John Joseph TODD OBITUARY

To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to . There is no option to place them through our website.Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions.

General Information:

Your full name, Address (City, State, Zip Code), Phone number, And an alternate phone number (if any) Obituary Specification:

Name of Deceased, Obituary Text, A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable, TIF and other files are accepted, we will contact you if there are any issues with the photo. Ad Run dates There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information. Policies:

Verification of Death:

In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification.

Please allow enough time to contact them especially during their limited weekend hours.

A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary.

Guestbook and Outside Websites:

We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead; contact us with any questions regarding this matter.

Obituary Process:

Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear.

Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day's deadlines.

After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing.

Online:

All obituaries appear on TwinCities.com with a permanent online guestbook presence. If you wish to have the online presence removed, you can contact us to remove the guestbook online. Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions.

Payment Procedure:

Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents.

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Rates:

The minimum charge is $162 for the first 10 lines. Every line after the first 10 is $12.20. If the ad is under 10 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162. On a second run date, the lines are $8.20 per line, starting w/ the first line. For example: if first run date was 20 lines the cost would be $164. Each photo published is $125 per day. For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500. Deadlines:

Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested.

Deadline (no exceptions)

MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST

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TODD John Joseph (Jack), Of South St. Paul, Lilydale and Inver Grove Heights, MN. Born March 16, 1927; died September 28, 2024. Loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and uncle. Preceded in death by parents John A. and Martha Todd, brother Thomas Todd, and wife Bunny (Dolores) Todd. Survived by children Richard Todd (Patricia Haswell), Jane Todd, and John P. Todd (Patricia); grandchildren Stephen Haswell Todd and Chris (Anna) and James Todd, as well as niece Anne Todd, nephews Michael, Joe, and Mark Todd, niece Karla Shanahan and children Carolyn, Megan, Willie and Sam, and nephew Patrick Shanahan. A 1944 graduate of Cretin High School, John served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 before entering the pre-law program at St. Thomas University and then graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1950. John practiced law in Minnesota for seven decades, notably as partner in the firm Thuet and Todd in the 1950s and 1960s, in his own private practice in the 1980s and 1990s, and with the firm Orme and Associates until his retirement in 2016. John also served as a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice from 1972 to 1985. He excelled as a general practice attorney with a penchant for small-business clients (notably Circuit Science, Fury Motors, and O&S Cattle) and tort cases. John did much of the legal work for the redevelopment of Breezy Point Resort in the 1960s, which included the first condominiums in Minnesota, and he took pride in his role in preserving the independence of Sun Country Airlines. He played a lead role in incorporating the village of Lilydale (MN) and founding the Pool and Yacht Club there, where he was a life-long member. John was an avid golfer and a supporter of youth athletics.

His many civic contributions include working to establish Wakota (now Doug Woog) Arena and Divine Redeemer Hospital in South St. Paul. John was devoted to his family and a generous friend to many. Private interment. Memorial gifts to the South St. Paul Educational Foundation or its John and Bunny Todd Endowed Music Fund welcomed.{/p/span}Published in: St. Paul Pioneer Press from October 6, 2024 to October 8, 2024 Honor with Flowers

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