Obituaries

Virginia McCone
  Virginia McCone age 77, of Sanborn died on June 13, 2024, at her home near Sanborn, MN.  Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will continue on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Sanborn Community Center. Service will be held at the Sanborn...
Shirley Ann Heglund
     Shirley Ann Heglund, 83 of Aurora, Minnesota, passed away June 13 at Essentia Health-Northern Pines in Aurora.  She was born July 11, 1940 to Wilhelm and Frieda (Bonitz) Koosmann in Mellen, Wisconsin.  She married Allan Heglund on October 7, 1967 and they were lifelong residents of Aurora. ...
Jane Ellen Gerasch
  Jane Ellen Gerasch 76, of Springfield, MN passed away with her family at her side on June 10, 2024. A celebration of Jane’s life took place on May 5 at the 6 East Smokehouse in Springfield, MN. Her children, siblings and their spouses or partners, nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews...
Linda Joyce (Lantz) Hesse
  Linda Joyce (Lantz) Hesse, 69, of Comfrey, Minnesota passed away May 28, 2024.  Funeral service was held Sunday, June 16 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Darfur with a Celebration of Life following at the Comfrey Community Center.  She is survived by her husband, Mark Hesse; sons, Daniel, Steven...
Barbara A. Pankratz
  Barbara A. Pankratz, age 72 of Mankato, Minnesota died on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springfield, Minnesota followed by a graveside service at...
Lorna June Weedman
  Lorna June Weedman, age 91, of New Ulm (formerly of Clements), passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm, MN with her niece and great niece by her side.  Memorial service will be Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm...
Calvin Dermont Wells
  Calvin Dermont Wells, aged 67, passed away on May 28, 2024 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center.  Visitation was on Friday, May 31, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel. Private family services will be held. The clergy will be Deacon Barry Reindl. Interment...
Linus Stanley Deibele
   Linus Stanley Deibele, 96, of Sleepy Eye, died on May 17, 2024 at his home in Sleepy Eye.  Visitation will be Tuesday, May 21 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.  Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye.  Linus was...
William J. Knadel Jr.
  William J. Knadel Jr., 90 of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2024. Bill was born on April 24, 1934 in Springfield, MN to William and Inez (Welch) Knadel. He graduated from Springfield High School. On December 25, 1953 he married Donna Stern in Springfield. The couple moved to...
Jerry L. Evers
  Jerry L. Evers age 81, of Comfrey, MN died on May 13, 2024, at Windom Area Hospital.  Visitation was on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and continued on Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey, MN. Service was held at the New Hope...

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