Obituaries

Feb 24, 2016

Cecil G. Rusch, age 85, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Traverse Care Center in Wheaton.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton with Rev. Michael Breach officiating. Organist will be Sara Lee Rinke.

Interment will be in...

Feb 11, 2016

Lenora Volker, age 93, of Herman, Minnesota passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman, Minnesota with Rev. David Hanssen officiating. Organist will be Olivia Richards with special music provided by Greg Sperr. Interment will...

Jan 23, 2016

Wesley O. Hoffman, age 77, of Norcross, Minnesota passed away January 23, 2016 at Care Regional Hospital in Aransas Pass, Texas.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Herman, Minnesota with Rev. Carl Berner officiating. Organist will be Deb Anderson and soloist will be Connie Solvie.

Jan 6, 2016

Lucille Hammarsten, age 87, of Browns Valley, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Browns Valley Health Center in Browns Valley.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Wheaton, Minnesota with Fr. John Paul Celebrant. Organist will be Cindy Sanasack with music provided by...

Jan 1, 2016

Dr. Steven Radjenovich D.O. died on January 1, 2016 at his home in Alexandria after being diagnosed with a brain tumor on Thanksgiving Day.

Steve was born December 3, 1941 in Washington, Iowa to Steve and Wilma (Bales) Radjenovich. Through the years they lived in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, Tokyo Japan and Minneapolis, where he attended Washburn High...

Dec 31, 2015

Joyce S. Bock, age 74 of Maplewood, Minnesota, formerly of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away peacefully December 31, 2015. She is preceded in death by husband, Kenneth; parents, Harvey & Ruth Wahl. She is survived by children, Wayne (Debbie), Sherri (Dean) Raba, and Dennis; grandchildren, Ashley & Anthony Bock, Pattie Williams, Tammy Hamilton, Tasha Verhey and Jacob Raba; great-grandchildren, Nick...

Dec 7, 2015

Marian Straw, 84, of Mitchell died Monday, December 07, 2015 at Browns Valley Health Center in Browns Valley, MN. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7:00 PM at the Bittner Funeral Chapel. Marian Maxine Straw was born on April 17th 1931 in Hurley, SD...

Nov 9, 2015

Marvis Bertram, age 87, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Northeast Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rosholt, South Dakota. Funeral Services will be held Friday, November 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Covenant Church in Wheaton with Rev. Tim Shekleton officiating. Organist will be Cheryl Shekleton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Nov 8, 2015

Jane Nicklay (Jorschumb) 70, died at home on Sunday, November 8, 2015 after a good fight with ovarian cancer. She was born July 14, 1945 in Minot ND, while her father was serving in Europe during WWII, to Arthur and Elaine (Hilleren) Jorschumb. Upon her father's return from the military, she lived on a farm near Wheaton MN, graduating as...

Nov 5, 2015

Reinhard Schmitz, age 91, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Browns Valley Health Center in Browns Valley, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, November 9, 2015 at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Wheaton with Fr. Stanley Wieser Celebrant. Organist will be Cindy Sanasack with special music provided by Doug Frisch and...

Nov 2, 2015

Shirley Findlay, age 83, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Monday November 2, 2015, at the Traverse Care Center in Wheaton surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton with Rev. Michael Breach officiating. Organist will be Theresa Thiel. Visitation will be held Friday, November 6th...

Oct 23, 2015

William (Bill) Earl Moser, age 82, died on October 23, 2015 in Wheaton, MN surrounded by his loving children. Bill was born on October 11, 1933 in Dorchester, Nebraska, to Earl and Louise (Dainton) Moser. Bill grew up with two younger brothers, helping on his parent's farm. He graduated from Dorchester High School in 1952. Shortly after high school he...

Oct 8, 2015

Rowland Joseph Paul Frampus of Wheaton, MN formerly Burr Oak, KS; aged 87, passed away October 8, 2015 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Bainbridge Funeral Home in Wheaton with Rev. David Strom officiating. Special music will be provided by his...

Oct 6, 2015

Lucille Eleanor Swanke, age 94, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away on her birthday, October 6, 2015 at the Traverse Care Center in Wheaton. A private family Graveside Service will be held at a later date. Lucille is survived by two children: Mike Swanke of Wheaton; and Janis Swanke Goff of Mesa, Arizona; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded...

Sep 25, 2015

Mary L. Roske, age 93, of Herman, Minnesota passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at Coteau Des Prairies Hospital in Sisseton, South Dakota. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Herman with Rev. Carl Berner officiating. Organist and special music will be provided by Linda Volker. Interment will be in...

Sep 23, 2015

Siobhan McCarthy, age 18, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away September 23, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Wheaton with Fr. John Paul and Fr. Stanley Wieser Celebrants. Organist will be Cindy Sanasack with special music provided by Marcy LeClair, Whitney Lick and the Ave Maria...

Sep 20, 2015

Ella Ahlsten, age 94, of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Sunday evening, September 20, 2015 at Sanford Hospital in Wheaton, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Monson Township, rural Wheaton with Rev. Michael Breach officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church....

Sep 20, 2015

Brian D. Schultz, age 43, of Owatonna died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at his home. Brian Douglas Schultz was born on July 21st, 1972 in St. Cloud, MN to Don and Donna (nee) Swanson Schultz. When he was three years old the family moved to Wheaton, MN. Through his high school years he formed many...

Sep 16, 2015

Arnold "Arnie" William Zimmel, age 61, of Waconia, Minnesota formerly of Wheaton, Minnesota passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015. A Graveside Service (open to the public) will be held Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Wildwood Cemetery in Wheaton with Fr. John Paul Celebrant. A lunch and time of sharing will be held at Falk Park following the...

Sep 16, 2015

Barry John Engeldorf, age 72, of Maplewood, Minnesota passed away suddenly in California. Preceded in death by his son, Scott; Father, Eldon; mother and step father, LaVerne & Ervin Brown; and brother, Bob. Survived by his loving wife, Bernadine "Bunny"; daughters, Vikki (Darren) Grass, and Kristin (Peter) Engeldorf-Soupir; grandchildren, Brittney, Decker, Cooper, Fischer, Keegan, Brynlee; and brother, Stanley (Dorothea); mother...