Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Harriet Ulferts
May 13, 2015
Harriet Ulferts, 87, of Granite Falls died Wednesday, at the Granite Falls Manor. Memorial services will be held on Monday, May 18th at 2:00 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Harriet Ulferts was born October...
Leonard Soine
May 9, 2015
Leonard Orien Soine was born on October 6, 1919, in Wang Township, near Maynard, the son of Martin and Eva Soine. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Wang Lutheran Church, attended country school and graduated from high school in Maynard. Leonard proudly served his country in the United States Navy from April 24, 1945 to April...
Rosa E Garcia
May 7, 2015
Rosa Elvida Garcia was born September 12, 1970, the daughter of Feliberto & Santos Medellin, in Laredo, Texas. She was baptized in Encinal, Texas. Rosa attended school in Rankin, Texas. She will always be remembered as a loving and caring person and for her happy smile. She loved helping people and loved animals. She would take people in and had...
Leslie L. Sack
May 5, 2015
Leslie Lee ‘Les’ Sack was born on January 25, 1960, in Bismarck, ND, the son of Richard W. and Marjorie S. (Fandrich) Sack. He went to school in Bismarck, ND, achieved his GED and attended college at Lake Area Vo-Tech in Watertown, SD. Les was a man who possessed a sense of humor and loved to laugh. He enjoyed fishing,...
Ronald Bennett
Apr 20, 2015
Ronald Lynn Bennett was born November 7, 1955, the son of Clair & Leona (Mills) Bennett in Virginia, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Benson. He attended school in Benson and graduated from Virginia High School. Ron served his country in the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge he worked in the auto...
Barbara Morris
Apr 15, 2015
Barbara Sue Morris was born September 30, 1963 in Camden, New Jersey the daughter of Robert and Janet (Weilenman) Morris. She was baptized in New Jersey and as a child moved with her family to Omaha, Nebraska where she grew up and attended school. Barbara lived in South Dakota and Hendricks before moving to Montevideo where she worked as a...
Steve Ladner
Apr 14, 2015
Steven Charles Ladner, born September 25, 1954, in Granite Falls, Minnesota, the son of John and Irene (Lerschen) Ladner. Steve was baptized and confirmed at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Steve graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1972 and St. Cloud State University in 1976 with a Business Degree. After graduation, Steve moved to Wyoming and worked...
Keith Leroy Olson
Apr 2, 2015
Keith Leroy Olson was born August 16, 1933 in Eagle Bend, Minnesota, the son of Ray and Cecilia (Zeug) Olson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and grew up in St. Peter. Keith graduated from St. Peter High School and continued his education at Mankato Area Vo-tech. Keith served his country in the United States Army and...
Brian Baragar
Mar 28, 2015
Brian Gene Baragar, Sr., was born on April 10, 1969, in Minneapolis, the son of Karen (Daniels) Baragar. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and attended Big Lake Public School. He was united in marriage to Michelle Marie McKnight in April of 1987 and was later united in marriage to Kelly Jo Knutson in Memorial Park in Granite Falls....
Katelyn Faith Pauling
Mar 20, 2015
Katelyn Faith Pauling was born on September 19, 2006 in Willmar, MN to Jeremy and Kristy (Kafka) Pauling and big sisters Kaylee and Kassey. She was baptized and attended Sunday School at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Katelyn attended Little Lambs Pre-school, Small World Nursery School and Sanford and Ramsey elementary schools. Katelyn was the best baby sister ever, that shared...
Andres Andresen
Mar 18, 2015
Andres Alvin Andresen was born on April 22, 1924, on the family farm. He is the son of Tade and Dorothea (Brouwer) Andresen. Andy was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Reformed Church and grew up and went to country school near Clara City. On September 27, 1944, he was united in marriage to Grace Abbas. This marriage was blessed with...
Earl Van Gorp
Mar 18, 2015
Earl was born February 1, 1921 in Hull Iowa, the son of James and Rocina (DeBoer) Van Gorp. He was raised on a farm south of Hull, where he also went to school through the eighth grade. On July 18, 1941, he married Wilma Mary Mouw in a garden wedding in Sioux Center, Iowa. Earl entered military service in December...
Vivian Molden
Mar 14, 2015
Vivian Lucille Molden was born on May 9, 1934, in Rosewood Township, rural Montevideo, the daughter of Emil and Myrtle (Johnson) Christenson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo and attended District 24 country school. She graduated from Milan Public School in 1952. For many years, Vivian worked at the Milan...
Diana Lindblom Gonzalez
Mar 12, 2015
Diana Christina Lindblom Gonzalez was born February 15, 1966, in Staples, Minnesota the daughter of Ronald Sr. & Eloise Lindblom. She was baptized in Maynard Lutheran Church. She graduated from Maynard High School in 1984. After graduation she attended Mankato State University. Diana loved fishing, camping, gardening, spending time with her kids and most of all enjoying her grandchildren. Her...
Luvern M Mulenburg
Mar 9, 2015
LuVern Milton Mulenburg was born on May 4, 1933 to Martin and Amanda (Bergquist) Mulenburg in Granite Falls, MN. He graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1951 where he was active in sports. After graduation he joined the Navy. He served for 4 years during the Korean Conflict. He was united in marriage to Ruth Marie Thorsrud in 1954....
Irene Mae Beadle
Mar 6, 2015
Our mother requested no funeral or flowers. Family and friends are welcomed to socialize with us on April 12th from noon to 3 pm at Jevnaker Lutheran Church. .Irene was born in Montevideo, Minnesota May 5, 1935.She joins in heaven her beloved parents Bennie and Nettie Mitling, young brother Johnnie, baby Sandra Rae Beadle, her brother Howard Mitling; sisters Bernice...
Natasha Rand
Mar 1, 2015
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS ARE PREFERRED. Natasha Marie Rand (Gustafson) was born May 23, 1984 in St. Paul, the daughter of Gerald Gustafson and Denice (Ruland) Blickem. She passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Granite Falls. She grew up and attended school in North St. Paul and later in Greenville, Tennessee. On October 19, 2011 she was united...
Helen Johnson Thorstad
Feb 24, 2015
Helen was born on a farm in Erickson Township, Renville County, Minnesota on December 26, 1917 to Albert and Thora Frank. She attended country school with her brothers, Edwin and Tyler. Helen was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart. She moved with her parents to Clara City where they operated the Idle Hour and it...
Clayton Hanson
Feb 21, 2015
Clayton Wesley Hanson was born on September 1, 1926, in Granite Falls, the son of Hubert and Alpha Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Granite Falls Lutheran Church. After graduating from high school, Clayton entered the United States Navy. He proudly served his country during WWII and received his honorable discharge in 1946. He returned...
