Obituaries

Wilbert J. “Willie” Poepping, age 90 of Avon, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2026 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 5 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon with Rev. Edward Vebelun, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to … [Read more...] about Wilbert J. “Willie” Poepping

Lorraine M. Curto, age 97 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, April 24, 2026 at the Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at the Minnesota State Veterans … [Read more...] about Lorraine M. Curto

Audrey “Audge” Soltis, 69 year old resident of Bowlus, passed away on Thursday, April 23 at her home. A funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30th, at Community Country Church in Holdingford with Pastor Gregg Valentine officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29th, at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, … [Read more...] about Audrey Anne Soltis

Leona Niemeyer, 89-year-old resident of Long Prairie, MN, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at her home in Long Prairie, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026, at the Swanville Bible Church, at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Bruce Miller officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 A.M., prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Moses … [Read more...] about Leona Niemeyer

Karen Elizabeth Johnson-Iblings-Koshenina of Upsala, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Karen was born January 28, 1951, to Margaret and Ralph Johnson in Little Falls, Minnesota. She grew up on her family farm in Upsala, Minnesota, with six siblings, and eventually settled in Maple Grove, Minnesota, to raise a family … [Read more...] about Karen Elizabeth (Johnson) Iblings-Koshenina