MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesotans said goodbye to Bruce Bliss Dayton, businessman, philanthropist and father of Minnesota's governor. But in his memorial service Thursday it was his personal side that Gov.

Bruce Dayton, the father of Minnesota’s governor and a key figure in building his family’s company into the massive retailing business that became Target Corp., died Friday at his home in Orono, Minn.

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ST. PAUL -- Bruce Dayton was the last of five Dayton brothers in the legendary Minnesota family that became a national retailing powerhouse. Dayton, father of Minnesota's governor, died Friday at 97.

Raising his right hand, Gov. Mark Dayton ended his eulogy for his father, Bruce, with a familiar family gesture Thursday. Pressing his fingers to his palm four times, Mark said, "We /love /you /too," ...

Bruce Dayton, one of five brothers who expanded Dayton Co. from a single Minneapolis department store to the nationwide big box chain known as Target, passed away on Nov. 13 at 97 years old. Dayton ...

ST. PAUL - Bruce Dayton, the last of five Dayton brothers in the legendary retailing family, died Friday at age 97 after a career that shaped the Twin Cities in a hundred ways, from fashion to ...

Bruce B. Dayton, a scion of the family behind the Target retail chain and a major benefactor of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, died Friday at age 97 at his home near Minneapolis, The New York Times ...

Minnesotans remembered Bruce Dayton for building one of the state's most successful companies, helping its political leaders navigate tough choices and bringing the world's finest art to them. "Bruce ...

Bruce Dayton Passed away peacefully on June 11th, 2023, surrounded by his wife, Gracia and members of his loving family. In recent years Bruce suffered with dementia and the family is grateful that he ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesotans said goodbye to Bruce Bliss Dayton, businessman, philanthropist and father of Minnesota's governor. But in his memorial service Thursday, it was his personal side that Gov.