Hometown News

Trent R. Atkinson age 62 of Melrose passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center in Litchfield, MN. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Joe Korf officiating. Inurnment will be at Sacred Heart … [Read more...] about Trent R. Atkinson

Kennard N. Bunger, of Albany, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Centra Care Hospital in Melrose, MN. Kennard was born in Davis, SD on April 10. 1928 to Henry C. Bunger and Marie A. Bunger. He graduated from Lennox SD high school in 1946. He married Loris M. Van Ningen on February 3, 1950, in Lennox, SD. They moved to Sioux Falls, where he worked for Nash … [Read more...] about Kennard N. Bunger

Norma L. Jepperson, age 93 of Melrose formerly of Worthington, MN, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family and friends at Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, March 10 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in … [Read more...] about Norma L. Jepperson

John S. Dziengel, age 74 of Melrose, passed away peacefully while doing his favorite hobby, ice fishing, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. While ice fishing, he was overcome by carbon monoxide coming from his buddy heater. NCOAA.US (National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association). A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in … [Read more...] about John S. Dziengel