Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Friday, June 7, 2019 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany for Valeria D. Blenker who died Friday, May 31, 2019 at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany. Rev. Edward Vebelun, OSB will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be after 10:00 am Friday at the church in Albany. Valeria was born September … [Read more...] about Valeria D. Blenker, Albany, MN

Blake J. Hemker, age 22 of Freeport, passed away peacefully due to complications from cystic fibrosis on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at his home in Freeport, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 3 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Dan Walz officiating. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...] about Blake J. Hemker

Geraldine ‘Geri’ Irwin, attaining the age of 101 years, went to meet her Lord on the morning of May 24, 2019 from the Galeon in Osakis, MN. Geri was born in Fergus Falls, MN on Independence Day, July 4 in the year 1917. She was one of two daughters born to James and Ellen (Sprague) Dowell. She attended school and then studied to be a beautician in Minneapolis. She worked for … [Read more...] about Geraldine ‘Geri” Irwin

Funeral Services will be at 2 PM on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Williams Dingmann Stein Chapel in Long Prairie for Beatrice Wanitta (Shouts) Jobe, age 97 of Long Prairie who passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Bethesda Grand Nursing Home in Willmar, MN. Pastor Paul McCullough will officiate and burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Long Prairie. … [Read more...] about Beatrice Wanitta Jobe

Jolee Marie Schuur, 7 1/2 weeks old, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at home in Melrose, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Pastor Paul Klassen officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Jolee Marie was born April 1, 2019 in St. Cloud, … [Read more...] about Jolee Marie Schuur