Hometown News

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

Constance “Connie” Harren, age 87, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026, following a short and courageous battle with cancer. Connie was born on October 2, 1938, in Upsala, Minnesota, to Edward and Evelyn (Klimmek) Klug. On November 12, 1960, she married Eugene Harren in Brainerd. Together, they shared more than six decades of marriage, building a home filled with … [Read more...] about Constance Harren