Obituaries

Alvin Bous, 89, of Long Prairie, passed away on February 23, 2021 at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. Private family services for Alvin will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Clarissa with Fr. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Burial will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls. Alvin John Jr. was born November 19, 1931, in Long Prairie, to Alvin … [Read more...] about Alvin Bous Jr.

Emma Jean Knopik, 73 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Monday, March 8, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville, MN with Father Ron Dockendorf officiating. Burial took place in Springbrook Cemetery in Swanville, MN. Funeral arrangements … [Read more...] about Emma Jean Knopik

The Mass of Christian Burial for Aaron M. Welle, age 18 of Holdingford, was held on Tuesday, March 9 at the Church of All Saints – St. Mary’s in Holdingford. Aaron passed away on Friday, March 5, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Aaron was born on July 9, 2002 in St. Cloud, the son of Jason Welle and Jennifer Nieland. He was raised in the Holdingford area and … [Read more...] about Aaron Michael Welle

Alvin J. Van Heel, 88 year old resident of Swanville, MN, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville, MN with Father Ron Dockendorf officiating. Burial took place in the St. John’s Parish Cemetery in Swanville, MN. Alvin was born on April 17, 1932, … [Read more...] about Alvin J. VanHeel

John J. “Johnny” Mehr, age 84 of Greenwald, died peacefully on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his home near Greenwald. A private family Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 11 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor … [Read more...] about John J. “Johnny” Mehr