Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
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....
Roger Reinke
Nov 18, 2018
Roger Dean Reinke was born on Nov. 8, 1939, in Hawk Creek Township, Renville County, MN, the son of Henry A. and Helen (Slattum) Reinke. He grew up in the Granite Falls area, attended country school and graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1958. Roger enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1959 and served his country during...
Shirley Thompson
Nov 14, 2018
Shirley Ann (Winge) Thompson was born on March 15, 1929, the daughter of Peter and Nettie (Lee) Winge in Fairfax, MN. Shirley’s family moved to Dawson, MN, where she was confirmed and graduated from Dawson High School. Shirley attended business school in Minneapolis, MN and returned to the Dawson area. In Dec. of 1950, Shirley was united in marriage to...
Phyllis Teichert
Nov 9, 2018
Phyllis Audrey Teichert was born October 2, 1932, the oldest of four children to Marvin and Cecil (Loland) Markgraf, in Wood Lake, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church and confirmed her faith there on May 12, 1946. She was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1950 and graduated as the Salutatorian of her class. After graduation, Phyllis worked at...
Allan Clausen
Nov 9, 2018
Allan LeRoy Clausen was born on May 31, 1946, in Dawson, Minnesota to George and Verna (Connor) Clausen. He was the 3rd oldest of six children, four boys and 2 girls. Al went to country school at District #26 in Maxwell Township through the 6th grade. He went on to graduate from Dawson High School and furthered his education by...
Dennis Groothuis
Nov 7, 2018
Dennis Eugene Groothuis was born May 19, 1933, in Chippewa County, Montevideo, Minnesota. To John and Inez (Underwood) Groothuis. He was baptized on May 29, 1949, with his family at home by Rev. John Walker and confirmed on April 2, 1950, at Rosewood Methodist Church. Dennis attended District #59 country school and graduated from Central High School in Montevideo in...
Vernon Priebe
Nov 7, 2018
Vernon Albert Priebe was born September 26, 1932, the son of Arthur and Clara (Harguth) Priebe, in Stoneham Township, Chippewa County. He was baptized, received his first communion and confirmed at St. Clara Catholic Church. He attended St. Clara Parochial School. As a young man, Vernon worked road construction for Fransen Construction in Maynard and later Berghuis Construction, building highways,...
Wally Sletten
Nov 4, 2018
Walter (Wally) Joseph Sletten was born on December 16, 1930 in Pierpont, South Dakota to Joseph and Josephine (Tastad) Sletten. According to the US Government his birthday was November 16, so for many years we celebrated twice. This family was blessed with seven children. Wally was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Pierpont. He attended the one-room country...
Joyce Anderson
Oct 30, 2018
Joyce Audrey Brevig Anderson, age 87, passed away Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 while under Hospice Care at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. Joyce was born March 19, 1931 in Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Christina "Babe" Brevig. She grew up in Granite Falls and graduated with the Class of 1949. Joyce married James W. Anderson on December 16,...
James Erickson
Oct 29, 2018
James Rayburn Erickson was born in Willmar, Minnesota, on January 22nd, 1950 to his parents Rayburn and Ione (Christiansen) Erickson. He was baptized and confirmed at Svea Lutheran Church in Svea, Minnesota. Jim graduated from Willmar High School in 1968 and two years later enlisted to serve his country at the age of 20. After serving 3 years in the...
