Obituaries

Jan 19, 2020

John W. Drewelow, age 87, of Graceville, MN, died on January 19, 2020, at Avantara in Milbank, SD.

Funeral services will be on Thursday, January 23, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville. Pastor Donald Main will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be at the Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Visitation...

Jan 17, 2020

A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville. Pastor David Tonn will lead a prayer service beginning at 6:45 p.m. A private family burial will be held at a later date at Mound Cemetery in Ortonville.

Shirley...

Jan 11, 2020

Stella joined her husband, Bill Sr.; daughter, Diane; and seven siblings on January 11, 2020.  She left behind her son, Bill Jr. (Char); daughter, Joni (Dan); son, Tom; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

Stella and Bill were married in August, 1948, in Ortonville where they resided for a few years before moving...

Jan 8, 2020

Cynthia Gustafson, age 106, of Ortonville, MN, died on January 8, 2020, at Essentia Health Grace Home in Graceville, MN.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on...

Jan 1, 2020

Lillian Raatz, age 90, of Browns Valley, MN, died on January 1, 2020.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley, MN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mundwiler and Larson...

Dec 31, 2019

Gertrude M. Leger, age 93, of Ortonville, MN, died on December 31, 2019, at Fairway View Neighborhoods.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 6, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville.  Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 5, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral...

Dec 28, 2019

Robert “Bob” Swigerd, age 78, of Ortonville, MN, died on December 28, 2019, at Essentia Health Grace Home in Graceville, MN.

A private family gathering to be held at a later date.

Robert Clarence Swigerd was born on October 19, 1941, in Ortonville, MN, to Joseph and Elsie (Wedemeyer)...

Dec 27, 2019

Jeanne E. Vangsness, age 86, of Glenwood, MN, passed away on December 27, 2019, at Country Manor Health Care in Sartell, MN.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Congregational UCC in Ortonville, MN. Pastor Lynn Thomas will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Dec 27, 2019

Darlene Marie (Arndt) Colvin was born on May 5, 1930, near Beardsley, Minnesota, and died on December 27, 2019, in St. Anthony, Minnesota, at the age of 89.  Darlene grew up on a farm near Beardsley in western Minnesota (Big Stone County) near the South Dakota border.  She was the fourth youngest of ten children - three boys and...

Dec 27, 2019

Ellen Athey, age 81, of Ortonville, MN, died on December 27, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will be at Clinton City Cemetery.

On June 24, 1938, Ellen Marie...

Dec 26, 2019

Genrose Wieser, age 89, of Graceville, MN, formerly of Dumont, MN, died on December 26, 2019, at Grace Home surrounded by her family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 29, from 5:00 to 7:00...

Dec 24, 2019

Gary Roland Deal, age 76, of Odessa, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN, succumbing to complications brought about by his long battle with frontotemporal dementia. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Rev. Dennis Klatt will...

Dec 23, 2019

Jeffrey Ulrich, age 65, of Bellingham, MN, died on December 23, 2019, at his home after a battle with lung cancer.

A private family gathering will be held later in June 2020.

Jeffrey James Ulrich was born on September 17, 1954, in Ortonville, MN. He was one of 12...

Dec 14, 2019

Ronald “Ronnie” Vold, age 77, of Dumont, MN, died on December 14, 2019, at his home.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral...

Dec 1, 2019

Jeanette Kaercher, age 80, of Ortonville passed away on December 1, 2019.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 6, at 11:00 a.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville.  Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. ...

Nov 25, 2019

Ervin Thompson, age 91, of Ortonville, MN, died on November 25, 2019, at his home at Fairway View Catered Living Apartments.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 4:00 p.m....

Nov 25, 2019

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Appleton City Cemetery. Pastor Barbara McKewin will officiate.  Music will be provided by Roger Goosen, organist and Kim Klancke, vocalist....

Nov 18, 2019

Francis Nebben, age 69, of Clinton, MN, died on November 18, 2019, at his residence.

A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. with a Time of Sharing beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Beardsley Methodist Church.

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Nov 14, 2019

Geneve Comero, age 92, of Ortonville died on November 14, 2019, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 18, at 1:30 p.m. at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD.  Pastor Barbara McKewin and Rev. Melanie Reiners will officiate.  Visitation will be held at the church one hour...

Nov 10, 2019

Howard L. Stotesbery, age 95, of Graceville, MN, died on November 10, 2019, at Grace Village in Graceville.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 18, 2019, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Fr. Brian Oestreich will celebrate the Mass, and burial will be in Graceville...