Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Redwood Falls & Morgan, Minnesota

Paul "Rudy" Richard Rothmeier

Paul "Rudy" Richard Rothmeier

Feb 1, 2014

Paul “Rudy” Rothmeier, 51, of rural Clements died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Mayo Health Systems in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014 from St. Joseph’s Oratory in Clements with burial to follow in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Clements. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, from 4...

James Howard Wandersee

James Howard Wandersee

Jan 24, 2014

James Howard Wandersee, 67, died Friday, January 24, 2014, at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with his family by his side. Funeral services were held in Baton Rouge on Monday. Locally, the committal service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from Zion Lutheran Church in Morgan with burial to follow at Zion Eden Lutheran...

Melvin "Abie" C Kretsch

Melvin "Abie" C Kretsch

Jan 22, 2014

Melvin “Abie” Kretsch, 93, of Redwood Falls and formerly of Wabasso died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Redwood Area Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014 from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Burial, with military honors, will follow at St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery, Wabasso. Visitation will be held Thursday,...

Jolene Kay Jensen

Jolene Kay Jensen

Jan 17, 2014

Jolene Jensen, 58, of Redwood Falls passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at her home. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2014 from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. Burial will be held at a later date in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, January 27, 2014, from noon until...

Raymond John Kerkhoff

Raymond John Kerkhoff

Jan 2, 2014

Raymond J. Kerkhoff, 95, of Morgan died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 10, 2014 from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 9, 2014, from 4 until 7...

Sandra Bernice Potter

Sandra Bernice Potter

Jan 1, 2014

Sandra “Sandy” Potter, 73, of Morgan died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2014 from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Morgan with private burial at a later date. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 3, 2014, from 4 until 8 p.m., at the Nelson-Martin Funeral...

Thomas Vincent Ochs

Thomas Vincent Ochs

Dec 31, 2013

Thomas “Tom” Ochs, 72, of Redwood Falls died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Redwood Area Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2014 from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Nelson-Martin Funeral Home in Redwood Falls...

Thomas "Tom" Alfred Hoffmann

Thomas "Tom" Alfred Hoffmann

Dec 31, 2013

Thomas “Tom” Hoffmann, 73, of Morgan died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 6, 2014 from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan with burial to follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 5, 2014, from...

Raymond Joseph George

Raymond Joseph George

Dec 21, 2013

Raymond Joseph George was born May 18, 1930, on the farm of his parents, Elmer and Hattie (Axland) George, in Morgan Township. He attended country school through eighth grade, and was graduated from Morgan High School, where he played in the band and on the school's championship nine-man football team. After graduation, he began farming with his parents and, with...

Helen Adeline Woodford

Helen Adeline Woodford

Dec 15, 2013

Helen Woodford, 96, of Redwood Falls died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 from First United Methodist Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, from 9 until 11 a.m., at the church. The family requests...

Marvin William Willhite

Marvin William Willhite

Dec 6, 2013

Marvin William Willhite, 70, of Fairfax and formerly of Redwood Falls died Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Season’s hospice in Redwood Falls. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in Crestlawn Cemetery, rural Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held on...

John "Jack" Iver Mahlum

John "Jack" Iver Mahlum

Dec 4, 2013

John “Jack” Mahlum, 84, of Morton died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 from Nelson-Martin Funeral Chapel in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 9 until 11 a.m., at the funeral home. Private inurnment will be held at a...

Vergie Ilene Asleson

Vergie Ilene Asleson

Nov 29, 2013

Vergie Asleson, 93, of Redwood Falls died peacefully at her home on Friday, November 29, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 6, 2013, from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will precede the service on Friday from 9:30 until 11 a.m. at the church. Private burial will be held at...

James "Jim" Louis Ahrens

James "Jim" Louis Ahrens

Nov 26, 2013

James “Jim” Ahrens, 63, of Morton died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Redwood Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2013 from the Nelson-Martin Funeral Chapel in Redwood Falls. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Morton. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:30 until...

Gloria Evelyn Sletten

Gloria Evelyn Sletten

Nov 23, 2013

Gloria E. Sletten, 92, of Redwood Falls died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Redwood Area Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 29, 2013 from Nelson-Martin Funeral Chapel in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m....

Beverly "Bev" Marie Ankrum

Beverly "Bev" Marie Ankrum

Nov 19, 2013

Beverly M. “Bev” Ankrum, 78, of Maple Grove and formerly of Redwood Falls passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Maple Grove. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2013 from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church...

Elaine Elenora Sather

Elaine Elenora Sather

Nov 17, 2013

Elaine E. Sather, 95, of Sauk Rapids and formerly of Franklin, passed away Sunday, Nov.17, 2013, at St. Cloud Hospital. Services will be held at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Sauk Rapids at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2013, preceded by visitation at 9 a.m. At 2:30 p.m., visitation will be held at St. Luke’s Lutheran in Franklin,...

Florence Bertha Engholm

Florence Bertha Engholm

Nov 12, 2013

Florence Engholm, 100, of Morgan died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morgan with burial to follow in Zion Eden Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, rural Morgan. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday, November 15, 2013, from...

Richard C.W. Root

Richard C.W. Root

Nov 11, 2013

Richard “Rich” Root, 83, of Morgan died Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from St. John Lutheran Church in Morgan. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, November 15, 2013, from...

Laverne Norcutt

Laverne Norcutt

Nov 3, 2013

Laverne Norcutt, 85, of Redwood Falls died, surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 8, 2013 from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. Burial, with military honors, will follow at the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will...

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