Obituaries

Dec 27, 2022

Mary A. Kerfeld, age 51 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at her home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, December 31 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be...

Dec 27, 2022

Margaret L. Scherer age 92 of Freeport, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 27, surrounded by family at the beautiful Quiet Oaks Hospice House in Saint Augusta, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 31at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish...

Dec 24, 2022

Daniel R. “Dan” Schoenberg, age 72 of Greenwald, passed away after a courageous battle with a glioblastoma on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 28 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will...

Dec 24, 2022

Elmer B. “Fud” Hellermann, age 91 of Melrose, passed away suddenly, surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 29 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in...

Dec 19, 2022

Cathy A. Groth, age 76 of Grey Eagle and Cape Coral, Florida, passed away suddenly from complications of dementia on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Cathy Ann Ripley was born April 21, 1946 in Worthington, Minnesota to Russell and...

Dec 18, 2022

Neola Dell (Wesely) Boyer, 88, of Melrose, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2022 after a courageous struggle with Alzeheimers. She was surrounded by her family at the Pine Villa Centra Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Neola was born a fraternal twin on October 31st, 1934 in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska to Joseph A. and Ethel...

Dec 18, 2022

Paul A. Heille, age 63 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family after a short but courageous battle with liver cancer on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at his home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 30 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre...

Dec 17, 2022

Carmen P. Lyon, age 79 of Grey Eagle, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at her home in Grey Eagle, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2023 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle. Inurnment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle.

Dec 17, 2022

Herman H. “Hermie” Westendorf, age 95 of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 20 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery with military...

Dec 13, 2022

Erna L. Spehn, age 95 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 p.m. Monday, December 19 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Jeremy Theis officiating. Interment will be...

Dec 11, 2022

Evelyn R. Kennedy, age 95 of Willmar, formerly of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Bethesda Grand in Willmar, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 16 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will...

Dec 11, 2022

Rosalie M. “Rosie” Loxtercamp, age 80 of Big Lake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at St. Benedict’s Senior Community in Monticello, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 20 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating.  Interment will be in...

Dec 9, 2022

Ralph J. Roelike, age 82 of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 13 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Dec 9, 2022

Doris A. Elfering, age 81 of St. Anna, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, December 9, 2022 at her home in St. Anna, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 17 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Julius Beckermann, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be...

Dec 8, 2022

James P. “Jim” Klein, age 83 of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at his home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 15 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery

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Dec 8, 2022

Michael H. “Mike” Terwey, age 67 of Grey Eagle, passed away unexpectedly in an unavoidable wood cutting accident on Thursday, December 8, 2022 in Birchdale Township, Todd County Minnesota.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, December 19 at the Double “R” Bar and Grill in Grey Eagle to celebrate his...

Dec 7, 2022

Cody J. Schuur, age 30 of Melrose, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 17 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Pastor Paul Klassen officiating. Burial will be at a later date.

Visitation will be from 10...

Dec 5, 2022

Bryan Roman Goebel, age 54 of Stewartville, formerly of Albany, passed away after a two year battle with cancer on Monday, December 5, 2022 at his home in Stewartville, Minnesota, with his family by his side.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in...

Dec 1, 2022

Susanna D. “Sue” Smith, age 58 of Albany, passed away after a courageous 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at her home in Albany, Minnesota, with her family by her side.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 6 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany...

Nov 30, 2022

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James (Jim) Bradley Rutten, age 86, departed poetically with the setting sun on November 30th 2022, surrounded by his wife and children. The family gathered at his side during his final days is testament to a life well-lived with love, consideration, and a profound sense of duty.

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