Sylvia and Chuck Chuck has passed to Eternal Life with the Resurrected Christ. Please pray for Chuck’s wife Sylvia, their family and all who love them as we mourn our loss and celebrate his life. Mass of Christian Burial is being postponed at this time and is tentatively anticipated in the fall. Obituary will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Rest eternal grant unto our brother Charles, O Lord of Hope: and let light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul, and the sou

Roger Syverson, Scott Hegstrand, Bernie Syverson. Scott Hegstrand informed us that, “my mother in law Bernadine Syverson, long time MN Dahlia Society member died after a long battle with cancer. Bernie loved her Dahlias and was an accomplished grower and floral arranger; participating in both the State Fair and Bachman’s shows. She won many ribbons and plaques with my father in law Roger Syverson.” Bernadine was 82, of Roseville, MN She passed away peacefully on July 5th, 201

Her husband, Herb Brase, was president of MDS from 1995 – 1997. She was his dear wife for 61 years, until his death in 2007. She was also mother to our current president, Carolyn Koehler. She is dearly missed by her surviving children, Wendell Brase of California Carolyn Koehler and Catherine Adeboye of Minnesota, and her grandchildren, Heather, Bucky, Kirsten, Jack,Calista, Jordyn, Amara, and great grandson Jack David. Lois LaVon Evangeline Christensen Brase, born March 31

John Thiermann With great sadness, the Midwest Dahlia Conference reports that long time leader in the dahlia world, John Thiermann, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. John loved big dahlias, but was best known for his miniature introduction, Badger Twinkle. He was the proprietor of J T Dahlias, which, in addition to carrying his introductions, was the North American agent for the Penhill dahlias from South Africa. John had relationships wi