All Obituaries

Dean Meiners, 82-year-old of Clarissa, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the Little Falls Care Center. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Clarissa. Visitation will take place that morning at the church from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Military honors will take place immediately after the service at the church.   In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Eagles Healing Nest of Sauk ...

David William Ellis, 82 year old of Browerville, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Bethany on the Lakes in Alexandria. A memorial service will take place at the Iten Funeral Home of Browerville, on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the home. Burial will take place at a later date at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, MN.   In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Browerville Food ...

Shirley M. Schahn, 90 years of age, passed away on February 10, 2026, at The Galeon Care Center in Osakis, MN. A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, March 29, 11 am at the Browerville Community Center.     She was born to John and Gertrude Hartmann on November 28, 1935 in Valley City, ND. The family later moved to Parkers Prairie then to Alexandria, MN where she finished high school. After graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper at Herbergers in Osakis, then the ...

Willanette “Billie” Spychalla, 89, of Browerville, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 11:00 am at Christ the King Catholic Church in Browerville.  The Rosary will be prayed at 8:45 am.  Visitation will start at 9:00 am and continue until the start of Mass.  Burial will take place immediately following the service at Christ the King Catholic Cemetery. Zoom ...

Ona Ann Reinbold, a 77-year-old of Long Prairie, passed away on February 8, 2026, at the Long Prairie Nursing Home.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 11:00 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Long Prairie.  Visitation will begin at 9:30 am and continue until Mass.  Burial will take place sometime in the spring.   Ona was born on December 28, 1948, in Staples, Minnesota, to Andrew and Marge Markfelder.  She ...

Marvel Alta Bartylla, a 94-year-old of Browerville, passed away on February 5, 2026, at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at the United Methodist Church in Staples.  Visitation will be from 4-6 PM on Monday, February 9, 2026 at the Iten Funeral Home in Browerville, and one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Browerville. Marvel was born on March 14, 1931, ...

Timothy Allen Mikish passed away on January 27, 2026. This obituary has been written in accordance with Tim's wishes. A celebration of life gathering will take place at a later date.  It will be held at the home of Bill and Vickie Busker. A private burial will be at the Motley Public Cemetery.  

Joann Drajna, 76-year-old of Parkers Prairie, formerly of Staples, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the St. Williams Care Center in Parkers Prairie. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples at 11:00 AM. Visitation will take place at the church one hour before the Mass.  Burial will take place at a later date. Joann was born on March 30, 1949, to Albert & Mary Anne Jambor in Algona, ...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Mitchell Scott Hillman, who left us too soon on January 21st, 2026.  A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church in Long Prairie on Friday, January 30th, 2026, at 11 am, with a visitation one hour prior, also at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family are preferred.   Mitch was born on January 21st, 1986 to Scott and Jill Hillman and welcomed home by his sisters Nikki and ...

Loren Charles Kleinschmidt, 75 years of Long Prairie, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at CentraCare Hospital in Long Prairie. Loren Kleinschmidt, 75, of Long Prairie passed away peacefully at CentraCare Hospital in Long Prairie, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer. Loren was born in Long Prairie in 1950 to Hubert & Beverly (Awe) Kleinschmidt. He moved many, many times before graduating from high school, but most of his youth was spent in Long Prairie ...