The Mortrud family announces with great sorrow, the passing of their father Mitchell, who passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022, at his home in Mounds View, Minn.
Mitch was born in Spring Valley, Minn., on May 1, 1957, to Vernon and Doris (Koop) Mortrud. He graduated from Spring Valley High School where he was a member of the wrestling team and played drums in band. During school Mitch worked for Buster’s grocery store in the meat processing department and at the Spring Valley Tribune as a printer. After graduating from high school, he moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., to work for his Uncle Stan in the maintenance department at Lomenick Apartments. In 1984 he went into business with his father and brother Monte, doing home remodeling. In 1991 he moved to a Minneapolis suburb, where he remained. He retired from Target Distribution Center.
Mitch was born with a sweet and kind soul, a heart of gold, a big smile for everyone he met and was always a joy to be around. He was an avid pool player and enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, hunting, fishing and motorcycling. His greatest passion was hanging out with his family and friends. He was greatly loved and will be missed by the many friends he met throughout his life time.
Mitch was the loving father of Brandon (April) Mortrud of Wykoff, Minn., and Justin Mortrud of Coon Rapids, Minn.; brother of Mark Mortrud of Minneapolis, Minn., Marty Mortrud of Seattle, Wash., Murry (Teresa) Mortrud of East Bethel, Minn., Matthew Mortrud of Minneapolis, Minn., and Michael (Lisa) Mortrud of Los Angeles, Calif.; uncle of Kevin, Patrick, Tyler, Christopher, Amber, Kaitland, Jeremy, Austin, Kayla, Greg and Nancy; great-uncle of many; and former husband of Linda Gehrking.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Monte and sister-in-law Rosemary.
A Celebration of Life will be held on October 8, 2022, at Bowlero, 11351 Ulysses Street NE, Blaine, Minn., from 1-3:30 p.m.
Inurnment will be held privately at Roselawn Cemetery, Roseville, Minn.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the charity of your choice in memory of Mitch would be appreciated.
Dan says
From a friend of the Texaco hill era, you will be missed.
Mark Reps says
So long Mitch. Greet your dad and Monte. They’ll be glad to see you.