Written by Lori Brunelle, Colchester, VT Paul was diahnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer. He lived 2 yrs and 10 months with the diease and lost his life on March 12,2009 at age 42. He received treatment at FAHC-Burlington, VT His surviving family members: Wife-Norma Paquette-Schnabel, 9 yr old son-Jerrett, Step Children- Mindy & Bobby Jennings, Mother- Blanche Couture, Father-Edward & Carol (spouse) [...]
We are sad to pass on the news that Sara lost her battle with cancer on November 4th, 2009 @ 10:20 p.m. Her husband left this message on Caring Bridge: Devoted and beloved friends, I’m so sorry to write…that our dear Sara passed away last evening at approximately 10:20 pm. She was surrounded by her [...]
Wilson’s Warriors, this year’s top fundraising team at the Twin Cities Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, came out in numbers to honor the memory of Jennifer Wilson. Jennifer lost her battle to colon cancer just weeks before the April event. Friends and family raised over $17,000 in her honor and posted a video on [...]
Written by Virginia Patrizio, Mother I miss my daughter Dana every single day. She gave me unconditional love, she was my best friend, my only child. Dana had a crazy sense of humor and could make anyone smile. She loved video games, old movies, snowmobiling, swimming and taking care of stray animals. Her concern for [...]
Written by Tracy Gurneau, daughter My mom Barb Bock was diagnosed with Colon Cancer in 1996 at the age of 48, she went to the doctor with diarrhea for a month and some stomach pains and within a couple days she had a colonoscopy and then abdominal surgery with the removal of part of her [...]
Fran was born on November 1, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, youngest child of Edward and Jean Clarke. Fran’s Christian life began in Holy Baptism at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth. It was also in that congregation that Fran affirmed her Christian faith on her Confirmation Day, May 24, 1970. Fran went to Armstrong High [...]
Writen by his sister, Heather Groetsch As Jim Valvano once said, “Cancer can take away your physical ability. It cannot touch your mind; it cannot touch your heart; and it cannot touch your soul. And those three things are going to carry on forever. Jonathan “Jon Billy” Groetsch was diagnosed with colon cancer in January [...]
Written by her husband, Tom Gronek Lisa was only 43 when she was diagnosed with Stage IIII colon cancer, signet cell strain. As you probably know, this strain is very rare, as well as being ‘typically aggressive’. After 15 months of being on multiple types of chemo, she succumbed to the disease on January 31, [...]
My mother died of colon cancer it will be two years come April 19th, the day of theTwin Cities 5K walk, so my family has decided this would be a great way to celebrate her life! My mother was the center of my family’s life. She was our pillar. She was a kind and generous [...]
Written by Kristin Tabor It’s been almost seven years since my sister Susie died of colon cancer, and it’s been almost seven of my hardest years on this earth. Nobody forgets the call of a brother-in-law incapable of talking to tell you someone you love only has days before dying. I remember dropping to the [...]
