Obituaries

Apr 16, 2022

George E. Phyle, age 83, of Remer, MN passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at his son’s home in Lonsdale, MN.

George Eldred, the son of Eldred and Helen (Carlson) Phyle, was born on October 23, 1938, in Minneapolis, MN. George grew up in South Minneapolis and was the oldest of 5 boys. He graduated from...

Apr 15, 2022

Marcella T. “Marcy” Irby, age 74 of Faribault, MN passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 15, 2022, at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Austin, TX.

Marcella Theresa, the daughter of Anthony and Alvina (Roerick) Beuning was born on January 21, 1948 in Little Falls, MN.  She graduated from Erskine High School.  Following high school she...

Apr 13, 2022

John C. Ress, age 62, of Owatonna, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at his home in Owatonna.

John Cecil was born on February 11, 1960, in Faribault, MN, to Donald and Jo Ann (LaCanne) Ress.  He graduated from Faribault High School with the class of 1978.  John worked at Faribault Foods for 15...

Mar 31, 2022

Martin B. “Bubby” Schmitz, age 78 of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Martin Brien, the son of Martin and Veva (Grosser) Schmitz was born on April 18, 1943 in Faribault, MN.  He attended Faribault High School and graduated with the class of 1961.  On April 6, 1963 he was...

Mar 31, 2022

Barry Arnold McLaughlin passed away from complications of Parkinson’s on March 31, 2022 in The Villages, Florida.

Barry, son of Harold and Elizabeth (Rott) McLaughlin was born on April 17, 1945, in Englewood, NJ.  He attended New Milford High School in New Jersey, participating in varsity football, track, and gymnastics club, graduating in the class of 1963. ...

Mar 22, 2022

Gerald M. Von Ruden, age 84 of Faribault, MN passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the District One Hospital in Faribault following an extended illness.

Gerald Mathew, the son of Lawrence and Hildegard (Rech) Von Ruden was born on June 28, 1937 in Morristown, MN.  He attended Bethlehem Academy High School.  In 1955 Jerry enlisted...

Mar 21, 2022

Raechel Wagner, age 38 of Faribault, MN has joyfully entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Monday, March 21, 2022 where she is now free to walk, talk and see for the first time ever.

Raechel Christine, the daughter of Raymond and Beverly (Caron) Wagner was born on April 4, 1983 in Minneapolis, MN.  Raechel attended the Minnesota...

Mar 18, 2022

James P. Tetzloff, age 78, passed on Friday, March 18, 2022, due to complications of acute myeloid leukemia.  In Jim’s words:

As I write my own obituary, I realized how fortunate and blessed I have been during my lifetime.  I sincerely want to thank my family and friends who have made my life so enjoyable.

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Mar 16, 2022

Vincent Joseph LaCanne Jr., age 85, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Vincent Jr., the son of Vincent Sr. and Marie (Freeman), was born on August 30, 1936 in Faribault, MN. Vince grew up in Faribault and attended Faribault High School. He enlisted in the United States Army. Following his time in...

Mar 14, 2022

Debra J. Flemming, 67, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at District One Hospital in Faribault.

Deb Wendland was born to Joni and Ken Wendland on Aug. 5, 1954. She graduated from Waseca High School in 1972 and was a proud student of Drake University and received a degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota.

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Mar 14, 2022

Raymond T. “Ray” Diedrick, age 95 of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Faribault Senior Living surrounded by his family.

Raymond Theodore, the son of John and Matilda (Sabel) Diedrick was born on November 28, 1926 in Albert Lea, MN.  He attended Albert Lea High School and graduated with the class of 1944. ...

Mar 9, 2022

Bonnie A. Cunningham, age 64, of Faribault, MN passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2022 at the Cottagewood Senior Community in Rochester, MN.

Bonnie was born on October 16, 1957 in Quincy, IL to Vern and Eula Brawner. She graduated from North Central Bible College with a BS degree in Christian Education in 1984. Bonnie loved kids....

Mar 6, 2022

Marlys A. Maas, age 90, of Faribault, MN, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Milestone Senior Living in Faribault.

Marlys Ann Degen, the eldest child of Adolph and Lucille (Sanborn) Degen, was born at St. Lucas Hospital in Faribault. She grew up on the family dairy farm with her grandparents and parents, attended country school, and...

Feb 27, 2022

Fredrick “Fred” Rose, age 64 of Faribault, MN died on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at The Terrace at Cannon Falls.

Fredrick Joseph was born on March 1, 1957, in Pierre, South Dakota to Andrew and Marion (Strouth) Rose.  He graduated from Faribault High School in 1976 and attended Red Wing Vo-Tech.  Fred drove truck for several companies...

Feb 26, 2022

Raymond W. Berge, age 49 of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Robbinsdale Villa in Robbinsdale, MN.

Raymond Wayne was born on April 18, 1972 to Stephen and Donna Rae (Heyer) Berge at District One Hospital in Faribault.  He was the first born child and grandchild of the family.  Hence the name...

Feb 25, 2022

Thomas John “Tom” Jarvis, age 76 of San Francisco, CA and formerly of Faribault, MN passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 in San Francisco.

Tom, the son of Ernest and Catherine (Devitt) Jarvis, was born on May 12, 1945 in Faribault, Minnesota.

After graduating from Bethlehem Academy in 1963, he earned a degree from...

Feb 23, 2022

Joseph “Joe” V. Johnson, age 63 of Faribault, MN passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

Joseph Vincent, the son of Robert and Zelma (Watkins) Johnson was born on April 4, 1958 in Mason City, IA.  On September 9, 1977 he was united in marriage to Joan Ruppert in...

Feb 20, 2022

Marian “Pat” Stoeckel, age 96, of Faribault, MN passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Timber Hills in Inver Grove Heights.

Born November 7, 1925 to Walter and Lillian (Heyer) Cates in Cannon City Township, MN, she graduated from Faribault High School in 1943 and worked at F.W. Woolworth and Rice County Dairy until her marriage to...

Feb 20, 2022

Albert J. Ennis, age 78, of Faribault, MN passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Ivy Hill Senior Care.

Albert James, the son of Glenn and Lucille (Williams) Ennis, was born on October 16, 1943 in Faribault. Albert grew up in Faribault and assisted with the care of his family. He worked as a painter and...

Feb 16, 2022

Local legend Thomas ‘Tom’ Merle Brazil, 84, danced his way into eternal life on February 16th, 2022, at 4:04 pm. He was surrounded by his family in a circle of love.

Tom was born at home on August 10, 1937, in Faribault, MN. He grew up on the family farm on Kelly-Dudley Lake. After graduating from Bethlehem...