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2025 Spring Convention – Sat, April 26
Minnesota Military Order of the Purple Heart
2025 Spring Convention – Sat, April 26th
Location:
VFW
2775 43rd St NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-206-0192
Reservations: needed by 15 April 2025
Field of Bands, September 20, 2025
Yellow Ribbon Alliance annual fundraiser for the benefit of veterans and their families.
This year funds will go to: Operation 23 to Zero, Patriot Assistance Dogs, and Homes for Our Troops
Featuring music of:
- Wayward Boyz Klub: 1:15pm to 2:15pm
- Girls Night Out: 2:45pm to 4:00pm
- Arch Allies: 4:30pm to 6:00pm
- Steven Adler from Guns N’ Roses: 6:30pm to 8:15pm
Where and When
- Saturday, September 20, 2025
- Washington County Fairgrounds, Stillwater, MN
- Noon to 8:15pm
The Purple Heart magazine March-April 2025
MMOPH 2024 Scholarship recipients
Minnesota Military Order of the Purple Heart’s Scholarship recipients for 2024 were Brandon Hodge and Lyvia Misegades. Brandon and Lyvia were each awarded a $3,000 scholarship, and both decided to write research papers about their grandfathers. It was fun the hear them read their papers aloud at the award ceremony….
William Leslie Cochrane
COCHRANE, William Leslie, (Bill) age 77 of Eden Prairie, MN passed away peacefully, with his family by his side May 31, 2024. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Susan; and parents, Yvonne and Leslie. Survived by his brother, Patrick D. Cochrane (RaeAnn); children, Sarah Hornig, Anne Fineran (Shane), William…
Russell Leighton
Russell Leighton Obituary Obituary published on Legacy.com by Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels – Edina on Apr. 20, 2024. Russell A. Leighton, Age 92, of Golden Valley, passed away peacefully on April 18 at St. Therese of New Hope. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Jeanne, and great…
Donald Ivar Iverson
Born Sept. 26, 1925 in St. Paul, MN, Ivar and Hulda (Erickson) Iverson announced the birth of their son, Donald Ivar Iverson. Growing up in St. Paul, he was the youngest of three children. As a young boy, Don and his father, put on hundreds of miles cross country skiing…
Ernest W. ‘Ernie’ Kramer
Kramer, Ernest W. “Ernie” 88, Champlin. Died 3-21-20. Korean Vet, Purple Heart. Muskingum U; U of Iowa (MA). 32 yrs MN Dept Health (EMS), 14 yrs BC Fire Dept. Kind, strong, loving, ever-present humor. Survived by wife of 63 years, Rosemary; 3 children Kris, Peter, Dirk, 5 grandchildren, 1 great…
Harley Boyd Johnson
Harley Boyd Johnson April 14, 1920 — October 1, 2020 Harley Johnson formerly of Pine City passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Ecumen in North Branch at the age of 100. Harley Boyd Johnson was born April 14, 1920 to Ralph and Florence (Anderson) Johnson in Rush City, Minnesota….
Henry A. Dorff
Dorff, Henry A., Jr. age 91, born in Minneapolis, long-time devoted citizen of Brooklyn Center, passed away on December 29, 2013. Preceded in death by his wife, Emily. He was a beloved father to sons, Burt Dorff (Yani), CA and Dennis Olson- Dorff (Denyse), WI; daughters, Mary Rowshanaee (Mehdi), NC…