
The Man Behind the Produce Stands: Jerry Untiedt, 77, Dies
The man behind the name synonymous with produce all over Wright County, Jerry Unteidt, died Monday, July 6 surrounded by family and friends. Jerry was 77. St. Michael produce shoppers know the Unteidt name thanks to a stand that’s been in the mall of the Colonial Mall parking lot for, literally, decades on the south side of Highway 241/Main Avenue. First manned by family, it’s been a summer job for kids young and old over the years, as the stand has expanded from one gazebo to two, selling everything from Jerry’s best sweetcorn to melons and tomatoes. Over the decades, Jerry and his wife, Susan, created a produce and flower empire, of sorts, in the Twin Cities west metro. Introduced to farming by family in














