Hometown News

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved brother, Jeffrey Scott Westerbeck, age 61, on September 6, 2025. Jeff was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on April 24, 1964, to Larry Westerbeck and LaVonne Shelker. He grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and graduated with the final class to attend Lincoln High School. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Scott Westerbeck

Dorothy Elaine Helmbrecht, age 92, of Little Falls, MN passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Highland Senior Living in Little Falls. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 3:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses located at 14827 Prairie Drive, Little Falls, MN., with a luncheon to follow at Linden Hill. Private interment will be at the … [Read more...] about Dorothy Elaine Helmbrecht

Faith, family, farming and friendship were the guideposts of life for Mathew Kasper of Sauk Centre who transitioned to eternal rest with our Lord on September 6, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 12, 2025 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. There … [Read more...] about Mathew Kasper

David E. “Rocky” Walz, age 71, of Greenwald, passed away surrounded by family from natural causes on September 7, 2025, at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A private family memorial service will be held on Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Inurnment will be at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Greenwald. David Edwin Walz was born June 9, 1954 in … [Read more...] about David E. “Rocky” Walz

Diane M. Scherer, age 66 of St. Joseph, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Serenity Village Assisted Living in Avon, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, September 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Derek Wiechmann officiating and Rev. Daniel Walz concelebrating. Entombment was held in the … [Read more...] about Diane M. Scherer