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December 11, 1958-November 29, 2023 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Avon, MN for Susan "Sue" Lemke, age 64, who died Wednesday in an accident. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Albany (Farming Township). Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, December 4th at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Avon. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 9:00-10:45 a.m.at the church. Sue was born in St. Cloud, MN to Marvin and Marlene (Lutgen) Miller. She married Brian Lemke August 28, 1982, in St. Peter's Church, St. Cloud, MN. Sue worked for Kids Company in Avon for many years. She decided to retire in 2021...

Visitation held from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, November 19, 2023, at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring, MN for Arthur J. Borgerding, age 91, who died Thursday at Assumption Home in Cold Spring, MN. Private funeral services with entombment at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Rockville. Art was born in Freeport, MN to Ben and Theresa (Hoeschen) Borgerding. He married Annella Roering on September 23, 1954, in Immaculate Conception Church in New Munich, MN. Art served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 during the Korean Conflict. Art and Nellie farmed together west of Freeport until 1997 when they moved to St. Cloud. Art then worked at Gilleland Chevrolet as a custodian until 2008. He enjoyed...

September 30, 1936 - July 26, 2023 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, at St. Catherine's Oratory in Farming, for Veronica Janssen, age 86, who died peacefully Wednesday at The Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany. Burial will be in St. Catherine's cemetery. The visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 28th at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond, MN. Visitation will continue on Saturday one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Veronica was born in Roscoe, MN to Herman and Caroline (Meyer) Koetter. She married Valerian Janssen June 24, 1961, in St. Agnes Catholic Church in Roscoe. Veronica and Valerian farmed east of Farming for many...

March 11, 1968 - April 5, 2023 A gathering of family and friends will start at 2:00 p.m. followed by a Celebration of Life at 3:30 p.m., Saturday April 22, 2023, at The Olde Coliseum, Richmond, MN, for Daniel Haider, age 55, who died unexpectedly April 5, 2023. Dan was born on March 11, 1968, in Robbinsdale, MN to Dave and Shirley (Witucki) Haider. He married Melissa Nielson. Together they had a daughter, Mikala, and later divorced. In 2016, he met his soulmate and love of his life, Stacy Vogland. They got married on October 16, 2021, in Stillwater, MN. Dan worked at Schwieters Chevrolet in Cold Spring. He enjoyed many different activities which include golfing, snowmobiling, ice...

February 22, 1931 - March 9, 2023 Patricia was born on February 22, 1931 in Albany to Leonard and Anna (Stueve) Schrom, and spent her childhood in Cold Spring, Paynesville, Rochester and Goodhue, where she graduated from high school. She graduated with Kappa Delta Pi and Pi Omega honors in Business Education and English from St. Cloud Teachers College before teaching in Albany, Austin and Hennepin Technical College. She married Francis Blonigan on July 30, 1955 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sartell and lived in Albert Lea and Wayzata most of her life, returning to St. Cloud after Francis died in 1998 and her sons had married. She enjoyed antiques and auctions, reading, cards,...

May 9, 1937 - March 1, 2023 A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2023, at Peace Lutheran Church, Cold Spring for Jerome (Jerry) Hedman, age 85, who died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. Inurnment will be in the Mamrelund Cemetery, Pennock, MN. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring and one hour before the service Friday at the church. Jerry was born in Pennock Village, MN to Chester William and Alma Dorthy Rosetta (Swanson) Hedman. He married LaVonne (Vonnie) M. Klinghagen in Mamrelund Lutheran Church, Pennock, MN. Jerry worked as a signal and communication supervisor...

January 6, 1941 - February 18, 2023 Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023, at St. John's Abbey/University Church in Collegeville, MN for Lorraine C. Symalla, age 82, who died Saturday at Assumption Home, Cold Spring, MN. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 9:00-10:15 a.m. Friday at the church. Lorraine was born in Swanville, MN, to Frederick and Pauline (Wieman) Determan. She married Austin Symalla April 26, 1965, in St. John the Baptist Church, Swanville, MN. Lorraine was a homemaker and a cashier at Cashwise, retiring in 1997. She loved gardening, canning, baking, fishing, and long car rides with Austin. She is survived...

January 18, 1939 - January 20, 2023 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 15, 2023, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Roscoe, MN for John A. Koetter, age 84, who died January 20, 2023, at home. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery. A visitation will start at 10:30 am. the morning of the service at the church. John A. Koetter died January 20, 2023, of natural causes at his home. He was born in Roscoe, MN to Herman and Caroline (Meyer) Koetter. John was a mechanic for Torborg Implement in Paynesville and later Elrosa Service Station before venturing out on his own. He is survived by his sisters, Irene Rausch and Veronica Janssen; many nieces and nephews. He...

John A. Koetter died January 20, 2023, of natural causes at his home. He was born in Roscoe, MN to Herman and Caroline (Meyer) Koetter. John was a mechanic for Torborg Implement in Paynesville and later Elrosa Service Station before venturing out on his own. He is survived by his sisters, Irene Rausch and Veronica Janssen; many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Luella Seifermann; brothers, Othmar, Ervin, Roman, and Herbert. Services will be at a later date.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Cold Spring, MN for Larry B. Jonas, age 63, who died peacefully Wednesday January 18, 2023, at home. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The service will be live streamed at www.christcatholic.com. There will be a visitation from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday at Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. Visitation will continue Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the church narthex prior to the service. Larry was born in St. Cloud, MN to Sylvester and Rose (Barthel) Jonas. At the age of four Larry moved to the Lane Children's Home in Sauk Centre, MN. After graduating from Sauk Centre High School,...

