Obituaries

Faith, family, farming and friendship were the guideposts of life for Mathew Kasper of Sauk Centre who transitioned to eternal rest with our Lord on September 6, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 12, 2025 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. There … [Read more...] about Mathew Kasper

David E. “Rocky” Walz, age 71, of Greenwald, passed away surrounded by family from natural causes on September 7, 2025, at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A private family memorial service will be held on Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Inurnment will be at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Greenwald. David Edwin Walz was born June 9, 1954 in … [Read more...] about David E. “Rocky” Walz

Diane M. Scherer, age 66 of St. Joseph, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Serenity Village Assisted Living in Avon, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, September 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Derek Wiechmann officiating and Rev. Daniel Walz concelebrating. Entombment was held in the … [Read more...] about Diane M. Scherer

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany for Karen J. Gertken, age 66, of Albany, who passed away at her home on Saturday, August 30, 2025, with family by her side. Reverend Julius Beckermann, OSB will officiate. Burial of the Urn will take place in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...] about Karen J. Gertken

Michael W. “Mike” Pohlmann, age 68 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Inurnment will follow the Mass. Visitation will be from 5 to … [Read more...] about Michael “Mike” Pohlmann