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Friday, May 18, 2012

St. Michael-Albertville Area Obituaries: Week of May 18

The following obituaries are for residents of the St. Michael area, or had ties to the community.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Eloise Jacobson, 99, died Friday, May 11 in Buffalo Mekhi Griffin Hampton, infant, Monticello, died Friday May 11. Jeanne M. Lindenfelser, 71, Monticello, died Saturday, May 12. Helen Cavanaugh, 90, Buffalo, died Sunday, May 13. Ramona Lowell, 52, Buffalo, died Sunday, May 13. Services are Saturday, May 19. Arnold Schimmel, 93, Howard Lake, died Monday, May 14. Benjamin Wilson-Quaal, 24, Monticello, died Wednesday, May 16. Services are pending. Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St…

Friday, May 11, 2012

St. Michael Remembers Entrepreneur, Firefighter Loren Schumm

This week’s obituaries are highlighted by the remembrance of Loren Schumm, who passed way May 3. He was 79.

Loren Schumm, 79, St. Michael, died May 3, 2012 in St. Michael. Loren was the longtime owner of Schumm Electric Motor Repair, and was a member of the St. Michael Fire Department for several years. He is survived by his son, Klayton, who lives in Buffalo; and a daughter, Karla, who resides in Albertville. Services were held Monday. The St. Michael Fire Department honored Loren with a display outside of Fire State No. 1, with a helmet, coat and boots on the ground. Other area deaths include: Gary Wayne Anderson, 53, Buffalo, died Friday, May 4. Ann R. Knight, 48, Buffalo, died Saturday, May 5 in Brooklyn Park due to breast cancer. Curtis Elmer Hofman, Buffalo, died Wednesday, May 9. Services are set for Monday, May 14, with a visitation …

Friday, May 4, 2012

St. Michael Area Deaths: Friday, May 4

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. James Patnode, 79, died Friday, April 20, in Corcoran, MN. Joyce Breyfogle, 60, Maple Lake, died Tuesday, April 24 in Monticello. James Oliver Taylor, 78, Delano, died Wednesday, April 25 in St. Louis Park. Rollie Glen Blakely, 29, Buffalo, died Thursday, April 26 in Buffalo. Loren Schumm, St. Michael, died Thursday, May 3. Services are pending. Eugene O'Brien, 88, Rockford, died Thursday, May 3 in Rockford. Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville, and the Dehmer family of St. Michael. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St…

Friday, April 20, 2012

Obituaries: Most Recent Deaths from St. Michael Area

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Elizabeth L. Worley, 79, St. Michael, died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Eugene Paul Kosciolek, 57, Buffalo, died Sunday, April 15, 2012. Audrey Welter, 69, St. Michael, died Sunday, April 15, 2012. Michael Delgado, 34, Buffalo, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Darla Stimpson, 61, Buffalo, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville, and the Dehmer family of St. Michael. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St. Michael Patch announcement page by clicking here.  

Friday, April 13, 2012

Obituaries: Services Set for "Grandpa Bud" and Others from St. Michael Area

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Richard E. Setzler (father of St. Michael Resident Julie Dehmer), 89, died April 8, 2012. He's survived by five children, 20 grandchildren, nearly 50 great-grandchildre. Reviewal at 10 a.m. and funeral services at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14th, 2012. Dinner to follow burial. All at the Catholic Church of St. Vincent in Osseo, MN. Jennifer Lea Campbell, 41, Buffalo, died Thursday, April 5. Theodore Bruska, 68, Buffalo, died Friday, April 6. Hazel M. Spike, 92, Buffalo, died Thursday, April 12. Services are pending. Donald E. Illies, St. Michael, died Friday, April 13. Services are pending. Links are …

Friday, April 6, 2012

Recent Deaths in the St. Michael-Albertville Area

Karen Holthaus, who passed away Monday, had siblings and many nieces in nephews in St. Michael. Funeral services are set for Holy Monday.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville, or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Karen Ann Holthaus, 52, Monticello, died Monday, April 2, 2012. Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St. Michael Patch announcement page by clicking here.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Obituaries: Recent Deaths in the St. Michael Area

Kathleen Alicia Holmstrom, 65, a wife and mother from Buffalo, had family here in St. Michael.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville, or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Kathleen Alicia Holmstrom, 65, Buffalo, died Friday, March 23, 2012. Hattie Daluge, 98, Greenfield, died Saturday, March 24, 2012. James W. Little, 68, Montrose, died Sunday, March 25, 2012. Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St. Michael Patch announcement page by clicking here.  

Friday, March 23, 2012

St. Michael-Albertvile Area Deaths: Friday, March 23

Life-long community member "Ben" Barthel died Monday, March 19. His funeral is set for next Monday.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville, or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Bernard “Ben” Barthel, 58, died Monday, March 19, 2012. Services are set for Monday, March 26 in St. Michael. Renae C. Groff-Arneson, 44, Waverly, died Thursday, March 22, 2012. Services will be held Tuesday, March 27 in Buffalo . Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St. Michael Patch announcement page by clicking here.  

Friday, March 16, 2012

Recent Deaths in the St. Michael-Alberville Area

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville, or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information.

Here are the most recent people to pass away in St. Michael-Albertville, or who had ties to area. Click on the links to get more information. Alida G. Ask, 91, Buffalo, died Tuesday March 7. Allan D. Haberman,,60, St. Michael, died Friday, March 9. Herbert G. Lucht, 96, Corcoran, passed away on Friday, March 9. Laura Eicher, 72, St. Michael, died Saturday, March 10. Mark Paul Mooney. 61, Loretto, died Monday, March 12. Links are courtesy of  Peterson Chapel, St. Michael-Albertville. Is there someone who passed away we missed and you'd like to recognize them? Add it to the St. Michael Patch announcement page by clicking here.

Monday, March 5, 2012

St. Michael-Albertville Grad Killed in Snowmobile Crash

Jason Gutzwiller, 30, of Albany, died Saturday after he sustained injuries in a snowmobile accident near Walker.

St. Michael-Albertville High School graduate Jason Gutzwiller died Saturday night when he collided with a tree while riding his snowmobile near Walker, MN. He was 30. The member of the STMA Class of 1999 lived in Albany, MN with his wife, Carrie Jennissen. The couple have a daughter, Lilly, who is 9 months old. In a tragic turn, Gutzwiller is a cousin of the late Joey Bongaarts, the STMA teen who died in a tragic ATV accident in March of 2008. Family relatives were participating in a bowling tournament to honor Joey–the third annual celebration of his life–when Gutzwiller had his accident in northern Minnesota. According to KSAX.com, “Authorities were called to the Heartland Trail east of Nevis at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Gutzwiller was …

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