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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Obituary: Tabitha Rose Markle

Tabitha passed away Monday morning. The following is her obituary.

Editor's Note: Information courtesy Morris-Nilsen Funeral Home Tabitha Rose Markle, aged 9 months. Preceded in death by her grandfather, Lawrence Markle. Survived by parents, Jonathan and Amanda; sister, Isabelle; grandparents, Marilyn Markle, Marvin and Mary Seefeld; aunts and uncles, Sandy and Dave Pevonka, Laura and Jason West, Amy and Aaron Seefeld and Emily Seefeld; cousins, Kenneth and Sara Pevonka, Natalie, Jacqueline and Gabriella Seefeld. Services Mass of Christian Burial Friday, January 25, 2013, at 10:30 AM at St. Peter’s Catholic Church 6730 Nicollet Ave. S., Richfield. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, January 24th, from 4-7 PM at Morris Nilsen Chapel, 6527 Portland Ave. S., Richfield.   *** Related stories…

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Leah

7:41 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Baby Dies From Injuries Suffered in Lake Minnetonka Accident

Family's vehicle broke through the ice near the channel between Halstead Bay and Priests Bay; Infant died early Monday morning at Children's Hospital.

Tabitha Markle has died. Tabitha, a nearly nine-month-old baby girl, was strapped in her car seat when her family's vehicle broke through the ice on Lake Minnetonka Friday evening. She was submerged 15-20 minutes before first responders were able to free her. She was first taken by ambulance to Waconia and later transported by helicopter to Children's Hospital. A report released Tuesday afternoon by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office classified Tabitha's death as an accidental drowning. She died just after 2:30 a.m. Monday morning. Tabitha's death is the first in Hennepin County this season attributed to thin ice. Her mother, Amanda Markle, works within the Richfield Public Schools District. The following was released late …

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Baby in Critical Condition After Vehicle Breaks Through Lake Minnetonka Ice and Firefighters Dove In The Icy Water to Reach Infant Trapped in Vehicle: Sheriff's Update

Laura

6:53 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

My heart goes out to the Markle family. There are no words...   more ›

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