Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Ilean Johnson
Feb 2, 2019
Ilean A. (Lee) Johnson, was born on March 30, 1928, in Dawson, Minnesota to Henry and Melena (Wesling) Lee. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Ilean attended high school in Granite Falls. Ilean was united in marriage to Curtis Johnson on November 24th, 1946 and were married for 52 years. To this union four children were born....
Myrtle Raebel
Feb 2, 2019
Myrtle (Coulter) Raebel died February 2, 2019, in Chippewa County, Minnesota, where she had deep family roots and lived almost all of her 92 years. Myrtle was born in a farmhouse in Stoneham Township, May 15, 1926, to Harold "Pete" and Sarah (Tebben) Coulter, she was the youngest of three children. She graduated from Maynard High School and worked for...
James Fader
Jan 30, 2019
James Jay Fader of Rio Rancho, New Mexico and formerly of Montevideo, Minnesota passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by all his children January 30th 2019 at the age of 81. Jim graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1955. He married Charlyn Mae DeVries (Chuckie) in March 1955 who preceded him in death. They had four children, Brad...
Jeffrey Cole
Jan 23, 2019
Jeffrey Curtis Cole was born on February 10, 1963, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Donald J. and Lucia (Jackson) Cole. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith, grew up and attended high school in Ohio. As a young man, Jeff enjoyed spending time in the lake country of northern Michigan, where he loved sail boating and water...
Vivian Jeseritz
Jan 19, 2019
Vivian Mae Jeseritz, age 94, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at her home in Granite Falls. Vivian was born May 1, 1924, the daughter of Paul F. and Anna (Habben) Reinke, in Hawk Creek Township, Renville County. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Vivian graduated from the Granite Falls High School, she was one of the...
David D Schmidt
Jan 15, 2019
David Dale Schmidt, age 66 of Sacred Heart, Minnesota passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the VA Health Care Center in St. Cloud. No services will be held.
William "Bill" Botten
Jan 13, 2019
William “Bill” Botten was born on April 10, 1942 to Almer and Vernette (Jahn) Botten at the Montevideo Hospital. He attended grade school though 8th grade at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from the Montevideo High School in 1960. The class of ‘60 was always a source of joy, pride, and friendships. He was a lifelong member of St....
Eunice Sorenson
Jan 9, 2019
Eunice Delores Johnson Sorenson passed away at the Granite Falls Health Care Center on January 9, 2019, at the age of 93 years. She was born on December 8, 1925, in New Effington, South Dakota to Peter Johnson and Gilma Stagaberg. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Roberts County, SD. On November 7, 1948, she was...
Arleen Zempel
Jan 8, 2019
Arleen Eleanor Zempel was born on November 24, 1927, in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota to John and Alma (Brust) Lange. Arleen attended country school in Montevideo and after graduating high school, took a job in the cities and found that she enjoy the country and moved back. It was then that she met Floyd Zempel and they were married on...
Shirley Burns
Jan 3, 2019
Shirley Mae Burns was born September 10, 1929, in Montevideo, Minnesota, to Arthur and Vivien (Tibbets) Peterson. Shirley grew up in Montevideo and graduated from the Montevideo High School. Shirley made her home locally in Maynard and Granite Falls. She was blessed with three children, Sandra, Debra and Patrick. Shirley worked for the City of Maynard as their City Clerk...
Francis Menking
Jan 2, 2019
Francis Carl Menking, 88, of Maynard, Minnesota passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the Clara City Care Center where he had lived for more than two years while enduring the effects of PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). Fran was born May 26, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota to Carl and Trena (Buhr) Menking. He grew up on a farm in...
Richard Weckwerth
Dec 24, 2018
Richard Eugene Weckwerth was born October 8, 1964, the son of Carl & Ruby (Christianson) Weckwerth in Granite Falls. He graduated from the Montevideo High School in 1982. Richard attended college and lived in Texas for a time before returning to Minnesota, where he worked in Minneapolis. For the last 13 years he worked in Montevideo at MTI. He enjoyed...
Gerald "Jerry" Gustafson
Dec 23, 2018
Gerald William (Jerry) Gustafson was born on November 24, 1943, in St. Paul, MN to Oscar and Alice (Kersten) Gustafson. Jerry was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Jerry graduated from Mounds View High School and the University of Minnesota with a degree in sociology. Jerry worked for several years as a social worker at Yellow Medicine County Family...
Craig Schweer
Dec 22, 2018
Craig Donald Schweer was born on September 20, 1945, in Mankato, MN, the son of Donald and Berneice (Johnson) Schweer. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1963. On July 13, 1968, Craig was united in marriage to Terri Lou Simonson in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Craig graduated from...
Russell Knutson
Dec 21, 2018
Russell Lee Knutson was born on May 26, 1961 in Granite Falls, the son of John and Emma Knutson (Christianson). He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church and graduated from the Granite Falls High School. He was self-employed, doing carpentry and mechanical work. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the...
Harold Reinke
Dec 9, 2018
Harold LeRoy Reinke was born of January 14, 1944, in Sacred Heart Township, Renville County, Minnesota, the son of Henry A. and Helen M. (Slattum) Reinke. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Granite Falls and graduated from the Granite Falls High School. Harold was then drafted into the U.S. Army and...
Eddie Upton
Dec 6, 2018
Eddie Upton, age 64, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Granite Falls. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 7 PM at the Living Hope Evangelical Free Church in Willmar, MN. Gathering of Friends and Family will be held following the service Thursday from 7:00 - 9:00 PM also at the church.
Anita Gayken
Dec 5, 2018
Anita Mildred Gayken, age 97, passed away on December 5, 2018, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo, Minnesota. She was born December 12, 1920, in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota to Charles and Caroline (Sturm) Schmidgall. She attended school in Hancock, Minnesota. Anita was united in marriage to Glenn Lester Gayken on November 12, 1938. Anita was a long-time member of...
John O'Dea
Nov 28, 2018
Dr. John Joseph O’Dea, age 67, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on November 28, 2018, at Luther Haven in Montevideo, Minnesota. John was born on July 1, 1951, to William and Violet (Sperry) O’Dea in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He grew up in Maple Lake, New Prague, and Austin, Minnesota. John graduated from Austin High School in 1969. John was...
Roberta "Robbie" Anderson
Nov 20, 2018
Roberta Lee (Robbie) Anderson, age 54, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, passed away on November 20, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robbie was born Lee Il Shin on March 15, 1964, in Seoul, South Korea. She grew up there in a Presbyterian orphanage and came to the United States in 1974 when she was adopted by Dr. John and Marjorie Allen of Montevideo....
