Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Chester Bodin
Feb 22, 2025
Chester Bodin, 76, of Murdock, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Clara City Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 28th at 1:00 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City. Visitation will be held two hours prior to services at the church on Friday.
Chester Kasjen Bodin was born on February 15, 1949,...
Richard Tongen
Feb 14, 2025
Richard Tongen, 83, of Montevideo, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at the CCM Health Hospital in Montevideo. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 19th at 11:00 am at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.
Richard Elmer Tongen was born July 15, 1941, in the Montevideo...
Harlan Pieper
Feb 14, 2025
Harlan Pieper, 95, of Clara City, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at the Clara City Care Center. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 am at Faith Lutheran Church in Clara City. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5 to 7:00 pm at Faith Lutheran Church and continue one hour prior to...
Shirley Hempel
Feb 14, 2025
Shirley Hempel, 94, of Granite Falls, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Avera Granite Falls Care Center. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 19th at 11:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.
Shirley Ann Hempel was born May 28, 1930,...
Marian Raffelson
Feb 12, 2025
Marian Raffelson, 93 of Watson passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 17th at 11:00 am at Watson Lutheran Church. Entombment will be held at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Marian LuElla Raffelson was born March 19,...
Dale Luepke
Feb 11, 2025
Dale Luepke, age 55, of Clarkfield, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls.
Dale Carl Luepke Jr was born June 20,1969 to Dale and Joann Luepke in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
Dale attended high school...
Scott Hegna
Feb 10, 2025
Scott Hegna, 59, of Granite Falls, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, at his residence. Memorial service will be held on Friday, February 14th at 11:00 am at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 pm at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls, with a prayer service at 7:00 pm....
Allan Reinke
Feb 8, 2025
Allan “Al” Reinke, age 55, died at home in Morristown, Minnesota on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Gathering of Family and Friends will be Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls with a Prayer Service at 1:00 PM. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 15, 2025 at the...
Allen Torke
Feb 7, 2025
Allen Torke, age 72, of Wood Lake, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial service will be held on Friday, February 14th, at 1:00 pm at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 pm, with a prayer service at 6:30 pm,...
Joan Lafler
Feb 6, 2025
Joan Lafler, age 69, of Montevideo passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, Minnesota. No service will be held.
Joan Marie Lafler was born on June 19, 1955, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, the daughter of Gordon and Doris (Anderson) Lafler. She grew up in Wisconsin attending school there.
When Joan was young, she traveled the upper Midwest...
James "Jim" Banken
Feb 6, 2025
James “Jim” R. Banken, 72, of Montevideo, MN, passed away on February 6, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and kindness. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, Jim had a special way of making those around him feel valued and loved. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held on February 18, 2025, at 11:00 AM...
Dennis Gabbert
Feb 4, 2025
Dennis Gabbert, 85, of Granite Falls, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the Wabasso Rehab and Wellness Center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 29th at 10:30 am at the Granite Falls City Cemetery.
Gary Just
Feb 4, 2025
Gary Just, age 76, of Montevideo, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at his winter home in Laughlin, Nevada. Gathering of Family and Friends will be held Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Montevideo.
Gary Herbert Just was born on May 8, 1948 in Clarkfield, Minnesota, the son of Herbert and Gladys...
ElDora Pederson
Jan 31, 2025
ElDora Pederson, age 97, of Granite Falls, Minnesota passed away Friday, January 31, 2025 at Luther Haven in Montevideo. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Interment will follow at Granite Falls City Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
ElDora Ann...
Brian Harper
Jan 25, 2025
Brian Charles Harper, age 33, of Clara City, MN, passed away unexpectedly from an undiagnosed medical condition on January 25, 2025, at the Montevideo Hospital in Montevideo, MN. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 4:00- 6:00 PM at Bethany...
Brian Hanson
Jan 21, 2025
Brian Hanson, age 51, of Montevideo, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Montevideo. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Montevideo and will continue one hour prior to the service at the...
Bradley Reinke
Jan 17, 2025
Bradley Reinke, 54, of Granite Falls passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Avera Granite Falls Hospital. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 27th, from noon to 2:00 pm at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls. A grave side service will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Philip Franklin
Jan 14, 2025
Our beloved father, husband, papa and uncle, Philip Lane Franklin, was born on February 21, 1946, to his loving parents, Wilbur and Ida (Lappi) Franklin in Sandstone, MN. Phil grew up in Finlayson, MN where he helped with the family farm throughout his childhood and most of his adolescence.
Phil was a hardworking man his entire life, possessing an entrepreneurial spirit...
Murray Powers
Jan 10, 2025
Murray Powers, age 68, of Montevideo, Minnesota passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Montevideo. Visitation will be Friday, one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Calvary Catholic Cemetery in...
Eileen Hoidal
Jan 4, 2025
Eileen Hoidal, age 97, of Montevideo, Minnesota passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Garden.
Eileen Marie Hoidal was born on October 15, 1927, in...
