Current Obituaries

Sep 10, 2024

Dorothy was born on September 14, 1927, in Lyons Township near Lynd, MN to Clarence and Carrie (Goodmund) Hefti. Dorothy attended Lynd High School and graduated as the class valedictorian in 1945. After high school graduation, she attended Minneapolis Business College.

On December 4, 1949, Dorothy was united in marriage to Floyd V. Bengtson. They made their home in Osakis, MN...

Sep 9, 2024

Donna Draeger Witzany, age 90, passed away on September 9, 2024, at Emory University Hospital in Georgia. A service celebrating her life will take place at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2555 Clearwater Rd, St Cloud, MN 56301. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Friends and...

Sep 8, 2024

Eric Edwin Stocker, 41, died Sunday, September 8, 2024, at the University of Minnesota – Fairview Medical Center. His family is having a Celebration of Life for Eric on Sunday, September 15, 2024, starting at 1 p.m. at Shady’s Hometown Tavern in Albany, MN. 

Eric was born on Valentine’s Day 1983 in St. Cloud, MN to Allen and Marlys (Toeben) Stocker....

Sep 7, 2024

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Elmer Martin Maciejewski, age 90 of Avon, Minnesota, will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Church of St. Benedicts Catholic Church in Avon. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Elmer passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on September 7, 2024. There will be a visitation on...

Sep 5, 2024

Robert Russell Hare, age 70, passed away in his home in Upsala, MN on September 5, 2024. Bob was a writer, philosopher, book lover, and world traveler. He was born August 4, 1954, in Woodbury, Minnesota to Rev. Edward Taylor Hare, Jr. and Alice “Bette” Hare. He grew up in Minnesota and later moved to Canada to attend Brandon University...

Aug 27, 2024

Aug 21, 2024

Thomas Tomsche, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Home surrounded by family. 

Celebration of life of Thomas Tomsche will be from 4:00 PM -7:00 PM on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in Albany. 

Thomas was born on May 18, 1933, in Albany, MN to Emil and Christine (Broeker) Tomsche. Thomas spent most of his...

Aug 20, 2024

Celebration of life for Keegan will be held at Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in St. Cloud on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

Keegan was born on February 5, 1994, to Pam Brink-Winskowski in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. He was raised in Cold Spring, MN and graduated from Rocori Highschool, then went to college for 2 years. He worked at...

Aug 17, 2024

Age 60

October 17, 1963 – August 17, 2024

 

Rhonda May Marxen, age 60, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at her home, due to natural causes.

The celebration of life for Rhonda will be from 1:00 PM -4:00 PM on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at the Jaycee Shelter, located at the North Park in Albany, MN. Arrangements are with Miller-Carlin Funeral...

Jul 21, 2024

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, in the St. Cloud Holiday Inn Celebration Room at 1:00 – 4:00 PM, and a time of remembrance and sharing will be at 2:30 PM. Arrangements are being made with Miller-Carlin Funeral Homes, St. Cloud.

Ryan Jon Slingluff was born on May 11th, 1976, in St. Cloud, MN, to...

Jul 18, 2024

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Howard “Howie” Birr, age 85 of Albany, will be 11:00 AM, Friday, July 26, at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Howard died on Thursday, July 18 at Serenity Village in Avon after battling cancer and finally dementia. There will be a visitation...

Jul 13, 2024

Henry (Hank) Velasquez of Sauk Rapids, MN

Sunrise 06/20/1950

Sunset 7/13/2024

In Hank’s life, he made connections with many people. He ran multiple marathons, the highlight of his running career was the 1990 Berlin Marathon, the first marathon that was run through East and West Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was an avid cyclist, guitarist, and harpist.

Hank was an...

Jul 9, 2024

Gilda E. McCoy (Lisa), passed away on July 9, 2024, in St. Cloud, MN at the age of 54. Born on June 18, 1970 in Gary, IN; Lisa was a beacon of strength and independence. Venturing out on her own at a young age, she worked various jobs along the way to support her family whom she cherished! 

Lisa's resilience and...

Jul 8, 2024

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Fred Overman, age 79 of Freeport, will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport, burial will be in the parish cemetery. There will be a visitation from 4-7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 16 at the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Freeport. Parish prayers will be at...

Jun 29, 2024

Meredith was born on March 7, 1926, to Avery and Jennie (Pierce) Haney in Pipestone Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm west of Pipestone and attended country school through the eighth grade, then Pipestone High School. Meredith met Wayne J. Lange and they celebrated over 60 years of marriage until Wayne’s death in 2010. They worked together for...

Jun 28, 2024

The Ostendorf family invites friends and loved ones to join them in honoring Dean's life. The visitation will be held at Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in St. Cloud on Wednesday, July 17, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The family requests that attendees bring memories and stories of Dean to share, celebrating the life of a deeply cherished man. 

 Dean Jerome Ostendorf, 59,...

Jun 26, 2024

Elizabeth "Betty" Tasto, age 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Betty was born on December 23, 1929, in Albany, MN to the late Rudolph and Alma (Schleppenbach) Hanauska. Betty eventually moved to Edina, MN where she worked at the Edina Country Club for some time. Later, Betty moved back to the St. Cloud...

Jun 25, 2024

A "Celebration of Life" service will be held at Miller-Carlin Funeral Home, 3013 Roosevelt Rd., St. Cloud, on Wednesday, July 10, from 1-4 PM, including a buffet lunch. Richard H. “Dick” Holt died peacefully at Quiet Oaks Hospice on June 25, with Ann by his side. 

Dick was born in Minneapolis, MN on September 8, 1938, to Lillian & Herbert Holt....

Jun 25, 2024

Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, July 1, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at Church of All Saints – Saint Mary in Holdingford. Visitation will be an hour before Mass on Monday at the church. Burial at the Arban Cemetery following services. Arrangements are being made by Miller-Carlin Funeral Homes.

Leona Frances Lashinski passed away peacefully on June 25th at home...

Jun 14, 2024

Age: 73 June 7, 1951 – June 14, 2024

Craig Deadrick, age 73, of Clear Lake, passed away on June 14, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital. A service will be held later. Craig was born on June 7, 1951, to Raymond and Betty Deadrick at the Paynesville Hospital. Craig grew up and attended country school in Crow River,...