Obituaries

Hildegard M. Schmiesing, age 97 of Meire Grove, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the CentraCare – Melrose Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. Private family services will be held at a later date. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Meire Grove. Hildegard Schoenborn was born June 27, 1922 in Spring Hill, … [Read more...] about Hildegard M. Schmiesing

Michael J. “Mike” Ludwig, age 89 of Melrose, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the CentraCare – Melrose Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 8 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery in … [Read more...] about Michael J. “Mike” Ludwig

Scott Norman Radtke died November 1st at his home near Albany, a century farm which has been home to generations of the Radtke family since 1914. As a farmer and outdoorsman Scott took pride in the land, investing decades into conservation, watershed management and developing wildlife habitat. A self described ‘tree lover’ Scott was responsible for the planting of thousands of … [Read more...] about Scott Norman Radtke

Mass of Christian Burial as held Monday October 28, 2019 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Butch Thielman who passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 23 at his home in Avon. His brother, Fr. Kenneth Thielman and Fr. Edward Vebelun, OSB concelebrated. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Butch was born August 30, 1933 in Avon to Nicholas & Frances (Wellenstein) … [Read more...] about Delroy “Butch” J. Thielman

Lori A. Scherping, age 37 of Freeport, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family after a three year battle with breast cancer on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, November 2 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. … [Read more...] about Lori A. Scherping