Hometown News

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie for Janice Brown, age 79 who passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. The Rev. Omar Guanchez officiated. Burial will be on a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Long Prairie. Janice Wolbeck was born May 23, 1942, to Aloysius and … [Read more...] about Janice Brown

Robert E. “Smitty” Smith, age 74, of Avon, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer, on Friday, August 6, 2021. The Mass of Christian Burial celebrating his life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 14 at the Church of St. Benedict in Avon with Rev. Edward Vebelun officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in … [Read more...] about Robert E. “Smitty” Smith

James J. “Jim” Kluempke, age 78 of Grey Eagle, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his home on Big Birch Lake surrounded by his wife and children after a short but brave battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 16 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ron Dockendorf officiating. … [Read more...] about James J. “Jim” Kluempke

Carol Jean Cordes (Mortimer), age 80 of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her three children by her side on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at her home in Melrose, Minnesota. A private inurnment will take place at a later date in Wisconsin. She will be deeply missed by her children, Craig Johnathan (Dawn) Cordes, Deborah Jean (Brian) Brogard, and Desiree Lynn (Sam) Thierstein; six … [Read more...] about Carol Jean Cordes

Katy Lynn Panek, 20 year old resident of Burtrum, MN passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Elmdale, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala, MN with Father David Grundman officiating. Burial will take place in St. Edward’s Parish Cemetery in Elmdale, MN. A visitation will be held from 9-11 … [Read more...] about Katy Lynn Panek