Obituaries

John “Jack” Adolph of Kimball died peacefully Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at St. Cloud Hospital, surrounded by his family. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Kimball with Fr. James Statz as Celebrant. The service will be live-streamed on the funeral home…

Roy Donabauer of St. Joseph died Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at St. Cloud Hospital. He was 60. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 6, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Kimball with Fr. James Statz as Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Anne Catholic Cemetery. The service…

Richard “Dick” Kantor of Monticello, formerly of Big Lake, died Saturday, June 27, 2020.  He was 83. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2, at Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church in Becker.

Henry Albers of South Haven died Thursday, June 25, 2020, at St. Cloud Hospital. He was 79. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winthrop with Pastor Bob Miner and Pastor Kent Krumwiede officiating. The funeral will be live-streamed for those unable to attend. Burial…

Gladys Marschel died peacefully Monday, June 22, 2020, at her Annandale home, surrounded by family. She was 92. Funeral services will be held graveside at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 2, at Woodlawn Cemetery with Rev. Rudy Maurer officiating. Feel free to bring a lawn chair for the service. The service will be live-streamed for those…

Gerald “Jerry” Ruprecht of Watkins died peacefully Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta. He was 71. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery in St. Nicholas with Fr. Jeff Horesji officiating.

Ralph Reid died Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at his Annandale Home. He was 89. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Zion Lutheran Church in Annandale with Rev. Tyler LaGrave officiating. Burial will follow at approximately 11:20 a.m. at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery in Fair Haven. Visitation will be from 4-7…

Layton Michael Wills of Richmond was born June 13, 2020, to Michael and Ashley Wills. He died June 15, in his parents’ arms. A private family service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Layton is survived by his parents, siblings Cayson and Adeline; grandparents Bill…

Gary Sheldon of Kimball died Monday, June 15, 2020, at Savanna Prairie in Kimball. He was 60. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 22, at Fair Haven Cemetery in Fair Haven with Rev. Jeff Droogsma officiating. Feel free to stand, or bring a lawn chair to sit in; dress casually and…

Darrell Ranta died in the early morning of Monday, June 15, 2020, at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins from ALS. He was 65. A family graveside ceremony will be held at a later date, and a celebration of Darrell’s life with family and friends also will be held later.