Obituaries

Oct 11, 2009

Robert L. "Bob" Van Beck, age 76 of Sauk Centre, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at his home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 16 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Todd Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

...

Oct 10, 2009

Eugene R. "Gene" Poepping, age 79 of Greenwald, died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 16 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald with Rev. Tom Becker officiating. Private inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation...

Oct 9, 2009

Jeanette M. "Jean" Thelen, age 87, of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, October 9, 2009 at Albert Lea Medical Center in Albert Lea.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 15 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vince Lieser officiating. Interment will be at St....

Oct 8, 2009

Louise M. Gieske, age 72, of Melrose, died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 12 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vince Lieser officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to...

Oct 4, 2009

Cecilia A. Schmiesing, age 98, of Osakis, formerly of Sauk Centre and Meire Grove, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2009 at St. John's Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Tom Becker officiating. Interment will be in...

Oct 4, 2009

John B. Krousey, age 78, of Burtrum, died on Sunday, October 4, 2009 in Swanville.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 8 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Grey Eagle. Interment will immediately follow at the MN State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls.

Friends may call from 4 to 8...

Oct 3, 2009

Selma Wright, age 99 of Grey Eagle, died Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester, Minnesota.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 9 at Grey Eagle United Methodist Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Gary Taylor officiating. Inurnment will be in Lakeview cemetery.

Friends may call...

Oct 3, 2009

Orva E. Roe, age 88 of Grey Eagle, died on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Albany Area Hospital in Albany, Minnesota.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 7 at Grey Eagle United Methodist Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Gary Taylor officiating. Inurnment will be in Lakeview Cemetery.

Friends may...

Oct 2, 2009

Eileen Wessel Dold, age 87 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11a.m. Monday, October 5 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa with Rev. Jeff Ethan officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

...

Oct 2, 2009

Anthony A. "Tony" Goerdt, Jr., age 82 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 6 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. James Statz officiating and Deacon Lawrence Kaas concelebrating....

Sep 30, 2009

Richard "Dick" Polipnick, age 79 of Sauk Centre, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 3 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Todd Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Military Honors will...

Sep 30, 2009

Magdalen A. "Maggie" Wielenberg, age 59 of Burtrum, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 3 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Mark Willenbring officiating. Interment will...

Sep 26, 2009

Catherine F. Beuning, age 92 of Sauk Centre, died Saturday, September 26, 2009 surrounded by her family at St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 29 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Todd Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Sep 25, 2009

Raymond C. Frericks, age 84 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 28 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Todd Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

...

Sep 25, 2009

Joshua J. "Josh" (Poegel) Mollner, age 19, of Long Prairie, passed away Friday, September 25, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vince Lieser officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Long Prairie...

Sep 17, 2009

Bernelda A. Rhode, age 79, of St. Rosa, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 21 at the Pine Villa Chapel in Melrose with Rev. Ken Thielman officiating. Inurnment will be at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in...

Sep 15, 2009

Donald Lee Bartlett was born July 17, 1933 in Royalton, Minnesota to Ralph and Lottie (Flint) Bartlett, the sixth child of nine. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950, at the age of 17, and served until being honorably discharged in 1957. He enjoyed fishing and deer hunting. He hunted yearly at the Eaton farm near Sandstone. We...

Sep 15, 2009

Viola M. Roering, age 95, of New Munich, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at the Melrose Area Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11a.m. Saturday, September 19 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B., Rev Ken Thielman and Rev. Virgil Braun will concelebrate with interment following in the parish...

Sep 8, 2009

Bernard L. "Bernie" Laing, age 79 of Freeport, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 11 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Roger Botz officiating and Rev. Roger Klassen, OSB concelebrating. Entombment will be in...

Sep 5, 2009

Edwina T. Pung, age 87, of Melrose, died after a long battle with cancer on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 14 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Rev. Vince Lieser will officiate with interment following in the...