Hometown News

Robert “Bob” Kuchinski, 86 year old resident of Swanville, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026 at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flensburg. A visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 until the hour of service. The burial will be held at the parish … [Read more...] about Robert “Bob” Kuchinski

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna, for Geraldine J. Kunstleben (Pyka), age 79, of Avon, who passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Serenity Village in Avon. Reverend Gregory Mastey will officiated. Burial took place in the parish cemetery. Arrangements were with the Daniel Funeral Home in … [Read more...] about Geraldine J. Kunstleben

Miranda Renee Hollenkamp, age 35, a resident of Burtrum, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, January 8, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A wake will be held on Friday, January 16, 2026 from 4:00–7:00 p.m. at LeMieur Funeral Home in Little Falls. On Saturday, January 17, 2026 guests are invited to gather from 10:00–11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic … [Read more...] about Miranda Renee Hollenkamp

Jeffrey B. “Jeff” Austing, age 64 of Freeport, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family from complications of a spontaneous brain bleed on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 12 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. A … [Read more...] about Jeffrey B. “Jeff” Austing