Rocori Senior High Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

Richard Dick Kinsley 93 of Sioux Falls South Dakota passed away peacefully on January 13 2026 at the VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls surrounded by the love of his family and under the attentive and compassionate care of the hospice team. Dick was born on December 21 1932 in Sioux Falls SD. He grad...

Scott Alan Jorgensen died February 1st 2026 at Good Samaritan Prairie Creek Memory Care Facility in Sioux Falls SD with his family by his side. He was 65. Scott was born in Watertown SD on November 26th 1960 to Merlin and Marlene Payson Jorgensen. As a small child his family moved to Sioux Falls whe...

On this day January 25th 2026 Joyce I. Schlangen 97 and 51 weeks wife mother grandmother and greatgrandmother went to her heavenly home. Joyce will be forever remembered by her beloved daughters Dianne Glen Heynen Kathy Milt Tinklenberg Mel Jack Smelser and Laurie Doug Traub. Joyce will live on thro...

Ed passed away peacefully on February 14th 2025 with his beloved cats by his side. Known for his bright blue eyes his sharp humor and his lifelong devotion to learning he lived a rich and generous life filled with curiosity culture and connection. Ed is survived by his brother Ron his sister Kay nie...

Marilyn Marie Thompson ne Retzlaff 92 of Wisconsin Dells passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14 2026. Marilyn was born August 20 1933 at home in Lake Delton Wisconsin the eldest of three daughters of Harold and Mildred David Retzlaff. She graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in June 19...

William Jerome Browne III age 78 entered into eternal rest on Jan. 30 2026 in Dallas holding the hand of his daughter Elizabeth Browne Cornelius. He leaves behind a legacy of service Christian faith and love. He was born July 15 1947 in Wadena Minnesota to William Jerome Browne II and Vera Ann Kopp....

Roberto David Garza lovingly known as Robert passed away on January 21 2026 at 214 p.m. at his home in Corpus Christi Texas surrounded by his loving family. Robert was preceded in death by his father Alberto T. Garza and his mother RosaenaGonzalez Garza. He is survived by his wife of almost 44 years...

Memorial services for Karen Cran of Warroad will be held on February 2 at 100 pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad. Karen passed away on December 29 2025 on what was her 62nd wedding anniversary. Interment will be at the St. Olaf Cemetery in Bode Iowa at a later date. Karen Kay Helle was born on Ma...

A Memorial Service for Debra will be held on Tuesday January 6 2025 at 1100AM at Warroad RiverPlace with a visitation one hour prior. Debra Lynn Ehrenstrom lovingly known as Rhoda passed away in Warroad Minnesota at the Warroad Senior Living Center surrounded by family. She was born on February 11 1...

A Funeral Service for Treva L. Bergan will be held on Friday January 30 2026 at 1100AM at the First Congregational Church in Baudette MN. Visitation will be held on Thursday January 29 2026 from 57PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Baudette MN and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Frid...

The memorial servicecelebration of life for Dion Hebel will be held on Thursday December 4 2025 at 200 p.m. at Sprague Community Recreation 2045 PR308 Sprague MB. Dion David Hebel passed away at his home on Tuesday November 25 2025. He was surrounded in love with family by his side in Buffalo Point ...

A Memorial Service for Jeff Baade of Baudette MN will be held on Tuesday December 9 at 1100am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baudette. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the funeral. Jeff Baade passed away on December 2 2025 at the age of 70 in Baudette Minnesota surrounded by his family. J...

Larry Kalas was born on October 25 1942 in Slayton Minnesota to Arnold and Loretta Lentz Kalas. He grew up in Slayton and graduated from Slayton High School in 1960. On June 16 1962 he and Henrietta Hank Vander Bush were married at her parents farm near Woodstock MN. Following their marriage they ma...

LaVonne Ella Gaskill 97 of Plainview Minnesota passed away Friday morning November 21 2025 at Elysian Senior Homes in Lake City Minnesota with her family by her side. She was born July 18 1928 in Farmington Township Olmsted County Minnesota to Arthur and Effie Hunter DeWitz. LaVonne grew up attendin...

