This world of dew . . .

Always, there are losses. Three people in particular are on my mind today:

Joseph Serr
Jesse Lynn
Wendy Ewell

Many are grateful for the richness you brought into this world, and we thank you. That wealth survives you.

Joseph K. Serr

Serr, Joseph K. - Age 93, Of White Bear Lake Passed Away On June 29th In Chandler, Arizona.

Joe was born April 11, 1912 in Tyndall, South Dakota. Preceeded in death by first wife Evelyn; and daughter Mary Dieken. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Betty; son Rich (Marge); son-in-law Al (Linda) Dieken; step-daughter Sharon Brogan of Montana; and surrogate daughter, Louise (Ron) Fritsche of Denver. Joe is also survived by seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and eight surrogate grandchildren.

Joe served in the US Army in WW II in Japan and the Philippines. He retired from a long career as a postal mail clerk on passenger trains. In retirement, Joe enjoyed fishing, volunteering, traveling and telling great stories. He actively volunteered for the Red Cross in Minnesota and Arizona, the Christian Community Center in Arizona and the Chandler Hospital. Joe was a Mason for over 50 years. He was a long time member of the First Presbyterian Church in White Bear Lake.

Memorial Service at 2PM, Saturday, July 9th at the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (5th & Bloom), White Bear Lake. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church.

Jesse Taylor Lynn  1987 - 2005

MISSOULA - Jesse "the Jesster" Lynn, 17, spent his last day thinking about his girlfriend Kassi and cursing his flyline which he had inadvertently jumbled into an irreversible bind of tippet. He was excited and restless about his future, even rubbing his little brother's back, since Madison had slept in some contorted storage box rather than seek out an empty bunk.

Jesse played soccer with friends and family, threw the Frisbee and went for a walk, but brightened only when Dad said they could head up Highway 2 where there's a phone box at McGregor Lake. He could call Kassi. Jesse was a happy camper. He felt connected and loved his last evening. He spent an hour teaching a friend the rudiments of drumming around the campfire; it's great to be the expert.

Jesse died the morning of Monday, July 4, 2005, of an accidental overdose. He was born at Community Medical Center on Aug. 27, 1987, and attended Target Range and Big Sky. It was his hope to graduate and study film and architecture at Montana State University.

He lived his entire life hiking, snowboarding and walking the hills around Missoula. Jesse loved sports, playing Strikers soccer and lettering in Big Sky soccer. He loved to push the limits, to lay the bike down, to backflip over road gaps on his snowboard. This passion for life he shared with his brothers, Gabriel and Madison, and his many beloved friends. As part of their escapades, they filmed every second. He knew no limits, whether it was "borrowing" his brother's socks or laying siege to the house with his drum solos.

The family he loved and who are grieving his death are his brothers, Gabriel and Madison, and his father and mother John and Lorilee; his grandparents, Helen Lynn and J. Robert and Dorothy Evans; aunts and uncles Judy and Jim Bullis, Jim and Linda Lynn, Jim and Lisa Evans and Beth and Frank Repplier; and his first cousins, Elizabeth and Toby Taylor, Hannah and Peter Cuviello, Matthew Bullis, John Eric Lynn, Evan and Matthew Repplier and John and Owen Evans. He leaves behind countless other relatives and friends who love him.

Please join us to celebrate Jesse's life at a memorial service at 7 p.m. Monday, July 11, at Big Sky High School.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to the Flagship Program at Turning Point.

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Here's a link: http://www.lorenwebster.net/In_a_Dark_Time/2004/04/06/hass-issa/

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