Obituaries

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the Church of Saint Benedict, Avon. A visitation will take place one hour prior to mass. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Mary Ellen (Merdan) Court, age 85, of Avon, Minnesota, died in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family on February 8, 2025. She had been living with cancer for … [Read more...] about Mary Ellen Court

Christine Theresia Maleska, age 94 of Avon, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 8, 2025, at Mother of Mercy hospice care in Albany, Minnesota. A mass celebrating Christine’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 13th at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna with Father Virgil Helmin, her nephew, and Father Greg Mastey officiating. Family … [Read more...] about Christine Theresia Maleska

The celebration of life for Ervin Dale Van Heukelom, age 68 of Albany, was held Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in Albany. Ervin passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Ervin was born August 28, 1956, in Baldwin, Wisconsin to Glen and Bertha (Te Grootenhuis) Van Heukelom. Ervin married Tami Blegem on July 4, 2017, in Iron … [Read more...] about Ervin Dale Van Heukelom

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for William A. “Bill” Opatz, age 87, of Avon, who passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025 at the St. Cloud V.A. Medical Center. Reverend Isaiah Frederick, OSB and Reverend Edward Vebelun, OSB will concelebrate. Burial, with full military honors, will be in … [Read more...] about William A. “Bill” Opatz