior year and graduated from Albert Lea High School with high honors in 1978. After high school, he enlisted in the US Marine Corp where he served as a Private First Class in San Diego, CA and Okinawa, Japan until being honorably discharged in 1982. After his time in the Marine Corp, he moved to Kansas City, MO where he met the love of his life, Jackie Underwood. After dating for only 4 months, they were married on June 21, 1984. They welcomed 2 daughters, Joann, and 16 years after that they welcomed Jillyan. Jackie, Joann, and
Bret Stanley, Ramsey, Minnesota, passed away November 19 at the age of 57. Bret was born and raised in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Duluth and was a member of St. Margaret Mary church there. He spent 6 months in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War in 1990 with the 109th LEM National Guard Unit. In 1993, he married Tracy and they moved to the Twin Cities, where they raised four children together. Bret was well-known for his sense of humor, from answering the phone with “Hello! How may I ease your life” to greeting the urologist with “That’s a pisser”. He made us laugh with his jokes, and groan with his puns. He enjoyed spending time in the Boundary Waters and the “Hunting shack” and camping with his family and Scouts. In later years, his mobility was greatly impaired, but he still managed to get to work at Merchant Manufacturing, and maintained an interest in coin collecting, cribbage, music, the Twins, Vikings and Wild, and tracking down the best butter popcorn he cou
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