Obituaries

Martha L. Bowen “Marmar”, age 63, Avon, MN, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at her home. Memorial services will be Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Benson Funeral Home Chapel, St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. Martha was born July 25, 1955 in Columbus, OH to Patrick and Mayme (Pauley) Walker, Jr. She was a … [Read more...] about Martha “Marmar” L. Bowen

Fred Dinkel, 84, of Long Prairie, passed away on January 6, 2019. Funeral services were held Friday, January 11, 2019 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie with Fr. Omar Guanchez officiating. A private family burial will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls at a later date. Frederick George Dinkel was born on his mother’s … [Read more...] about Fred Dinkel

Roger “Fuzzy” B. Schmid, age 86 of Avon, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Church of St. Benedict in Avon. Rev. Gregory Miller, O.S.B. officiated. Burial will be at St. Benedict’s Parish Cemetery on a later date. Roger was born on September 21, 1932 to Benedict and Lauretta (Ashenbrenner) … [Read more...] about Roger “Fuzzy” B. Schmid

Colleen A. Butte, age 61 of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by her family from Metastatic Breast Cancer on Friday, January 11, 2019 at her home near Melrose, Minnesota. A memorial service was held Tuesday, January 15 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Deacon Ernie Kociemba officiating. A private family inurnment was held in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Colleen Ann … [Read more...] about Colleen A. Butte

Celestine “Cel” J. Seifermann, age 88 of Melrose, died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at CentraCare Pine Villa Nursing Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 19th at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Father Ken Thielman officiating. Interment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held … [Read more...] about Celestine “Cel” Seifermann