On March 21, 2021 at approximately 2:21 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call of a grass fire on County Road 151, approximately one mile north of 395th Street in Holding Township. The caller, Nicholas Hellmann, 21, Holdingford, had noticed the fire from his residence. The fire burned approximately one acre of grass and brush before it was … [Read more...] about Grass Fire: Holding Township
Paul Albert Ampe
Paul Albert Ampe of Upsala, Minnesota died at his sister’s farmhouse near Swanville on March 19, 2021. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 31 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala, Minnesota with Rev. David Grundman officiating. Inurnment will be at later date at St. John’s Abbey Alumni and Friends Cemetery in Collegeville, … [Read more...] about Paul Albert Ampe
Rosemary Johnson
Rosemary Johnson was born February 25, 1925 at home in Pierz, MN. At age ten the family, now with five girls, moved to Melrose to open a general store. She lived most of her life in Melrose Rosemary passed away peacefully at home March 17, 2021 at age 96. She was wonderfully outgoing, warm, and loving toward her family and the people in her community. All of us knew a walk … [Read more...] about Rosemary Johnson
Philip E. DuBois
Philip E. DuBois, age 98 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday March 19th 2021 at Fairway Pines Assisted Living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 24 at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Jeremy Theis officiating. Interment will be held at St. Paul’s … [Read more...] about Philip E. DuBois
Gilbert R. Schmitz
Gilbert R. Schmitz, age 65 of Freeport, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A private memorial service will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in St. Francis near Freeport, Minnesota. Rev. David Grundman will officiate. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery at a later date. Gilbert … [Read more...] about Gilbert R. Schmitz





