Obituaries

Alcuin (Al) Joseph Bruggenthies, of Rochester, passed away September 11th, 2026, surrounded by his children. He is now at peace and reunited with his wife, Marge, and son, Gary. Al was born in Millwood Township, MN, on August 14th, 1935, to Frank and Mary (Toenyan) Bruggenthies. He was the youngest of eight siblings who Frank raised after Mary passed away in 1942. He attended … [Read more...] about Alcuin “Al” J. Bruggenthies

A Mass of Christian Burial for Evelyn Mary (Beyer) Stangler, age 84, of Albany will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the Mass. Burial will follow the service at Seven Dolors Cemetery. Evelyn Mary (Beyer) Stangler of Albany, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at … [Read more...] about Evelyn Mary Stangler

Our family is heartbroken to announce the unexpected passing of Stephen “Giant” Gretsch, age 64, of Albany, Minnesota, on September 4. Stephen was born April 12, 1962, to Russell and Barbara (Blattner) Gretsch. He married Patricia “Patty” Olmscheid on May 26, 1984, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, Minnesota, and together made their home in Albany with … [Read more...] about Stephen Joseph Gretsch

Janet Kathryn (Michels) Schmidt went to heaven surrounded by her loving husband and family on September 6, 2026 at the age of 86. Janet was born on July 10, 1940 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Albert and Matilda (Walters) Michels. She was raised on a farm near Eagle Bend and graduated as the salutatorian of her class from Eagle Bend High School in 1958. Janet married Don … [Read more...] about Janet Kathryn Schmidt

John R. Winters, age 75 of West Union, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at his home in West Union, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9, at St. Alexius Catholic Church in West Union with Rev. Kevin Soenneker officiating with Rev. David Grundman and Rev. Mark Botzet concelebrating. … [Read more...] about John R. Winters