Obituaries

Jerome E. Raeker, age 80 of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 3 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the … [Read more...] about Jerome E. Raeker

Richard A. “Rich” Hoppe, age 85 of New Munich, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at the Tree of Life Assisted Living in New Munich, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 2 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will be in the … [Read more...] about Richard A. “Rich” Hoppe

Janice J. “Jan” Meyer, age 96, of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her eight daughters on Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at the Cura Care Center of Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, with Rev. Vince Lieser officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish … [Read more...] about Janice J. “Jan” Meyer

Harvey W. Imdieke, age 76 of Sauk Centre formerly of Albany, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones, on Saturday, May 16, 2026 after a long battle with cancer at Cura in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 10 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Pastor Jeff Manthe officiating. Immediately following the … [Read more...] about Harvey W. Imdieke

Alphonse G. “Al” Hiltner, age 93 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 4 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. … [Read more...] about Alphonse G. “Al” Hiltner