Platt, Laura Dean Died on October 9, 2014. Laura was born in St. Paul on September 13, 1923 to Muriel Smith and Winter Dean. She is survived by children, Robin Roderick, Timothy Platt and Märta Silber, Nancy and Bill Jones, Katherine Platt, and Stephen Platt; grandchildren Anders, Daniel, Emily, and Charlie Platt, Sarah and Annie Straubinger, Nicolas and Valentina Capula; great-grandchildren Oscar and Benjamin Capula. She is also survived by Craig Woolley and a brother, Ed Dean. She was preceded in death by husband, Lawrence Platt, 1996, daughter-in-law, Runa Berglund, 1988, son-in-law, Mark Roderick, 1998, and brothers, Alden, Bud, and Bill Dean. Laura did graduate work in Medieval History at the University of Minnesota. She served on the Board of the Madeline Island Music Camp, the Ethical Practices Commission for the City of St. Paul and for Common Cause of Minnesota. A memorial will be held at 11:30 am, Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Mendakota Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights, Minnesota Memorial donations can be made to the Madeline Island Music Camp or to the Department of History, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota. Simple Traditions by Bradshaw 671 South Snelling Avenue, St. Paul 651-698-3878