Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Avon, MN for Susan “Sue” Lemke, age 64, who died Wednesday in an accident. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Albany (Farming Township). Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, December 4th at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Avon. Visitation will … [Read more...] about Susan “Sue” Lemke

Marcella A. “Marcy” Blenker, age 89, of Melrose, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 3, 2023, surrounded by her family at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 11, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. The … [Read more...] about Marcella A. “Marcy” Blenker

Betty (Welle) Hennen passed away at Quiet Oaks Hospice in St. Augusta while surrounded by family on Tuesday November 28th, 2023. A Mass of Christian burial will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 4, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the … [Read more...] about Betty (Welle) Hennen

Rick J. Wensman, age 54 of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 27, 2023, at his home in Melrose, Minnesota after a five-year battle with stage 4 kidney cancer. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 1 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish … [Read more...] about Rick J. Wensman

Michael W. Rieland, age 73 of Melrose, passed away at the Melrose Hospital with family by his side on Thursday, November 23, 2023. A mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Inurnment was held at the parish cemetery. Michael Walter Rieland was born in Melrose on October 20, 1950 to Wilfred and Loretta (Welle) … [Read more...] about Michael W. Rieland