All Obituaries

Marian (Hall) Conlin, 100, long time resident of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully at the Sauk Centre CentraCare Health Care Center on Friday, July 12, 2019. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 16th at St. Paul’s Catholic Church with Father Greg Paffel presiding. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. A visitation will be held 4 – 7 p.m. Monday, July 15th at Patton-Schad Funeral Home, 620 Beltline Road, Sauk Centre and at St. Paul’s...

Lloyd W. Butkowski, age 60, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at his home in rural Millwood Township, St. Rosa, Minnesota.  A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on July 15, at 10:00 AM at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday July 14, and from 9:00 to 10:00 AM Monday July 15 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. Parish prayers will be held at 5...

Jean O. Gilbert, age 86 of Sauk Centre and formerly of Westport/Villard, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the Belgrade Nursing Home in Belgrade, Minnesota. Jean’s life will be celebrated from 1- 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Osakis Lutheran Church, 310 – 1st Avenue East, Osakis in the church fellowship hall.  A Time of Sharing Stories and Memories of Jean will begin at 2 p.m.     Jean Olefina Johnson was born September 24, 1932 in Camden, New...

Kenneth R.“Ken” Roske, age 65 of Freeport, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Dan Walz officiating. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church in Freeport....

Sylvester M. “Sy” Bueckers, age 76 of St. Joseph, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and Hildie on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Deacon Mike Benda presiding. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor...

Rita A. Trisko, age 79 of Sauk Centre, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at her home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Rev. Greg Paffel will officiate. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church. Rita Agnes Wolbeck was born June 23, 1940 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to John and Leona (Hiltner) Wolbeck. She worked as a...

Vernon M. “Vern” Frieler, age 90 of Melrose, formerly of Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 2 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be from...

Dorothy R. Holthaus, age 86 of Albany, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Edward Vebelun, O.S.B. officiating and Rev. Julius Beckermann, O.S.B. concelebrating. Entombment will be at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m....

Randy G. Brunko, age 62 of Little Sauk, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, June 24, 2019 at his home. Randy was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. Private family services will be held.

Ed Schneider passed away on June 23, 2019 at the age of 89.  Funeral Services will be at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre on Monday, July1 at 11:00 with a visitation at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre on Sunday, June 30 from 4:00 – 7:00. Parish prayers will be at 5 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard. Edward Jack Schneider was born on April 10,...