Obituaries

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, private Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church on Wednesday, November 25th, for Stephen Schirmers age 99, of Avon who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 of natural causes at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. The Rev. Greg Miller, OSB will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. … [Read more...] about Stephen A. Schirmers

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Dean Rabideau, 73, of Avon who died Sunday at Serenity Village of Avon. The Rev. Gregory Miller, OSB will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. There will be no visitation prior to mass. Dean was born February 18, 1947 in Kankakee, IL to Elden & … [Read more...] about Dean P. Rabideau

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2020 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Harold B. Och, age 81, who passed away Monday at Hilltop Care Center in Watkins. Fr. Edward Vebelun, O.S.B. will officiate and burial will be at Annunciation Cemetery in Mayhew Lake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services Monday at the church. Harold … [Read more...] about Harold B. Och

Roberta J. “Bobbie” Anderson, age 71 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly from cardiac arrest on Friday, November 20, 2020, at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church in Sauk Centre, with the funeral service at 2 p.m., Wednesday, November 25. Pastor Ron Hemsworth and Pastor Joe … [Read more...] about Roberta J. “Bobbie” Anderson

Maria Kristina Seelig Hoppe, age 73 of Melrose, was called home from Covid 19 on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held with interment in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota. Maria Kristina Seelig was born December 27, 1946 in Berchem, Belgium to George … [Read more...] about Maria Kristina Seelig Hoppe