Obituaries

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.

Please return as Dick's life story will be placed here when it becomes available.

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 at a later date.

Donald Thomas McDonald was born on December 18, 1977, in Farmington, MN. He was the son of Thomas Michael Stevens and Patricia Ann McDonald....

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...

Lisa (Taffe) Kateley

Lisa (Taffe) Kateley

Oct 30, 2024

Lisa (Taffe) Kateley, 59, formerly of Graceville, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, in Gaylord, MN. 

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the Holy Rosary Parish Center in Graceville. A private inurnment will be at Graceville Consolidated Cemetery at a later date.

Lisa Marie Taffe was born on June 4,...

Douglas McKinney

Douglas McKinney

Oct 24, 2024

Douglas McKinney, age 60, of Ortonville, MN, died on October 24, 2024.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. at New Life Community Baptist Church in Ortonville. Pastor Phillip Ostlund will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Douglas Jay McKinney was born on August 30, 1964, in Grand Rapids, MN....

Caroline Zahn

Caroline Zahn

Oct 24, 2024

Caroline Zahn, age 103, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Reverend Zachary Voss will officiate, and...

James Brotherton Jr.

James Brotherton Jr.

Oct 19, 2024

To remember James Carroll Brotherton Jr., of Hopkins, Minnesota, formerly of Liberty, Texas, means to reflect on the fiercely loyal, generous spirit, and overflowing heart he had. We unexpectedly lost, James, an amazing husband, brother, a brother-in-law, an uncle, a nephew, a cousin, and an incredibly proud puppy dad on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, but...

Doris Gilsdorf

Doris Gilsdorf

Oct 13, 2024

Doris Gilsdorf, age 102, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Essentia Health – Grace Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church on Saturday. Fr. Shawn Polman...

Marilyn O'Neill

Marilyn O'Neill

Oct 10, 2024

Marilyn O’Neill, age 73, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Essentia Health – Fargo Hospital in Fargo, ND.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church on Thursday. Fr....

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