Victor E. Leppke, age 87, of rural Boyd, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Sanford Medical Center in Canby. A graveside service will be held on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 2 PM at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Omro Township. Please check back for full obituary.

Trudy (Cornelius) Shaw, age 68, of Starbuck, died on Monday, November 23, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date next spring.

Mae (Opager) Johnson, age 94, of Clarkfield, died on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Clarkfield Care Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date next spring.

Gary Vernon Skrien was born April 10th, 1951 in International Falls, MN to Jennie (Boresiuk) and Vernon Skrien.  He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church.  The family loved spending summers at their cabin on Dryweed Island on Rainy Lake. While attending Falls High School, he played trumpet and taught himself to play bass guitar using 2 X 4’s.  Gary did coursework at Rainy River Community College, then went on to Bemidji State University.  He graduated...

Edmund Leppke, 99, died on October 27, 2020. He was born on May 11, 1921, to Fred T. Leppke and Martha (Roske) Leppke, who shared more than 50 years of marriage.  Ed was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he was a lifelong member and served as treasurer for many years. Alongside his brothers Harry and Victor, Ed farmed within sight of the St. John’s steeple.  When the farm chores were done, he loved to fish for...

Sally Christine (Van DeWater) Olson passed away on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 after a courageous battle with dementia. She is survived by her four children, Shawn (Pete) Moeller of Merrifield, MN, Natalie (Jay) McPhail of Hanley Falls, MN, Darren (Trish) Olson of Arizona, and Ingrid (Derek) Campbell of Canton, CT, 12 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Sally was born in Anchorage, AK on September 8, 1937 to Kenneth and Mildred (Boyes) Van DeWater. Sally and her family moved to...

William (Billie) Martin Weinhold, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Billie was born on January 9, 1966 in Granite Falls to William Weinhold, Sr. and Imogene (Hanson) Weinhold. He was baptized at Granite Falls Lutheran Church and lived in Granite Falls in his early years. His family moved to Clarkfield when he was in elementary school and he graduated from Clarkfield High School. As a young man, Billie served in the Army National Guard for six years,...

William “Bill” Joseph Schmitt was born on July 17th, 1962 to John and Mary (Hohn) Schmitt in Brookings, SD.  He was baptized in the Catholic faith and confirmed at St. Isidore’s Catholic Church in Clarkfield, MN.  Bill attended K-12 grades in Clarkfield and graduated with the class of 1980.  He furthered his education and attended Pipestone Vocational School and graduated with a degree in Meat Cutting and Sausage Making &...

Doris Viola (Cornelius) Morland was born to John and Mary (Amundson) Cornelius on September 15th, 1922 in Lisbon township. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bergen Lutheran Church and attended District 77 for eight years, graduating from the Clarkfield High School in 1940. On June 18th, 1943, Doris was united in marriage to Arden Morland by army Chaplin Harry Montgomery.  In August of 1943, Doris returned to her employment at the Montevideo Hospital while her...

Irene Ann Gunlogson died on August 24, 2020 at Minneota Manor Nursing Home at age 80.  Irene was born in Clarkfield, MN to Steve and Marjoe (Gudmundson) Gunlogson on August 26, 1939 (her parents’wedding anniversary date.) She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Clarkfield High School. Irene lived and worked as a nurse’s aid in a nursing home in Minneapolis, MN for over 20 years.  She returned to Minneota, MN to help care for her aunt, Sophie...