Obituaries

Duane Robert Byers passed away Sunday, June 1, 2025, at CentraCare Hospital in Long Prairie, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Long Prairie on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour before. Burial will be held at the Minnesota Veterans Cemetery of Little Falls, MN at a later date. Born the oldest of five boys to … [Read more...] about Duane Byers

George J. Bieniek, age 91 of Holdingford, passed away peacefully after a long battle with dementia on Monday, June 2, 2025 at The Willows Memory Care Center at Vernon Terrance in Edina, Minnesota. The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of George, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 6 at the Church of All Saints, St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Burial … [Read more...] about George J. Bieniek

Shirley Mae (Donner) Wensman, of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of May 31, 2025, at the age of 91. A private ceremony will be held at a later date. Shirley was born to Francis and Alma (Wagner) Donner on May 31, 1934, in Lucan, Minnesota. After graduating from Belgrade High School in 1953, she met and married Robert Wensman, with whom she … [Read more...] about Shirley Mae Wensman

The wildlife of the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when Ronald Stanley Schmidt, 77, squeezed the very last drop of life from his mortal body on May 30th, 2025 after a long battle with Parkinsons disease, dementia, neuropathy and male pattern baldness. Ron was born in Sauk Center, Minnesota on January 23rd, 1948 and grew up in Holdingford where he was a star … [Read more...] about Ronald Stanley Schmidt