Obituaries

John R. “Papa John” Zeis, age 61 of Burtrum, passed away from complications of bacterial endocarditis resulting in strokes on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 2 at St. John’s the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Michael Bitz officiating. Interment will … [Read more...] about John R. Zeis

Leona A. Karels, age 91 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Monday, September 27, 2021 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 9 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be held in the parish … [Read more...] about Leona A. Karels

Eloise (Elly) Johnson Cundiff entered her heavenly home on Monday, August 30. She was born to Erling and Palma Johnson on September 21, 1951. She grew up on the dairy farm and attended school in Upsala until her junior year where she attended and graduated from Oak Grove High School, Fargo, ND. She then continued her schooling at AFLBS (Now FLBC) in Minneapolis, MN where … [Read more...] about Eloise (Elly) Johnson Cundiff

Dorothy C. Schmidt, age 88 of Freeport, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 1 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be held in the parish … [Read more...] about Dorothy C. Schmidt

Henry Joseph Wilhelm, 80, a resident of New Hope, MN for nearly 50 years, passed away on September 17, 2021 after a hard-fought bout with cancer. He proceeded to the afterlife from Our Lady of Peace Home in St. Paul, MN. “Hank” was born on September 21, 1940 in St. Martin, MN to Henry and Eleanor Wilhelm. The second born of five siblings (Mary Lou, John, Patrick, and … [Read more...] about Henry Joseph Wilhelm