Obituaries
WALTER STANLEY JEGELA, 76
OSAKIS
DECEMBER 27, 1946 -
JUNE 13, 2023
Walter Stanley Jegela, age 76 of Osakis, MN, passed away on June 13, 2023 at Saint Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls, MN. Private family services will be held.
Walter was born on December 27, 1946, in Waterbury, Connecticut...
JOHN ATKINS VAN VALKENBURG
April 21, 1949 -
June 6, 2023
John died peacefully surrounded by family at the home of his sister on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
John was born in Bertha, Minnesota to Russell and Doris Van Valkenburg on April 21, 1949. The family, including older sister Jean, lived on...
CHARLES “CHARLIE” RAPP, 65
BROWERVILLE
MAY 23, 2023
Charles “Charlie” Rapp, age 65, of Browerville, Minnesota passed away on May 23, 2023, at his home. Memorial Services was held on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the Verndale Family Life Church in Verndale, Minnesota.
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JANE MARIE BROWEN, 68
LONG PRAIRIE
JULY 18, 1954 -
JUNE 1, 2023
Jane Marie was born on July 18, 1954, on a hot summer day. She was welcomed by her parents, Jerome and Eldoris (Kamphenkel) Ostendorf, and would be one of the five children they would raise in rural Long Prairie. Jane graduated...
RAYMOND A. “RAY” MELDAUS, 99
GREY EAGLE
OCTOBER 25, 1923 -
MARCH 30, 2023
Raymond A. “Ray” Meldaus, age 99 of Big Birch Lake in Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10 at St. John’s...
RODNEY LEE ERICKSON, 64
LONG PRAIRIE
MAY 25, 1958 -
MAY 19, 2023
Rodney Lee Erickson was born on May 25, 1958 to Adolph and Darlyne (Bateman) Erickson in Long Prairie, MN. During his youth, he was given the nickname “Pete”, and a few people still think of him as “Pete”. He graduated from Long...
LILA CLASEMAN, 95
LONG PRAIRIE
AUGUST 24, 1927 -
MAY 18, 1923
Lila Marie was born on August 24, 1927, in Long Prairie Township, Todd County, Minnesota to Charles and Hermena “Minnie” (Laumeyer) Spieker. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Long Prairie through the 8th grade. Lila then...
RODNEY LEE ERICKSON
LONG PRAIRIE
MAY 19, 2023
Rodney Lee Erickson, age 64, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, at his home after a long battle with cancer.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Long Prairie. A Memorial Service...
GLENDA DARLENE LUCAS, 74
LONG PRAIRIE
JANUARY 8, 1949 -
MARCH 9, 2023
Glenda Darlene Lucas, age 74, of Long Prairie, MN passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Banner Medical Center in Mesa, AZ surrounded by loved ones.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 10 at...
KATHRYN “KATHY” KAY AGER, 79
Long prairie
January 11, 1944 -
February 28, 2023
Kathryn “Kathy” Kay Ager, the daughter of the late Adolph and Lyla Crawford, was born on Janury 11, 1944 and died on February 28, 2023.
Memorial Services will be held in Long Prairie on Saturday,...