March 9, 1931 - January 8, 2023 Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Richmond, MN for Francis "Frank" Soenneker, age 91, who died Sunday at the St. Cloud VA, St. Cloud, MN. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN. The service will be live streamed at www.christcatholic.com. There will be a visitation from 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. in the church gathering space prior to the service. Frank was born in Sauk Centre to Ted and Catherine (Hellerman) Soenneker. He proudly served his country in the Korean War 1952-1954. He married Janet Schoenberg June 9, 1959, in St. Michael's Catholic...

Joseph A. Schmitt, 87, of St. Martin passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Memorial Mass of Christian burial held at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Burial in parish cemetery after services. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2022 and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Martin Parish Hall. Joseph was born March 19, 1935, in St. Martin to Peter and Mary (Klehr) Schmitt. He served in U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957 in Korea and in the states. He was united in marriage to Delores Bruemmer on February 15, 1958. He was a dairy farmer all his life with passion for trying new...

Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2022, at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Ralph "Bud" Terres, age 88, who died Monday at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. A visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m., Friday morning in the St. Martin Parish Hall. Bud was born on April 22, 1934, in St. Martin, MN to Nicholas and Matilda (Schmitz) Terres. He married Jeanette Mayers on September 19, 1955, in Immaculate Conception Church, New Munich, MN. Bud owned and operated Terres and Sons Contruction. He enjoyed building, designing, and engineering machinery and toys in his shop. Bud's hobbies included card...

Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, for Marcella M. Dingmann, age 97, who died peacefully Tuesday at Cherrywood in Richmond, MN. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The service will be live streamed at www.christcatholic.com. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the church. Marcella was born May 13, 1925, in Richmond, MN to George and Mary (Schwope) Peltz. She married Edgar A. Dingmann on September 2, 1947, in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Richmond, MN. They farmed until 1985. Marcella enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, crocheting, knitting, embroidering, quilting,...

Michael "Mike" John Wolf passed away in the evening hours of April 25, 2022, at Quiet Oaks surrounded by his family. He was born in St. Joseph, MN on June 19, 1954, to Tony and Betty Wolf, founders of the popular Deutschmeister band; polka music was born into his soul. A natural at playing tuba, concertina, and the drums, Mike was a frequent member of the band, playing on several of the family's albums. After high school, Mike joined the Navy and was on the USS Monticello where he began his career as a machinist. Most of his life was spent working at Midwest Automatic Products in Melrose, MN. He began as a hard-working machine operator and graduated to a savvy business owner and...

Cold Spring January 12, 1939 - April 3, 2022 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN for LuVern L. Goebel age 83, who died Sunday, April 3 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. There will be a visitation from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday evening at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. Visitation will continue from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 Saturday morning in the funeral home. Vern was born on January 12, 1939, in Freeport, MN to Robert and Theresa (Rosen) Goebel. He married Ardell Viere on September 22, 1959, in Immaculate Conception Church, New Munich. Vern worked for 42 years...

October 3, 1933 - March 8, 2022 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2022, at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Mark M. Thelen, age 88, who died Tuesday at CentraCare-Melrose Care Center, Melrose, MN. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call from 9:30 -10:45 a.m., Monday, March 14, 2022, at the St. Martin Parish Center in St. Martin, MN. Mark was born in St. Martin, MN to Joseph and Anna (Haehn) Thelen. He married Evelyn Ebensteiner on June 17, 1958, in Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Albany, MN. Mark farmed most of his adult life and worked for Rothstein Implement in St. Martin for over 40 years until his...

Paynesville January 15, 1940 - March 1, 2022 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Roscoe, MN for Charles "Charlie" Mackedanz age 82, who died Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery. There will be a visitation on Friday, March 4, 2022, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond. Visitation will continue from 9:00 - 10:15 Saturday morning in the church. Charlie was born on January 15, 1940, in Eden Lake Township to Leo and Gertrude (Hemmesch) Mackedanz. He married Jeanette Weber on September 15, 1959, in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Roscoe,...

St. Martin October 9, 1942 - February 11, 2022 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Roman J. Schaefer, age 79, who passed away at the Paynesville Hospital on Friday. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at the St. Martin Parish Hall. Visitation will continue from 8:30 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Parish Hall. Roman was born on October 9, 1942, in St. Martin, MN to Edward and Alvina (Orbeck) Schaefer. He graduated from Paynesville High School. Roman married LuAnn Wensmann on July 9, 1966, in...

A private family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for Brian Denn age 59, who died unexpectedly on December 15, 2021, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Brian was born on January 12, 1962, in Redwing, MN to Robert and Eulalia "Lolly" (Leifeld) Denn. He grew up in Richmond and Hasting, MN, graduating from Rocori High School. Brian was a hard worker, recently working at Integrity Restoration, "jack of all trades" people would say. In his free time, he spent time with his children, grandchild, and family. Brian enjoyed hunting, fishing, motorcycle rides, helping on the farm and working on vehicles (even if there were a few choice words said). Most people that knew Brian would...

Mass of Christian Burial held 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 22, 2021, at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for LuAnn Schaefer, age 76, who passed away at Cherrywood in Richmond surrounded by family, on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Burial in the parish cemetery. Visitation from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond and from 8:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Monday morning at the funeral home. LuAnn was born on August 17, 1945, in New Munich, MN to Alois and Elizabeth (Rademacher) Wensmann. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1963. After high school, LuAnn worked at Worms Lumber, New Munich until she married Roman Schaefer on July 9,...