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Morrison County Sheriff’s Office • January 16, 2019

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Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen announced that his office, in cooperation with all local police departments in the county, have recently completed the annual predatory offender registration (POR) verifications for Morrison County. Each year the sheriff’s office organizes a verification check for all predatory offenders who are on the registry and residing within the … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office • January 16, 2019

Alphonse J. “Al” Ellering

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Alphonse J. “Al” Ellering, age 87 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 21 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating, Rev. Ken Thielman … [Read more...] about Alphonse J. “Al” Ellering

Martha “Marmar” L. Bowen

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Martha L. Bowen “Marmar”, age 63, Avon, MN, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at her home. Memorial services will be Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Benson Funeral Home Chapel, St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. Martha was born July 25, 1955 in Columbus, OH to Patrick and Mayme (Pauley) Walker, Jr. She was a … [Read more...] about Martha “Marmar” L. Bowen

Fred Dinkel

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Fred Dinkel, 84, of Long Prairie, passed away on January 6, 2019. Funeral services were held Friday, January 11, 2019 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie with Fr. Omar Guanchez officiating. A private family burial will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls at a later date. Frederick George Dinkel was born on his mother’s … [Read more...] about Fred Dinkel

Roger “Fuzzy” B. Schmid

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Roger “Fuzzy” B. Schmid, age 86 of Avon, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Church of St. Benedict in Avon. Rev. Gregory Miller, O.S.B. officiated. Burial will be at St. Benedict’s Parish Cemetery on a later date. Roger was born on September 21, 1932 to Benedict and Lauretta (Ashenbrenner) … [Read more...] about Roger “Fuzzy” B. Schmid