Obituaries

Oct 1, 2012

Ervin B. Wiechmann, age 90 of Melrose, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 5 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Vincent Lieser and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Inurnment will...

Sep 29, 2012

Lorraine B. Meyer, age 87 of Sauk Centre, died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 2 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Todd Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

Sep 26, 2012

Isabella M. 'Issy' Murphy, age 88 of Melrose, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota after two years of battling cancer.

Memorial services will be held at be at 11 a.m. Monday, October 1 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Melrose with Rev. Kevin Mann officiating. Inurnment will be at St....

Sep 26, 2012

Victor A. 'Vic' McConnell, age 77 of Melrose, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 6 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Sep 18, 2012

Lorraine S. Klimek, age 88 of Osakis, formerly of Sauk Centre, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Galeon Community Memorial Home in Osakis, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 22 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Rev. Andrew Marthaler will officiate with interment following in the...

Sep 17, 2012

Joseph A. "Joe" Berscheit, age 85 of Melrose, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 21 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish...

Sep 16, 2012

Lorella C. Pundsack, age 78 of Melrose, died peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 20 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Vincent Lieser concelebrating. Interment will follow the lunch at Immaculate Conception...

Sep 16, 2012

Ervin R. Schmiesing, age 89 of Melrose, formerly of Sauk Centre, died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 19 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Ken Thielman officiating. Interment will follow in St. Paul's Cemetery....

Sep 15, 2012

Alice A. DeGree, age 91 of Montevideo, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital in Montevideo, Minnesota.

A private family service has been held. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Alice Audre Ceynar was born January 7, 1921 in Getty Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to John James Ceynar, Jr. and Ethel (Veeder) Ceynar...

Sep 13, 2012

Lydia A. Beuning, age 93 of Melrose, died peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 18 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be in...

Sep 6, 2012

Justin H. Schulte, age 87, of Freeport, died peacefully on Thursday, September 6, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Entombment will be in...

Sep 6, 2012

Dale H. Melin, age 84 of Sauk Centre, died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at his home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 11 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Marty Porter officiating.

Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday...

Sep 5, 2012

Clarence F. Arens, age 77 of Sauk Centre, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 surrounded by his family at the St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 8 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. James Statz officiating...

Sep 3, 2012

Virgil F. Kerfeld, age 89 of Sauk Centre, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 7 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. James Statz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery....

Aug 31, 2012

Eugene L. "Gene" Hansen, age 75 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 6 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Marty Porter officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Friends may call from...

Aug 30, 2012

Erwin F. "Erv" Massmann, age 88 of Sauk Centre, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 3 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. James Statz officiating and Rev....

Aug 30, 2012

Doris A. Mobeck, age 86 of Sauk Centre, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the Fairway Pines Assisted Living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, September 1 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Kevin Born officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Friends may call...

Aug 30, 2012

Larry G. "Poppa Smurf" Sorenson, age 61 of West Union died unexpectedly Thursday, August 30, 2012 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Foley, Minnesota.

Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 5 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre, with Rev. Andrew Marthaler officiating. Interment will be in St. Alexius Cemetery...

Aug 30, 2012

Isaiah R. Lewis, age 12 of Melrose, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College in Richmond, Virginia, while visiting his grandparents.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 7, 2012 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Melrose with Rev. Kevin Mann officiating. A...

Aug 24, 2012

Marcella B. "Sally" Meyer, age 82 of Melrose, died peacefully on Friday, August 24, 2012 surrounded by her family at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 28 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman...