Hometown News

Services celebrating the life of Linda Witte, age 75 of Avon, will be 11:00 AM. Thursday, May 6 at the Avon Community Church. Burial will be in the South Elmdale Community Cemetery. Linda passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital. There will be a visitation after 9:30 AM, Thursday at the church in Avon. Linda was born July 11, 1945 in Scottsbluff, NB … [Read more...] about Linda Witte

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of John E. Laing, age 77, will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 8th, at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. John died Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the Serenity Village in Avon. There will be a visitation after 10:00 AM Saturday at the church in Albany. John was born March 8, 1944 in … [Read more...] about John E. Laing

An open house, celebrating the life of David W. Schneider, age 82 of Holdingford, will be 5-8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 11, at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in Holdingford, Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. David was born December 5, 1938 in St. Cloud to Hubert and Rose Schneider. He grew up in Waite Park, where he farmed with his family on the land currently occupied by Mills … [Read more...] about David W. Schneider

Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Leo Maehren, 80, who died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at his home in Avon. The Rev. Gregory Miller OSB officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery. Leo was born April 11, 1941 in Avon to Martin & Alvina (Klocker) Maehren. He farmed his entire life on the family farm in Avon … [Read more...] about Leo J. Maehren