All Obituaries

Oscar J. Rueckert, age 98 of Sauk Centre, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 surrounded by his family at his home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A private service will be held on Monday, May 17 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre with Rev. Rebecca Thomas officiating.  Interment will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls.  A full notice will appear later.

Randall R. “Randy” Bohnsack, age 72 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 17, 2021 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Rick Aubol officiating. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sauk Centre with military honors by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11...

LuVerne J. Hollenkamp, age 87 of Melrose, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Please follow CDC guidelines at the church. LuVerne Joseph Hollenkamp was born February 5, 1933 near Spaulding in Birchdale Township, Todd County, Minnesota to Edward and Elizabeth (Voss) Hollenkamp. He was united in marriage to Lucille Doege on June 15, 1954 at St....

“Said Goodbye, turned around and you were gone…gone gone…” Theresa Ann (Klemmer) Schmiesing peacefully went home to Heaven on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family. Mom faded into the setting sun as she slipped after she won her battle with dementia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 13 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel...

Otto E. Petersen, age 85, passed away peacefully at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota, surrounded by his family during his final days.  Due to COVID-19, a private family Christian Burial will be held at Elmdale Cemetery with Rev. Kenneth Thielman officiating.  Otto was born of February 3, 1936 in Swan River Township.  He married Joan Remer in Brooten, Minnesota.  Otto was an auto mechanic and started working for a Nash dealership and then Ford in Little...

Gladys F. Kass, age 76 of Richmond, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Assumption Community Nursing Home in Cold Spring, Minnesota after suffering a massive stroke. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Gladys will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 7 at the...

Mary J. Goerdt, age 65 of Sauk Centre, passed away Saturday, April  24, 2021 at CentraCare Melrose Care Center surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Rick Aubol officiating. Inurnment will be at Bohemian Cemetery in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at...

Eugenia E. “Jean” Schulzetenberg, age 95 of Freeport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at CentraCare – Melrose Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery. Eugenia Elizabeth Weier was born December 16, 1925 in Zion Township (St. Martin), Stearns County, Minnesota to Leopold and...

Alphonse C. “Al” Hartung, age 84 of Avon, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his home in Avon, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna with Rev. Gregory Mastey officiating. Interment will be held in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church...

Dolores F. "Derry" Anderson, age 91 of Grey Eagle, formerly of Minnetonka, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Celebration of Derry's life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2021 at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church.  A private interment was held in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Celebration at...