Obituaries

Apr 23, 2021

Brian “BT” Toenyan, age 48 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, April 23, 2021 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 30 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Arockiya Newton officiating and Deacon Ernie Kociemba assisting. A...

Apr 22, 2021

Gregory E. “Greg” Wiener, age 53, of Sauk Centre, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre.

A Requiem Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, April 30 at the Marthaler Shed (10098 County Road 11 Sauk Centre 56378) in Sauk Centre with Rev. David...

Apr 22, 2021

Robert G. “Bob” Welters, age 97 of Melrose, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the CentraCare Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose with military honors by the Melrose...

Apr 21, 2021

David A. “Dave” Wegleitner, age 73 of Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at his home in Grey Eagle, Minnesota.

A private family memorial service will be held Saturday, April 24 at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Ron Dockendorf officiating. Military honors will be by the Melrose...

Apr 19, 2021

Marvin F. Butkowski, age 89 of St. Joseph formerly of Minnetonka, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 22 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Rick Aubol officiating. Inurnment will be...

Apr 15, 2021

Joseph J. “Joe” Seifermann, age 86 of Spring Hill, died peacefully on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Assumption Community Nursing Home in Cold Spring, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in...

Apr 14, 2021

Sally Jane Zimmerman, age 74 of Melrose, passed away one day after her 58th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A private service will be held due to the coronavirus.

Sally Jane Kendall was born October 28, 1946 in Duluth, Minnesota to Earl and Mildred (Colwell) Kendall. ...

Apr 14, 2021

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...

Apr 11, 2021

August J. “Auggie” Wohletz, age 79 of Albany, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 15 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Greg Miller, O.S.B. officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish...

Apr 7, 2021

Luckie J. Bjelland, age 79 of Sauk Centre, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A gathering of friends and family will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on  Friday, April 16 with a 6 p.m. prayer service at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre....

Apr 3, 2021

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...

Apr 2, 2021

Aaron M. "Kro" Kroshus, age 33 of Melrose, died after injuries sustained in a work-related vehicle accident on Friday, April 2, 2021 in South Dakota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 8 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. A private family interment will be Friday,...

Mar 31, 2021

Arden D. Peterson, age 84 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 6 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Rebecca Thomas officiating.  Inurnment with Military Honors will...

Mar 31, 2021

Salli Brown, age 90 of Sauk Centre, passed away from complications of a stroke on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. A memorial service...

Mar 26, 2021

Eleanor A. Niehoff, age 98 of New Munich, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Tree of Life Assisted Living in New Munich, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 31 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz...

Mar 26, 2021

David N. “Dave” Bertram, age 73 of Greenwald, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family after a short battle with brain cancer on Friday, March 26, 2021 at his home in Greenwald, Minnesota.

A Private Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will...

Mar 25, 2021

Robert J. “Bob” Schmidt, age 93 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the CentraCare Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30 at St. Paul’s Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be in the...

Mar 25, 2021

Jerome B. Trisko, age 88 of Sauk Centre, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the CentraCare Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Jerome Bernard Trisko was born September 7, 1932 in Greenwald, Minnesota to Carl and Anna (Kemper) Trisko. He was the fifth of seven children. He was raised on the family farm first in...

Mar 19, 2021

Paul Albert Ampe of Upsala, Minnesota died at his sister's farmhouse near Swanville on March 19, 2021.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 31 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala, Minnesota with Rev. David Grundman officiating. Inurnment will be at later date at St. John's Abbey Alumni and...

Mar 19, 2021

Philip E. DuBois, age 98 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on  Friday March 19th  2021 at Fairway Pines Assisted Living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 24 at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Jeremy Theis officiating. ...