Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Neal Winge
Jan 9, 2018
Per Neal’s request, there will be no formal memorial services. Neal Gordon Winge, age 61, of Boyd, MN, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital, while fighting a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Neal was born on March 2, 1956, in Clarkfield, MN, the son of Gordon and Doris (Alstad)...
Hazel Messerli
Jan 7, 2018
Hazel Messerli was born Aug. 28, 1917 in Wang Township, Renville County to Christopher (CC) Hovda & Clarabelle (Johnson) Hovda. She grew up on the farm and attended rural School District 141, Maynard High School & St Cloud State Teachers College. On Oct. 3, 1937 she married Virgil (Bud) Messerli. They lived in Maynard where she worked as a waitress...
Audrey Kirschbaum
Jan 5, 2018
Audrey was born on July 1, 1934 in Watertown, SD to Fred and Gida (Groven) Hasner. She grew up near Summit, SD where she attended country school. Audrey was baptized, confirmed and married at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Canby. January 12, 1957, she was united in marriage to Darold Kirschbaum and they made their home at Granite Falls. Audrey...
Harold Anderson
Jan 4, 2018
Harold William Anderson was born on Feb. 1, 1942, in Clarkfield, MN, the son of Oscar G. and Garnett M. (Fruin) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at the United Church of Christ in Granite Falls and graduated from Granite Falls High School. On July 15, 1960, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Finnes...
Kathleen Niemeyer
Jan 3, 2018
Kathleen Ann Dieken Niemeyer was born on November 11,1951, to Arthur & Marion (Gerdes) Dieken in Montevideo, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm south of Clara City. She graduated from the Clara City High School in 1969. She married Daryl Niemeyer on May 14, 1977, and to this union, one son, Joel was born. They made their home...
Connie Dirksen
Jan 2, 2018
Connie Kay Dirksen was born on Dec. 17, 1951, in Brown County near New Ulm, MN, the daughter of Donald A. and Verna M. (Radel) Penkert. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in New Ulm, MN and attended St. Paul’s elementary school, graduated from New Ulm High School and continued her education...
Pamela 'Pam' Dahl
Jan 2, 2018
In lieu of floral arrangements, the family respectfully requests memorials. Pamela "Pam" Ann Bang was born in Montevideo, June 24, 1954, to Alfred "Sonny" and Alvina "Tootie" (Walstrom) Bang. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church. She graduated from Montevideo High School in 1972. She attended Moorhead State University and earned a degree in both Spanish and Special...
Karen Erickson-Eliason
Dec 26, 2017
Karen Marie Erickson Eliason was born on Dec. 28, 1954, in Granite Falls MN, the daughter of Robert and Betty (Spies) Erickson. She proudly devoted many years to caring for the elderly in the health care field. Karen enjoyed gardening, camping, crafting crocheting, watching movies and was an avid reader. Karen passed away peacefully at her home in the early...
Dorothy Gustafson
Dec 24, 2017
Dorothy Ann Tostenson was born March 14, 1939 to Edwin and Eleanora Tostenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Jevnaker Lutheran Church in rural Montevideo. She graduated from Montevideo High School. Dorothy was united in marriage to Kenneth L. Anderson on September 29, 1956. They were blessed with four children: Joel, Steven, Bonita and Michele. Dorothy worked at the Watson...
Richard Ridens
Dec 22, 2017
Richard Loren Ridens was born on Dec. 28, 1956, in Granite Falls, MN, the son of Clifton and Marlene (Hegg) Ridens. Richard married Debbie in 1976 and had two babies. Richard drove long haul trucks most of his adult life, where he made many lifelong friends. He loved taking his nieces and nephews on many of his long hauls, treating...
Ronald Odegard
Dec 11, 2017
Ronald Alvin Odegard was born September 7th, 1951 in Granite Falls Minnesota to Millard and Mildred (Johnson) Odegard. He attended Granite Falls High School and graduated in 1970. After high school he traveled the country doing different skilled labor jobs, including helping build the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County California. After returning to Granite Falls Ron married Deb Labatte and...
Clara Jakobs
Nov 28, 2017
Clara Marie (Straus) Jakobs was born on October 9, 1929, on a farm northwest of Clara City MN to Nicholas Henry and Clara Margaret (Eischen) Straus. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian Faith at St. Clara’s Catholic Church in Clara City. She grew up and attended the Catholic School until 8th grade. On June 4th, 1950, she married...
Janet Gardner
Nov 23, 2017
Janet Yvonne Gardner was born January 8, 1951, the daughter of Rev. Arnold & Donna (Quam) Melom, in Detroit Lakes. She was baptized in Detroit Lakes and confirmed in Rock Dell in 1951. Janet attended school in Howard Lake and graduated from Byron High School. She continued her schooling at Concordia College where she earned a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree...
Harvey Beavers
Nov 21, 2017
Harvey Benjamin Beavers was born on March 8, 1930, in Granite Falls, MN, the son of Ralph and Myrtle (Steward) Beavers. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school in Granite Falls. He served his country in the United States Army from Nov. 1951 to Oct. of 1953. On Sept. 10, 1966, Harvey was united in...
Loretta Knutson
Nov 16, 2017
Loretta Ann Knutson was born in Granite Falls, Minnesota, February 19, 1933, and passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 in Granite Falls, surrounded by her family and hospice care staff and friends. Loretta bravely endured long-term debilitating damage from effects of cancer treatment. She was preceded in death by her parents, Olaf N. Knutson and Clara (Paulson) Knutson; her two...
Dean E Dejong
Nov 14, 2017
Dean Edwin DeJong was born on November 4, 1957, in Sheldon, Iowa, the son of James and Marcella (Olson) DeJong. He attended school in Sumas, Washington, until the family moved to Granite Falls in 1972. Dean graduated from the Granite Falls High School in 1976. Dean took a butchery course at the Pipestone AVTI and landed a job at a...
Timothy Blue
Nov 9, 2017
Timothy Troy Blue was born March 3, 1965, the son of Darlene Blue, in Minneapolis. He was baptized at the Pejuhutazizi Presbyterian Church and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Tim graduated with honors from the Montevideo High School. He went on to attend school in Willmar in Autobody. Following graduation, he ran his own shop in Montevideo,...
Victoria Campbell
Nov 9, 2017
Victoria Campbell, 84, of Mankato, passed away on Thursday, November 9th at the Hillcrest Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 15th at 11 am at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home Chapel in Granite Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Arrangements are with the Wing-Bain Funeral Home of Granite Falls for Victoria Campbell.
Virgil Bill Schrupp
Nov 7, 2017
Virgil “Bill” W. Schrupp was born August 15, 1925, the youngest of five children, in Wood Lake, the son of Louis & Carolina (Pochardt) Schrupp. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake and confirmed there in 1939. Bill graduated from the Wood Lake High School in 1942. He attended Machine Trade School for a few months...
Virginia Hegna
Nov 5, 2017
Virginia Catherine Pederson Hegna, 85 of Granite Falls passed away on November 5, 2017 at the Clarkfield Care Center. She was born February 19, 1932 in Clements, MN to Clifton and Christine (Monson) Pederson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith. She graduated in 1950 from Sanborn, MN. Virginia moved to Granite Falls to work at the Sanatorium....
