Obituaries

Arla Jean Sloan

ArlaJeanSloan Arla Jean (Wegner) Sloan, 83, West Fargo, N.D., died peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center, West Fargo. Arla is at peace with her heavenly Father, her husband, John, and her parents, Otto and Amanda Wegner. Arla Jean Wegner was born on July 3, 1932,...

Gordon Kahnke

Gordon Kahnke, 77, of Redwood Falls died Friday, March 4, 2016, at Wood Dale Home in Redwood Falls. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with inurnment to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday,...

Sister M. Thomasin Sergot, SSND

Sister M. Thomasin Sergot, SSND, 73, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at her home in Inver Grove Heights. Her Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, at Good Counsel Chapel in Mankato. Sister Thomas (Elizabeth Sergot) was born to Marion and Mary (Kerbel) Sergot in 1942 in...

Rev. Lawrence E. Keller

Father Lawrence Keller loved to laugh. That’s one thing his niece and caretaker, Mary Kehoe, recalled about the priest, who died Feb. 12 at age 93. Father Keller was born in Hastings Aug. 12, 1922, the oldest of Lawrence and Frances Keller’s six children. He attended the St. Paul Seminary and...

Michael ‘Mike’ Roiger

Michael ‘Mike’ Roiger Michael John “Mike” Roiger, 61, of Kimball, S.D., passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at home of natural causes. Funeral Mass was conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Kimball with The Rev. Andrew Swietochowski officiating. A Committal...

Olga Muetzel

Olga Evelyn Muetzel, 93, of Redwood Falls and formerly of Belview, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Seasons Hospice in Redwood Falls. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 21, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. Burial was in St. John’s Lutheran...

Duane E. Isaksen

DuaneE.Isaksen Duane E. Isaksen, 80, of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at the CentraCare Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 21, at the First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Pastor Becky Thomas officiating...

Karen Dauer

Karen Mae (Thurston) Thormodson Dauer, 76, of rural Morgan, died peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2016 surrounded by her family at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester of complications from pneumonia. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, with...

Edward J. Tauer

Edward J. Tauer, 88, of Springfield, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 23) at St. Raphael Catholic Church with The Rev. Phil Schotzko officiating. Interment will be in St. Raphael...

Lanore Prechel

Lanore Louise Prechel, 83, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 16) at the St. Paul Lutheran Church followed by the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Christian Andrews will officiate at the...