Obituaries

Arvin (Arv) Wardien, 67, of Long Prairie, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on September 6, 2020. Visitation & service will be held at Diamond Point, Sauk Centre on Saturday, September 12. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with the service being at 12 p.m. Arv was born July 19, 1953, in Bertha to Earl and Florance (Paulson) Wardien. He … [Read more...] about Arvin Wardien

Mark Dreher, 61 of Long Prairie, passed away September 1, 2020. Funeral service was held Friday, September 4 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie. Burial was in St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery. Mark was born February 23, 1959, in Browerville to Willard & Elsie (Opelia) Dreher. He attended Long Prairie High School. After high school, Mark took a … [Read more...] about Mark Dreher

The Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Constance “Connie” Young, age 83 of Waite Park, formerly of Avon, will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 12th at the Church of All Saints, St. Mary’s in Holdingford, burial will be in the Arban Cemetery at a later date. Connie died at the Sterling Park Health Care Center in Waite Park on Thursday, August 27, 2020. There will … [Read more...] about Constance “Connie” Young

Richard R. “Rick” Klaphake, age 65 of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by his family after a short, but hard fought battle with Leukemia on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his home on Big Birch Lake. A Mass of Christian Burial was held privately. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose. Richard Raymond Klaphake was born July 4, 1955 in Melrose, Minnesota to Gilbert … [Read more...] about Richard “Rick” Klaphake

James B. “Jim” Haskamp, age 76, of Greenwald passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a short battle with brain cancer on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his home in Greenwald, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial was held privately. James Bernard Haskamp was born March 31, 1944 in Melrose, Minnesota to Joseph and Regina (Yarke) Haskamp. He attended St. John’s … [Read more...] about James “Jim” Haskamp