Obituaries

The celebration of life for Anthony “Tony” Joseph Cherne, Jr., age 75 of Albany was held Monday, May 15, 2023, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, St. Anthony, MN. Father Julius Boeckermann officiated. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery (Camp Ripley) in Little Falls, MN later. Tony passed away peacefully on May 10 at his home in Albany surrounded by his loving … [Read more...] about Anthony “Tony” Joseph Cherne, Jr.

Donald E. “Donnie” Walz, age 82 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the Getty Street Assisted Living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be in the parish … [Read more...] about Donald E. “Donnie” Walz

Lorraine M. Pommerer, age 65, of Litchfield, MN, formerly of Darwin, MN, died on April 29th, 2023, at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday May 5, 2023, at Church of St. Philip. Interment was held at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN. Lorraine Mildred Pommerer, the daughter of Norbert and Elizabeth (Pohlmann) Boecker, was born on February 9, 1958, in … [Read more...] about Lorraine M. Pommerer

Julius R. “Joe” Wegleitner, age 79 of Burtrum, passed away unexpectedly doing what he loved, tinkering at his shed, on Friday, May 5, 2023 in Burtrum, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Deacon Jim Schulzetenberg officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the funeral … [Read more...] about Julius R. “Joe” Wegleitner

Dennis A. Heidgerken, age 85 of Freeport, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Dan Walz officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Melrose Veterans … [Read more...] about Dennis A. Heidgerken