Survivors include 8 children, 16 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Some extraordinary people with ties to the west metro died recently. Read their obituaries, which ran on area Patch sites.
Mass of Christian Burial June 22, 2013 at the Church of St. Alphonsus in Brooklyn Center.
Service is Friday, March 15, 2013 at Church of the Holy Cross in Minneapolis.
Oddie served in the U.S. Navy and was the owner and operator of Reliable Auto Body in North Minneapolis for over 35 years.
Service is Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at Golden Valley Lutheran Church.
Service for UPS driver killed in Minneapolis shootings is at Emmanuel Christian Center in Spring Lake Park. A Teamster spokesperson called his death unprecedented.