Obituaries

Wayne “Smurf” Ernest Skillings, age 70, of Long Prairie, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at St. Cloud Hospital, surrounded by family. A memorial service took place on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie. Burial followed at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Long Prairie. Wayne Ernest Skillings was born on October 13, 1955, the son of … [Read more...] about Wayne Skillings

Lavern “Butch” Raymond Durheim, age 88, of Long Prairie, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the CentraCare-Long Prairie Hospital. A Memorial Service took place on Friday, October 9, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie, Minnesota. Lavern Raymond “Butch” Durheim was born on October 25, 1937, to Raymond and Jessie (Wright) Durheim. He was baptized on … [Read more...] about Lavern Durheim

Ken (Kenny) Meier, 83 of Sauk Centre died unexpectedly on October 18, 2026 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 26 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Kevin Soenneker officiating. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday in … [Read more...] about Ken Meier

John Martin Gerlach, 91, of Upsala, MN passed away on October 13, 2026, at Vitality Senior Living of Upsala. The family will hold a private burial service and memorial luncheon at a later date. Caring for John and his family is the LeMieur Funeral Home in Little Falls, MN. Born March 7, 1935, to the late Rose and Harold Gerlach, John spent much of his childhood in Upsala, MN. … [Read more...] about John Martin Gerlach

Helen L. Munsterteiger, age 88 of New Munich, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at the Tree of Life Assisted Living in New Munich, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 23 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Entombment will be in the parish … [Read more...] about Helen L. Munsterteiger