Timothy David Gordon

1945 – May 28, 2026

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Timothy D. Gordon “Tim”, who lived his life in Saint Paul until a recent move to Burnsville.

Born in 1945, Tim left us on May 28, 2026, after a courageous battle following a heart attack. He will be missed by his family and wonderful community of friends. Preceding him in death were his parents Eugene J. Gordon and Dorothy J. Melbye Gordon. He is survived by his sisters Pat (Tim) Babineau, Mary (Gary) Bellis, Sally (Bob) Idso, and Kathy (Dan) Schwalbe as well as sixteen nieces and nephews and many grand-nieces and nephews. Tim was the best big brother ever.

Tim graduated from Cretin High School and the University of Minnesota. He served three years in the US Army including a tour in Viet Nam. Tim spent his working life employed by Ramsey County and the State of Minnesota Human Services. He was known for his work ethic, kindness, and commitment to others.

Tim loved the outdoors, camping, photography, poker and of course golf. Golf was what he looked forward to in retirement, and he enjoyed the great friends he played with. He loved music and he attended countless concerts and shows throughout his life. Tim was a remarkable man, a loving brother, and a kind soul.

John Joseph Winters

1945 – June 11. 2026

Age 81, of St. Paul, MN Passed away peacefully on June 11, 2026. Beloved father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend. Heavy hearts, guided forever by his love.

Frederic Eugene Ehrmantraut

June 4, 1943 – July 10, 2026

Brother Dominic (Frederic Eugene Ehrmantraut) was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and entered the Novitiate of the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 1963 in Winona, Minnesota. He died peacefully in his sleep early on the morning of July 10 at Ave Maria at age 83, having been a De La Salle Christian Brother for 63 years.

Frederic was born on June 4, 1943, one of five children of Carl A. Ehrmantraut (d. 1962) and Cecilia M. Ehrmantraut-Trog (d. 2024). He had two brothers, Wayne and Keith, and two sisters, Lynda, Denise, Karen and Sharon. He is survived by his two sisters, Lynda Steele and Denise Wetzel, and his two brothers, Wayne Ehrmantraut and Keith Ehrmantraut.

He graduated from Cretin High School in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1963 and later that year entered the Novitiate of the Christian Brothers in Winona receiving the habit on August 30, 1963. In the fall of 1964 he traveled to Winona to begin his scholasticate training at St. Mary’s College. Brother Dominic received his B.A. in English there in 1967. In 1972 he received his M.A. in theology from the University of Notre Dame and his Ed. S. in Administration from St. Thomas College in St. Paul in 1978. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Mary’s University in 2006.

In 1968 Brother Dominic was assigned to Lourdes High School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but the following year he moved to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin to teach at McDonnel Catholic High School.

In 1970 he was assigned to Archbishop Brady High School in West St. Paul. There he was named Dean of Students in 1971 and Principal in 1972. He remained at Brady until 1978 when Brother Dominic was named Principal at Pacelli High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He served at Pacelli until he was elected Visitor of the Winona District in 1983 serving in that post until 1991 when he was named Regional Coordinator for the USA & Toronto Region.

He went to Nairobi, Kenya in 1997 as Visitor of the new District and served in that post as Visitor and founder of the District of Lawanga until 2006 when he was named Director of the Lawanga District Scholasticate. He was on sabbatical in 2006-7 at CTIE (Christ the Teacher Institute for Education) and was named Principal in Tangaza, Kenya in 2007.

He returned to the United States in 2009 and spent that year on sabbatical before accepting a position in the Development Office at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee in 2010. Brother Dominic retired in 2024 in Memphis where he entered St. Luke’s Cottage for memory care at Ave Marie Home in Bartlett, Tennessee.

James Leo Hudak

August 1, 1945 – August 16, 2026

James Leo Hudak, age 81, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026. A lifelong resident of the Highland Park and Macalester-Groveland neighborhoods, Jim was born on August 1, 1945, to Grace and Leo Hudak.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister.

Jim is survived by his daughter, Jennifer (Hudak) Fils-Aime, her husband Johnny, and their three daughters: Vivienne, Victoria, and Alexandra; his son, Thomas Hudak, his wife Kelly Carter; and his son, Benjamin Kaneaiakala and daughters, Phoenix and Phaite.

Jim possessed an entrepreneurial spirit and a lifetime love of learning. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam and later earned a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He personally drafted the blueprints for his home in Stillwater, Minnesota and went on to build a career in software development before leading numerous corporate IT initiatives as a project manager.

In recent years, Jim embraced writing with passion and purpose, publishing two books and beginning work on a third— an endeavor his granddaughters will lovingly complete.

Jim found joy in reading, writing, cooking, ‘being fit’ (as he would say), good conversation, bike riding, and time spent with friends and family.  He will be remembered for his curiosity, quick wit, remarkable storytelling, and love of a lively gathering.

Jack Dale

December 19, 1945 – September 16.2026

Jack Dale, 80, of St. Paul, Minnesota, passed away at his home surrounded by family on September 16.

Jack was born on December 19, 1945, and grew up in the Como neighborhood of St. Paul, where he found a love for fishing and hockey early on. He attended Cretin High School where he was a gifted multi-sport athlete, excelling in football, hockey and baseball. He went on to play hockey for the Minnesota Gophers, the 1968 US Olympic team, the Johnstown Jets and the Seattle Totems before a significant knee injury led him to pivot and explore many other career paths. A true jack-of-all-trades, he worked in construction, as a hospital lab tech, substitute teacher, and owned his own print brokering business, eventually retiring and getting to paint full time as the talented artist he was all along. Over the years his aesthetic ranged from landscape to abstract, and his work lives on in the homes of his collectors all over the country. Jack loved fishing, especially at Park Lake and Cass Lake with family and friends. And even though the fishing wasn’t great on Lake Byllesby, where he made his home in Cannon Falls for 18 years, you would always find him out on the water, often on quiet early mornings, chasing that “thrill of the catch.” He was also a skilled woodworker and handyman who could build or fix just about anything. A lover of music, he picked up the trumpet in his mid-sixties and even went on to perform at his own art openings. He loved being a dad so much he had 5 kids of his own and was a father figure to so many more. He absolutely adored his grandchildren. He was funny, generous, loving and kind, and had eyes that twinkled when he smiled.

Jack leaves behind his devoted wife of 54 years, Olga; his children Nick (Nancy), Bill (Joan), Bob (Popeye), Leah (Josh), and Ian (Nikki); grandchildren Kelsey, Shane, Mac, Haley, Carson, Dash, Kai, Roman and Gia; and many adored family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Landis and Lois Dale, and his brother Jim Dale. He was our cherished husband, dad, uncle, grandpa and friend, and we will miss him so much.