Obituaries

Judy (Stenzel) Wellnitz-Martell

Judy (Stenzel) Wellnitz-Martell

Feb 8, 2025

Judy (Stenzel) Wellnitz-Martell, 82, of Ortonville, MN, and formerly of Big Stone City, SD; passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Church in Ortonville, MN. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on...

Joseph "Joe" Buhl

Joseph "Joe" Buhl

Feb 2, 2025

Joseph Buhl, age 65, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN, after complications from a massive stroke.

Services will be held later in the Spring of 2025.

Please return as Joe's life story will be placed here as soon as it becomes available.

Larry Dahle

Larry Dahle

Jan 25, 2025

Larry Dahle, 85, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Rev. Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until...

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson

Jan 24, 2025

Calvin Johnson, age 70, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque, NM.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Union Cemetery in Elbow Lake, MN. 

Please return as Calvin's life story will be placed here as soon as it becomes available.

SuAnn Strubbe

SuAnn Strubbe

Jan 18, 2025

SuAnn Strubbe, 73, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at her home in Graceville. 

SuAnn Marie (Splain) Strubbe was born on July 30th, 1951, in Lincoln, NE. She was the daughter of Virgil and Arlene (Link) Splain. SuAnn later moved York, NE, where she resided most of her life. Her son, Jeremy, was born in 1971, and...

Lois Roggenbuck

Lois Roggenbuck

Jan 16, 2025

Lois Roggenbuck, 88, of Ortonville, MN, and formerly of rural Rosen, MN, passed away at Fairway View in Ortonville, MN.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 24, 2025, at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Mundwiler Funeral Home and will...

Richard "Dick" Verheul

Richard "Dick" Verheul

Jan 9, 2025

Dick Verheul, age 83 of Ortonville, MN, passed away on January 9, 2025, in Glenwood Springs, CO.

Services will be held at a later date.

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Elaine Hanson

Elaine Hanson

Jan 9, 2025

Elaine Hanson, age 94, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Fairway View Neighborhoods.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at New Life Community Baptist Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Pastor Phillip Ostlund will officiate, and...

Virginia "Ginny" Novak

Virginia "Ginny" Novak

Dec 31, 2024

Virginia “Ginny” Novak, age 97, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at Fairway View Neighborhoods.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Reverend Nathaniel Brown will officiate, and inurnment...

Bonna Rasset

Bonna Rasset

Dec 30, 2024

Bonna Kay Rasset, 79, of Ortonville, MN, passed away peacefully on December 30th, 2024, in her home after a battle with cancer.

A memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on the same day, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., prior to...

Donald McDonald

Donald McDonald

Dec 25, 2024

Donald McDonald, age 47, of Ortonville, MN, formerly of Duluth, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Rosemount VFW: 2625 120th Street West - Rosemount, MN. 

Donald Thomas McDonald was born on December...

Edith M. Redepenning

Edith M. Redepenning

Dec 20, 2024

Edith M. Redepenning, age 87 of Ortonville, MN, formerly of Odessa, MN, passed away on December 20, 2024.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 28 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Rev. Nathaniel Brown will officiate. Burial will be in the Trinity...

Carol Barrett

Carol Barrett

Dec 19, 2024

Carol Barrett, age 86, of Ramsey, MN, formerly of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Stoney River Senior Living in Ramsey.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday....

Kathleen "Kathy" Oakes

Kathleen "Kathy" Oakes

Dec 4, 2024

Kathleen “Kathy” Oakes, age 84, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Vista Prairie at Copperleaf Assisted Living in Willmar, MN.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Elda Schmidt

Elda Schmidt

Dec 2, 2024

Elda Schmidt, age 96, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Fairway View Neighborhoods.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in...

John Hanratty

John Hanratty

Nov 25, 2024

John Hanratty, age 64, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Big Stone American Legion in Big Stone City South Dakota from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

John Andrew Hanratty was born on October 5, 1960, in Ortonville, MN,...

Marilyn Behrens

Marilyn Behrens

Nov 24, 2024

Marilyn Behrens, age 83, of Park Rapids, MN, formerly of Graceville, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Crystal Brook Assisted Living in Park Rapids, MN.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chokio, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 1, 2024, from 4:00 p.m....

Teresa Carlson

Teresa Carlson

Nov 8, 2024

Teresa Carlson, age 75, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...

Douglas Jorgenson

Douglas Jorgenson

Nov 5, 2024

Douglas Jorgenson, age 60, of Madison, MN, formerly of Ortonville, MN, passed peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Madison Healthcare Services, following a valiant battle against cancer. 

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Living Hope Fellowship Church in Ortonville, MN. Pastor Dave Homrighausen will officiate the service and a private inurnment will...

Garnet Kanne

Garnet Kanne

Nov 4, 2024

Garnet Kanne, age 90, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital.

Services will be held in the Summer of 2025.

Please return as service times will be placed here as soon as they become available.

Garnet Gene Kanne was born August 5, 1934, in Grant County, SD, to Lawrence and Minnie (Mielitz) Kanne. Garnet...

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