Obituaries

John William Wenker of Minneapolis died February 25, 2020 of natural causes at his home. A public graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 22 at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose. John was born January 29, 1956 in Melrose, Minnesota to Max and June (Kramer) Wenker. Following his graduation from high school, he attended the University of Minnesota and received a … [Read more...] about John William Wenker

Francis H. “Fritz” Uphus, age 92 of Melrose, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 13, 2020 surrounded by his family at his son and daughter-in-law’s home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 18 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be at St. Andrew’s … [Read more...] about Francis H. “Fritz” Uphus

Angela M. “Angie” Hopfer, age 37, of Greenwald passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at her home in Greenwald, Minnesota. Per Angie’s request, no public service will be held. Angie was born March 7, 1983 in Melrose, Minnesota to Dave and Linda (Thelen) Klaphake. She married Rob Hopfer on January 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked … [Read more...] about Angela “Angie” Hopfer

Nancy Marlene Schulte was born on November 17, 1968, in Melrose, MN, to Justin and Alma (Frericks) Schulte. Nancy was raised in the Freeport area and graduated from Melrose High School with the class of 1987. After high school, she furthered her education at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, MN and graduated from SCSU with a Social Work degree. While going to college in … [Read more...] about Leonard and Nancy (Schulte) Holmer

Dawn L. Golombecki, 63 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at her home in Swanville, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 7, 2020 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville, MN with Father Ron Dockendorf officiating. Burial will take place in the St. John the Baptist Parish Cemetery in … [Read more...] about Dawn L. Golombecki