Obituaries

May 18, 2018

Margaret Schake, age 87, died May 18, 2018, at Madison Lutheran Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 25, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City.  Padre’ David Garza will celebrate the Mass and burial at a later date will be in the St. Charles Cemetery.  Visitation will be...

May 15, 2018

Phyllis Anne (Kvidera) Schluter, age 89, a long-time Ortonville resident, died and joined her husband, Thomas Lee Schluter, on May 15, 2018, due to heart failure. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville.  Father Brian Oestreich will celebrate the Mass and burial will be at...

Apr 22, 2018

Orville Sherod, age 95, resident of Odessa, MN, died April 22, 2018 at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa.  Pastor Thaine Kister will officiate.  Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, April 27,...

Apr 2, 2018

Avanell Jacobson, age 87 of Ortonville died on April 2, 2018, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville.  Padre David Garza will officiate and burial will be at Mound Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at Mundwiler and...

Mar 30, 2018

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa.  Rev. Thaine Kister will officiate and burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be held in the Chapel of Madison Lutheran Home on Wednesday from 5 – 7 p.m.   A prayer service will be held at...

Mar 30, 2018

Raymond M. Bergeson, age 95 resident of Ortonville, died March 30, 2018..  Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 6, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville.  Pastor David Tonn will officiate and burial will be in Mound Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, one hour prior to the service at the church.

Mar 30, 2018

The visitation is still scheduled for Don Prior this evening (April 3) – the city is going to plow by the funeral home, so parking will be available.

5-7 pm at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home, Ortonville.  Prayer service at 7 pm.

Donald Prior, age 80 of Ortonville died March 30, 2018,...

Mar 13, 2018

Roy “Sammy” Haugen, age 71, of Ortonville, MN, died on March 13, 2018. Services will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church. Rev. David Tonn will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church, one hour prior to the service.

Roy “Sammy” La Verne Haugen was born on November...

Mar 12, 2018

Frank A. Kellen, age 49, of Ortonville, MN, died on March 12, 2018, at St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 19, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. Fr. Brian Oestreich will celebrate the Mass. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 18 from 1:00 -...

Mar 11, 2018

Evelyn Ahlers Schwebach of Graceville, MN, age 91, passed away on March 11, 2018, at Grace Home in Graceville, MN, surrounded by family.  She will be greatly missed.  A great-grandson voiced, “God will be happy!”

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Chokio, MN.  Celebrating...

Mar 11, 2018

Phyllis A. Thompson, age 87, of Benson, MN, died on March 11, 2018, at Meadow Lane Nursing Home in Benson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. David Tonn will officiate and burial will be at Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church,...

Mar 4, 2018

Carl Schmidt, age 93 of Ortonville died March 4, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville.  Rev. Richard Larson will officiate and burial will be at Eidskog Cemetery.  Visitation will be at the church on Saturday,...

Feb 27, 2018

Mervin A. Zabel, age 88 of Browns Valley, MN, died February 27, 2018, at Coteau des Prairies Hospital in Sisseton, SD.

Funeral Services for Mervin will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Browns Valley, MN. Pastor Abagail Ozanne will officiate, Todd Johnson will be the soloist, and Ginny...

Feb 22, 2018

Rosemary L. Wood, age 83, resident of Beardsley, MN, passed away on February 22, 2018. Services will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville, MN. Rev. Eugene Andrus will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service. Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Feb 19, 2018

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. at New Life Community Baptist Church in Ortonville.  Rev. Philip Ostlund will officiate.  Visitation will be at the church on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. A private interment will be held at Mound Cemetery.

Jeanne passed away peacefully on February 19, 2018, at the...

Feb 12, 2018

Jerome "Jerry" Holtz, age 89, of Beardsley, MN, died February 12, 2018, at Sanford Wheaton Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 17, at 10:00 a.m. at Beardsley Methodist Church in Beardsley.  Pastor Ailsa Odom will officiate.  Burial will be in the Beardsley Consolidated Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, February 16, at...

Feb 5, 2018

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 10, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville.  Rev. Richard Larson will officiate.  Visitation will be held at the church on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m.  Visitation will continue on Saturday, one hour prior to the service.

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Feb 2, 2018

Harold LeRoy Haugen, age 88, of Clinton, died February 2, 2018, at West Wind Village in Morris, MN. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Elim Free Lutheran Church in Clinton.  Rev. Richard Larson will officiate.  Visitation will be held at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Clinton, on Monday, February 5...

Jan 31, 2018

Truman Alva Redepenning was born on February 4, 1944, in Nassau, MN, to Max and Lulu (Strain) Redepenning. He lived with his family on the farm until a fatal automobile accident killed his mother and one sister in 1959. Following the accident, he went to live with his sister, Barbara.  He graduated from Marietta High School with the class...

Jan 26, 2018

Gloria Lorrane Throndrud(nee Fauskee), 91, farmer’s daughter, teacher, volunteer, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, departed this life January 26, 2018. Gloria will be missed by friends and family who cherished her impish sense of humor, bright smile and zest for life. She possessed an unmatched drive, determination and work ethic. She was a sweet, kind woman who made out-of...