Prairie, Virginia Joan Age 80, of Minneapolis, MN, passed away suddenly of natural causes, November 20, 2015. Preceded in death by parents Hilda and Alex Maki. Survived by husband of 58 years, Howard (Bud) Prairie; sister Norma Grotelueschen; brother Ted Maki; daughters Laurel Prairie, Leslie Prairie (Steve Gorsky), Carol (Scott) Weeklund; grandchildren Andrew, Nathan, Henry, Ellen, Alec, and Jillian, and many other family members and friends. Private family services to be held at Lakewood Cemetery. Celebration of Life gathering to be announced at a later date. Kapala-Glodek-Malone 763-535-4112 KapalaGlodekMalone.com