Morrison County Record

Earl R. Malone, 77 year old resident of Little Falls died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, August 9 in Little Falls. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, August 13 at 1 p.m. St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls, with Father Benjamin Kociemba officiating. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the hour of the service on Saturday. The Military Honors will be provided by the Little Falls American Legion Post #46. Earl Reuben Malone was born April 1, 1945 to the late Reuben and Blanche (Hardy) Malone in Dow City, Iowa. Earl grew up and attended school in the Dow City area. He served his Country during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged. He was united in...

Clarence Lampert 82 year old resident of Bowlus, MN died Monday, August 8 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 12 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Stanislaus Kotska Catholic Church in Bowlus, MN. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 11 and from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of the service on Friday at the church. The burial will be held in the parish cemetery. Clarence Lampert was born on March 30, 1940 to the late Joseph and Helen (Sobania) Lampert in Bowlus, MN. He grew up in Bowlus, MN and attended Bowlus school until the ninth grade. He was united in marriage to Lois Klisch on April 29, 1963. Clarence and Lois raised...

Steve C. Drager, 60 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022 while working on an electrical job near Upsala, MN. A Memorial Service will be held on August 15, 2022 at 12:00 P.M., at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN, with Chaplain Greggrey Valentine officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022, at the Shelley Funeral Chapel, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. A private family burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family. Caring for Steve and his family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Steve was born on October 29, 1961 in Little Falls, MN to Curtis "Curt" and...

Bushman, Irene "Peggy" Of Waukehsa, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 91. She is survived by her beloved sons, David and Greg of Santa Ana, California. She is further survived by relatives in Minnesota, Wisconsin and around the country, as well as dear neighbors and friends in Waukesha. Peggy was preceded in death by her adoring husband of 44 years, Jerome. Peggy began life in Morrison County, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm outside of Pierz. She cared for the chickens on the farm and began her education in a one-room school house. After high school, she decided to try her luck in an exciting new city and moved to Milwaukee. While living there, she met Jerome. Shortly after...

Arliss J. Godejohn, 88 year old year resident of Little Falls, MN formerly of Minot, ND passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, MN. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. A visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Caring for Arliss and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Arliss Klevenberg was born on December 1, 1933, in Pope County, MN, to the late Winfred Klevenberg and Mabel (Paetow) Klevenberg. Arliss worked for Stearns Manufacturing in St. Cloud as a...

Mary Ann Justin, 93 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN with Father Tim Wenzel officiating. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Tuesday at the church. A rosary will be prayed at 9 AM. Caring for Mary Ann and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Mary Ann Evans was born June 3, 1929, in Morrison County to the late Ann (Horwath) & Joe Evans. She attended grade school in Randall, a...

Mary Ann Justin, 93 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN with Father Tim Wenzel officiating. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Tuesday at the church. Caring for Mary Ann and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN.

Evelyn Ortman, 100 year old resident of Lastrup, MN, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, at Meadow Ponds Assisted Living in Pierz, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church in Lastrup, MN. Burial will take place in the St. John's Parish Cemetery in Lastrup, MN. A visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church in Lastrup, MN. Caring for Evelyn and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Pierz, MN. Evelyn Gross was born on February 11, 1922 in Granite Township Minnesota, to the late John and Eleanor (Weiss) Gross. She was united in marriage to...

Richard (Rick) Honstrom, age 86, of Mora, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 26th, 2022. On March 7th, 1936 Rick was born in Randall, MN the son of Burton and Helen Honstrom. He spent the majority of his childhood years living in Little Falls, MN where he was lovingly remembered for teasing his two sisters, Elizabeth and Bev. In 1953, Rick enlisted in the army. He served most of his time in Korea before he was honorably discharged in 1956. Rick then became a life member of the VFW in Little Falls. In 1959 he met the love of his life, Marilyn. Rick married Marilyn, of McGarth, MN on December 31, 1960 in Des Moines, IA. In 1970, Richard and Marilyn settled down in Mora,...

Rosemary Majka, 84 year old resident of Hillman, MN, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Pierz Villa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at St. Rita's Catholic Church in Hillman, with Father Jerry Schik officiating. Burial will be in St. Rita's Parish Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 9:30 AM to 11 AM Saturday at the church. Rosemary Mildred Schmidtbauer was born on September 27, 1937 at home in Granite Township, MN, to the late, Mike and Frances (Boser) Schmidtbauer. When her mother died in a car accident, Rosemary, at the age of 12 years took over the role of "Mother" for her younger siblings, providing the love and care they...

Alvin P. "Butch" Janorschke, Jr., 76 year old resident of Mora, MN passed away peacefully while holding his mother's hand Saturday, July 23, 2022 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN due to after-effects of COVID-19. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 5, 2022 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Buckman, MN with Father Ken Popp officiating. Burial will be held in the St. Michael's Parish Cemetery in Buckman, MN. A visitation will be from 10-11 A.M. on Friday, August 5, 2022 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Buckman, MN. Caring for Alvin and his family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Pierz, MN. Butch was born on May 9, 1946 in Little Falls, MN to Rose...

