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Janet Williams
Feb 16, 2026
Janet Lavonne Williams, age 89 of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 16, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
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A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 8 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Inurnment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Visitation will be...
Eric Fuchs
Feb 13, 2026
Eric W. Fuchs, age 52 of Long Prairie, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the CentraCare Hospital in Long Prairie, Minnesota.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. A private inurnment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose...
Jerome "Shorty" Beddow
Feb 12, 2026
Jerome N. “Shorty” Beddow, age 87, of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 16, 2026 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Kevin Soenneker officiating. Interment will be in...
Lorraine Schmidt
Feb 11, 2026
Lorraine K. Schmidt, age 86 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 19 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Kevin Soenneker officiating. A private interment will be in...
Leora Otte-Calkins
Feb 8, 2026
Leora M. Otte-Calkins, age 93 of Sauk Centre, died peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Fairway Pines Assisted Living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 12 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Marty Porter officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Sauk Centre.
Visitation will...
Janna Floerke
Feb 6, 2026
Janna Sue Floerke, age 69, of Long Prairie, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Friday, February 6, 2026, at her home on the farm in Long Prairie, Minnesota.
Janna was born on May 1, 1956, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, to Floyd and Marjorie (Close) Anderson. She was raised and passed peacefully in her sleep on the farm she loved so...
Phillis Neubauer
Jan 29, 2026
Phillis May Neubauer, age 76 of Osakis, formerly of Spring Hill, Minnesota, passed away on January 29, 2026 from natural causes at Alomere Health in Alexandria, Minnesota.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026 at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. A private inurnment will be...
Brenda Lemke
Jan 28, 2026
Brenda L. Lemke, age 60 of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2026 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Entombment will follow at 2 p.m. at the Minnesota...
Shirley Ebensteiner
Jan 28, 2026
Shirley A. Ebensteiner, age 89 of Sauk Centre, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 2 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Inurnment will be in Calvary...
Werner "Tex" Bloch
Jan 26, 2026
Werner L. “Tex” Bloch, age 80 of Albany, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with his family by his side.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Julius Beckermann, O.S.B. officiating. Entombment will be...
Wilfred "Wif" Finken
Jan 25, 2026
Wilfred F. “Wif” Finken, age 87 of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026 surrounded by his family at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 30 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery...
Jason Bloch
Jan 24, 2026
Jason W. Bloch age 46, of Albany, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Julius Beckermann, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Jason William Bloch was born August 11, 1979 in Albany, Minnesota...
MyrnaLane Lindeman
Jan 23, 2026
MyrnaLane Margaret Lindeman (Sandbrink), age 89, of Avon, passed away January 23, 2026.
Service will be held at a later date.
Myrna was born May 3, 1936 in Melrose, MN. She was the second of two children born to Roman and Alma Sandbrink (Tise). Her passion in school was music and remembered wanting to become a band director. After graduating from high...
Doris Peterson
Jan 15, 2026
Doris M. Peterson, age 92 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Cura Care Center of Melrose, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Interment will be on Thursday, January...
Joyce Ann (Klick) Bertram
Jan 12, 2026
Joyce Ann (Klick) Bertram, age 72 of Melrose, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.
A private Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Inurnment will be at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Greenwald.
Joyce Ann (Klick) Bertram was born on December 30, 1953,...
Dennis Christianson
Jan 7, 2026
Dennis Lloyd Christianson, age 70, of Sauk Centre, MN, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026, surrounded by his family at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
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A Celebration of Life will be held on January 31, 2026, at Diamond Point in Sauk Centre, Minnesota from 1 to 4 p.m.
Dennis was born July 28,...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Austing
Jan 7, 2026
Jeffrey B. “Jeff” Austing, age 64 of Freeport, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family from complications of a spontaneous brain bleed on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 12 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with...
Nicole "Nikki" (Lyon) Schultz
Jan 3, 2026
Surrounded by her loving family in the care of Quiet Oaks Hospice, Nicole Jean (Lyon) Schultz entered eternal life on Saturday January 3, 2026. Now rejoicing with the angels and reunited with her daughter Malayna she is at peace in arms of Jesus.
Services for Nikki includes a visitation at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Opole on Wednesday,...
Joseph "Joe" Herges
Jan 2, 2026
Joseph C. “Joe” Herges, age 65 of Melrose, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A private family graveside service will be held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date and published on the website once the date and...
Shirley Hiltner
Jan 2, 2026
Shirley A. Hiltner, age 81 of Melrose, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. A private inurnment will be held at Morningside Memorial Gardens in Coon Rapids.
Shirley Ann Bueckers was born September 14, 1944 in...
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