Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, December 12, 2022 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Donald Sauerer, 66 of Avon who died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at his home in Avon. The Rev. Greg Miller, OSB officiated. Donald was born September 12, 1956 in Melrose to Elmer & Dorothy (Raden) Sauerer. He married Cheryl Gill on April 17, 1982 at St. Joseph’s Catholic … [Read more...] about Donald L. Sauerer

Erna L. Spehn, age 95 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 p.m. Monday, December 19 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Jeremy Theis officiating. Interment will be held in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...] about Erna L. Spehn

Cody J. Schuur, age 30 of Melrose, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 17 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Pastor Paul Klassen officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home in … [Read more...] about Cody Schuur

Cleo "Tootie" L. Cimenski, 98 year old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Little Falls. A funeral service was held Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, with Pastor Dave Sperstad officiating. Burial took place in the Bearhead Cemetery. Caring for Tootie and her family … [Read more...] about Cleo “Tootie” L. Cimenski

Leona (Smieja) Burggraff-Borg, 95-year-old resident of Upsala, MN, died Thursday, December 8 at Upsala Senior Living. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 17, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 A.M. on Saturday at the church in Upsala. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Leona Celia Smieja was … [Read more...] about Leona (Smieja) Burggraff-Borg