Obituaries

James "Jim" Hennessy, Jr.

Feb 3, 2020

**********MASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020, AT 11:00 A.M.**********

James “Jim” Hennessy, Jr., age 79, of Ortonville, MN, formerly of Graceville, MN, died on February 3, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at 11:00...

Lisa Gustafson-Hoftiezer

Jan 31, 2020

Lisa Gustafson-Hoftiezer, age 55, of Luverne, MN passed away on January 31, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. David Tonn will officiate, and burial will be in Mound Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Monday...

Linda Schwagel

Jan 30, 2020

Linda Marie Schwagel, age 66, of Browns Valley, MN, passed away on January 3, 2020, at Browns Valley Heath Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Browns Valley. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at...

Jean Zimbrick

Jan 23, 2020

Jean Zimbrick, age 93, of Graceville, MN, died on January 23, 2020, at Grace Home in Graceville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 7, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church, and burial will be at Graceville Consolidated Cemetery.

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Debora Frank

Jan 22, 2020

Debora Frank, age 60, died on January 22, 2020, at her home in Ortonville.

Private family services are to be held at a later date.

John Drewelow

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...

Shirley Krueger

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...

Stella Hynnek

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...

Cynthia Gustafson

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...

Lillian Raatz

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...

Gertrude Leger

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...

Robert "Bob" Swigerd

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)...

Darlene Colvin

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...

Jeanne Vangsness

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...

Ellen Athey

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...

Genrose Wieser

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...

Gary Deal

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...

Jeffrey Ulrich

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...

Ronald "Ronnie" Vold

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...

Jeanette Kaercher

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. ...