Hometown News

Jason W. Bloch age 46, of Albany, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Julius Beckermann, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Jason William Bloch was born August 11, 1979 in Albany, … [Read more...] about Jason Bloch

MyrnaLane Margaret Lindeman (Sandbrink), age 89, of Avon, passed away January 23, 2026. Service will be held at a later date. Myrna was born May 3, 1936 in Melrose, MN. She was the second of two children born to Roman and Alma Sandbrink (Tise). Her passion in school was music and remembered wanting to become a band director. After graduating from high school, she moved to the … [Read more...] about MyrnaLane Lindeman

Werner L. “Tex” Bloch, age 80 of Albany, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with his family by his side. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Julius Beckermann, O.S.B. officiating. Entombment will be in the parish … [Read more...] about Werner L. “Tex” Bloch

Wilfred F. “Wif” Finken, age 87 of Melrose, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026 surrounded by his family at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 30 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the … [Read more...] about Wilfred F. “Wif” Finken

Bernie (Bernadette) Monica Ostendorf, 79, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026, at Quiet Oaks Hospice Home, surrounded by her children. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness, love, and enduring strength. Bernie was a devoted mother to Scott (San Francisco), Mari (Santa Monica), Leo (St. Cloud), and Nicole (Guadalajara, Mexico). She was a loving grandmother to Cedar, … [Read more...] about Bernie M. Ostendorf