Obituaries

Patricia R. “Pat” Carstens, age 78 of Melrose, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 25 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Gabriel Walz officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose. Visitation will be … [Read more...] about Patricia R. “Pat” Carstens

Viola P. Wiechmann, age 89 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 25 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman … [Read more...] about Viola P. Wiechmann

William (Bill) Emil Ostendorf, age 77 of Citrus Heights, CA. (formerly of Grey Eagle), passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday Jan.11, 2018 after a 15 year battle with COPD. Bill was born February 25, 1940 in Grey Eagle to Bernard and Mathilda (Woeste) Ostendorf. He attended school in Grey Eagle and graduated with the class of 1958. In late 1958 Bill joined the … [Read more...] about William (Bill) Emil Ostendorf

Lorraine Clasemann of Long Prairie died January 10. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie. Lorraine was born on February 23, 1924, in rural Long Prairie to Charles and Hermena “Minnie” (Laumeyer) Spieker. She was proud to be able to say that she was baptized, made her first confession, received her … [Read more...] about Lorraine Clasemann

Dorothy J. Dyrseth, age 73 of Melrose, formerly of Greenwald and Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Saint Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 17 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Pastor Mike Carlson officiating. Inurnment will be at MN State Veterans Cemetery in … [Read more...] about Dorothy J. Dyrseth