Janie Frie, 72 year old resident of Little Falls, MN left us on July 23, 2022 after a years-long battle with cancer at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN. Burial will take place in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Opole, MN. A visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN. Caring for Janie and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Janie was born October 22, 1949 and grew up on a dairy farm in Holdingford, MN as the middle child...

Loren A. Mielke, 93 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Highland Senior Living in Little Falls. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, MN with Rev. Gary Hendrickson officiating. Burial will be in Springbrook Cemetery in Swanville, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church. Caring for Loren and his family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Loren was born on April 7, 1929 in Burnhamville Township, Todd County to the late Ervin and Ida (Hattie) Mielke. He graduated with the class of 1947 from Swanville High School and...

Stacy Helmin found her peace surrounded by family, on July 22, 2022, after a sixteen-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Fellowship will begin at 10:30 AM on Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Holy Cross Center in Onamia, MN, with a Celebration of Life Service beginning at 11:00 AM. A family interment will be in the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery near Hillman, MN. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia, MN. Stacy was born on October 2, 1981, in Mankato, Minnesota, to Don and Lisa Nicholas. She was united in marriage on June 5, 2004, to Matt Helmin. Stacy would consider her greatest life accomplishment to be her children, Joseph and Raegan. Stacy is survived by her husband,...

Little Falls, Minnesota............Sister Frances Kempenich, 97, died on July 22, 2022, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Minn. Frances Genevieve Kempenich was born on May 18, 1925, to Joseph and Frances (Simones) Kempenich in Randall, Minn. She was the sixth of 10 children. She was accepted as a Franciscan Sister on August 12, 1942 and received the name Sister Mary Matthew. She later reverted to her baptismal name. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1944, and final vows on August 12, 1947. She was a Franciscan Sister for 79 years. Sister Frances attended grade school in Randall and graduated from St. Francis High School. She studied Spanish at the Intercultural Formation...

Patty Miller Kory, age 78, of St. Cloud, MN, died Friday, July 22, 2022 at her home in St. Cloud surrounded by her family. Memorial services celebrating Patty's life will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN at 11:00AM on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, MN. Funeral arrangements are with Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN. Patty M. Kory was born on April 24, 1944 in Todd County, MN to Gordon and Alice (Engh) Miller. She graduated from Swanville High School in 1962 and began working for Minnesota Power. Later she worked at the First State Bank of...

Raymond "Ray" Loidolt, 98 year old resident of St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls, MN, formerly of Pierz, MN, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz, MN, at 11:00 A.M., with Father Lauren Virnig officiating. Visitation will be on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Pierz, MN, from 4:00-7:00 P.M., and again on Tuesday at the Shelley Funeral Chapel, from 9:30-10:30 A.M. A rosary will be said by the Pierz American Legion at 3:30 P.M. on Monday, prior to the visitation. Burial will be in the St. Joseph's parish cemetery....

Mary Lou Rutz, 89-year-old resident of Little Falls, formerly of Flensburg, MN, passed away on Monday, July 18, at the Little Falls Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 22, at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Flensburg with Fr. Ben Kociemba officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00-11:30 a.m. before Mass. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls on Monday, July 25, at 10:00 a.m. Mary Lou was born on August 11, 1932, to Alex and Mary (Piehowski) Kulus and lived on a farm near Flensburg throughout her childhood. She married Martin Rutz on September 22, 1958. Mary Lou and Martin were married for 50 years, making...

Rosemary Gosiak, 85 year old resident of Staples, MN, formerly of Little Falls, MN, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Lakewood Health Systems in Staples, MN, after a long battle of several medical conditions. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN, at 11:00 A.M., with Father Patrick Hoeft officiating. A visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 A.M., at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Burial will take place at St. Francis Xavier in Sartell, MN, following the Mass. Caring for Rosemary and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Rosemary was born on July 4,...

Donald E. Schave, 82 year old resident of Avon, MN, formerly of Sartell, MN, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Gathering of family and friends is scheduled from 3 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Donald Earl Schave was born on February 11, 1940 in St. Cloud, MN to the late Walter, Sr. and Mary (Scherer) Schave. He served with the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Donald was united in marriage to Jomaree Mueller on April 11, 1972. Donald worked as a crane operator at the Sartell Paper Mill until retiring in 2004. After retirement, he still kept busy doing janitorial work as well as all the household...

Leo LeRoy Gangestad, 91, of Brainerd, passed away with family by his side on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. There will be a gathering of family and friends on Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 4 - 7 p.m. at the Nelson - Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. A short prayer service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Interment with Military Honors will be held at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley at 9:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2022. A reception will follow at St. Mathias Catholic Church in Fort Ripley. Leo was born May 19, 1931, in Ringsted, IA, the son of Elmer and Odelia (Loemberg) Gangestad. He was raised on the family farm South of Brainerd and...