Obituaries

Lynn J. Ersland, age 78 of Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his home on Big Birch Lake near Grey Eagle, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 10 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating, Rev. Vince Lieser concelebrating, and Deacon … [Read more...] about Lynn J. Ersland

David N. “Dave” Bertram, age 73 of Greenwald, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family after a short battle with brain cancer on Friday, March 26, 2021 at his home in Greenwald, Minnesota. A Private Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Andrew’s Cemetery in … [Read more...] about David N. “Dave” Bertram

Eleanor A. Niehoff, age 98 of New Munich, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Tree of Life Assisted Living in New Munich, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 31 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish … [Read more...] about Eleanor A. Niehoff

Robert J. “Bob” Schmidt, age 93 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the CentraCare Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30 at St. Paul’s Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. … [Read more...] about Robert J. “Bob” Schmidt

Bertha Etelka Barnes, 83, of Albany, MN, went to heaven on March 22, 2021. She was born July 28, 1937 in Travers City, Michigan and was married to Ellsworth Barnes Jr. on July 20, 1957 in Inkster, MI. The couple lived in Long Beach, CA for over 50 years and moved to Albany, MN in 1997. Bertha was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church prior to moving to Bakersfield, CA to … [Read more...] about Bertha Etelka Barnes