Obituaries

Rosemary M. “Rosie” Osendorf, age 97, of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will follow in the parish cemetery. The Mass will be livestreamed and can … [Read more...] about Rosemary M. “Rosie” Osendorf

Virgil Marthaler, age 91 of Greenwald, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at his home. Virgil Henry Marthaler was born May 9, 1933, in Greenwald, Minnesota, to William and Anna (Berns) Marthaler. On September 3, 1955, he married Luella Hortsch at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald, where they made their home and raised their five children. Virgil and brother … [Read more...] about Virgil Marthaler

Harold “Harry” A. Schramel, age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Galeon Senior Living in Osakis, Minnesota, with his wife Karen by his side. There will be no services held. Instead, a celebration of Harry’s life with family and friends will be held later this year in Sauk Centre. Harry was born on February 11, 1944, in Belgrade, Minnesota, the … [Read more...] about Harold A. Schramel

Oscar Emil “Sonny” Hoffman, age 94 years, 9 months, and 14 days, a resident of Grey Eagle, Minnesota, went peacefully to be with the Lord on February 26, 2025. Oscar was born May 12, 1930 in Grey Eagle Township, Todd County, Minnesota to Otto and Esther (Sadlovsky) Hoffman. He married Paulenia “Pauline” (Schmidt) Hoffman and the couple were together for 74 years. They farmed … [Read more...] about Oscar Emil “Sonny” Hoffman

Karen R. Doege, age 67 of Albany, formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 10, 2025 at her home in Albany, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 12 p.m. Friday, March 7 at the Harvest Church in Freeport. Inurnment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose following the lunch. Visitation will be from 11 to 12 p.m. Friday at the church. In honor … [Read more...] about Karen R. Doege