Evelyn Evy Elizabeth Tradup 91 of Rochester Minnesota passed away on Tuesday evening December 30 2025 at Cottage Wood Senior Communities in Rochester. She was born on October 9 1934 in Clam Falls Wisconsin to George and Hilda Johnson Warner. She was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church in October 1...

William Bill Harold Ogle 91 of Lake City Minnesota passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at Elysian Senior Care in Lake City. He was born July 24 1934 in Madelia Minnesota to George and Theresa Starkey Ogle. Bill grew up attending the catholic school in Madelia during his elementary years and gradu...

Margaret Peg Larson McKinnon 83 of Lake City Minnesota entered the Church Triumphant on Tuesday morning December 2 2025 from her home at Elysian Senior Living in Lake City. Peg was born on March 15 1942 in Fargo North Dakota to Willard and Margaret Saunders Larson. She attended elementary school and...

Karen Kay Krein Jassman age 72 passed away at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday January 30 2026. Karen was born on July 29 1953 in Bismarck North Dakota to Gust and Alma Krein. The ninth of twelve children she lived on the family farm in Tuttle North Dakota until May 1962 when the fa...

Donna Purcell of Bemidji, Minn., formerly of East Grand Forks, Minn., died Friday, January 23, 2026, at Sanford Health Neilson Place in Bemidji. She was 75.The youngest child of Frank and Agnes (Telle) Klint, Donna Louise Klint was born on April 5, 1950, in Grand Forks, N.D. She attended public scho...

Glen Roger Anderson, 92, of Bemidji, MN, died Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the Attic Angels Assisted Living Home in Madison, WI.Memorial Services will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Bemidji, MN.  There will be an hour of visitation before th...

MaryAnn Dummer age 93 of Fairfax passed away Thursday January 29 2026 surrounded by her family at her home in Fairfax. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday February 7 2026 1100 A.M. at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Fairfax with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday Februa...

Shirley Ann Karjala 88 was born May 17 1937 at home on a farm in Runeberg Township Becker County Minnesota to Verlie Schafer and Wilmer Karjala. She was preceded in death by infant daughter Audrey brother Dennis her parents and husband Donald of 62 years. She is survived by son Michael Donna Thompso...

Joan M. Austin Gruter age 83 of Mankato passed away on Friday January 23 2026 at New Perspective Senior Living in Mankato. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday February 6 2026 at 1100 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Mankato with Fr. Tom Melvin Celebrant. Joans family wil...

Dorothy Jean Muir passed away January 5 2026 at the Kittson Healthcare Center surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born on July 7 1936 in Hallock Minnesota to Philip and Marjorie Gillie OHearn. She attended Moen School through the eighth grade before transferring to Hallock High School where she gr...

Sister M. Leonida Schmidts Mass of Christian burial will be live streamed. It is located at the bottom of her obituary. Dear Sisters Family Members and Friends at 420 this morning following a courageous acceptance of declining health our dear Sister M. Leonida Schmidt O.S.F. quietly stepped into the...

YORK HAVEN Dr. Esther J. Craft Miller 88 of York Haven PA passed away Wednesday January 28 2026 at York North Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in York.She was the wife of the late Dr. Edmund M. Miller who passed away March 30 2016. They had celebrated their 50thanniversary on June 3 2011. ...

Susan "Sue" Lee Salem 86 loving wife mother grandmother sister and friend passed away under hospice care at Dow Rummel on January 4 2026 surrounded by family after a log battle with Alzheimers disease. Funeral services will be at Heritage Funeral Home on Saturday January 17 2026 at 1100 a.m. with lu...

Joyce Lorraine (Johnson) Heggen, age 94 of Ames, passed away in peace, surrounded by her loving family, to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She had awaited this time since she placed her trust in Jesus Christ and was saved on February 10, 1961. Lorraine was baptized as an a...

Louise Florence Wildt 99 of Virginia Illinois passed away November 19 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation. She was born September 7 1926 in Virginia the daughter of Charles and Doris Schaad Ruppel. She married Robert P. Wildt on April 10 1949 and he preceded her in death on January ...

Joan Phyllis Elden 89 of Geneseo IL passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at Hillcrest Home in Geneseo IL. Memorial service will be held at 1100 AM on Saturday January 17 2026 at First Lutheran Church in Geneseo with Rev. Laura Kamprath officiating. A memorial visitation will be held at the church...