OBITUARIES
Barbara Hansen
Barbara Jean Hansen (Lundeen) passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 70 during the early morning hours of October 19, 2026, at her home in Shafer, MN. Barb was born on October 1, 1956 in Saint Paul, MN, the third child of the late Marlys (Wilcox) and Gerald …
Lois Hofmann
Lois Joy Hofmann—visionary business leader, intrepid world explorer, and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend—passed away peacefully on October 17, 2026, at the age of 84 in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, with her loving family at her side.
Joan Grossmann
Joan D. Grossmann, age 95 of Lindstrom, Minnesota passed away on October 23, 2026. She was born in West St. Paul, Minnesota to William and Della Orf. Joan was the second of five children. She grew up in West St. Paul and graduated from South St. Paul High School in …
Valerie Sutherland
Valerie “Val” C. Sutherland, age 75, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on October 18, 2026.
Darlene Nelson
Darlene Mae (Grothe) Nelson, 87, of Harris, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, October 15, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, Minnesota, and is now reunited with her beloved husband, Dalles J. Nelson.
Gerald Lunde
Gerald (Jerry) Arne Lunde passed away suddenly on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Gary Houle
Gary John Houle, age 82 of Stacy was called home to the Lord on October 10, 2026. Gary was born April 25, 1944, in Forest Lake, Minnesota. Gary was a deacon at St. Peter Catholic Church in Forest Lake for over 30 years and an institution at E.J. Houle’s Feed …
Erika Lindner
Erika Lindner passed away October 5, 2026 at Welia Hospital in Mora at age 88.
Charles Jonason
Charles Jonason, age 88, of Brooklyn Park, MN passed away peacefully on October 4.
James Heinonen
James Bradly Heinonen, age 61, passed away unexpectedly on October 1, 2026, in Osceola, Wisconsin, and is now finally at peace.
Bette Deming
Bette LeeAnna Deming, 75, of Cromwell, received her forever wings on September 30, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Martin Nyberg
Martin Nyberg, age 68, of Franconia Township, MN passed away peacefully at his home on September 29, 2026 surrounded by his loving family and friends after an extended courageous battle with esophageal cancer.
James Klinke
James (“Jim”) Carlyle Klinke, 69, of Chisago City, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dale Fredrickson
Dale W. Fredrickson, of Lindstrom, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by his loving family on September 26, 2026; weeks shy of turning 87. Dale grew up on his family farm in Milaca, Minnesota, where his love of farming and the outdoors began.
