All Obituaries

Harold “Rip” Rippe, age 88, of Glenwood, MN, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Glacial Ridge Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 22nd at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glenwood, with Father Joe Vandeberg officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Friday, February 21st at Sacred Heart Church, with Parish Prayers and the Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Visitation will resume on Saturday morning at the church, one...

Thelma Gades, age 97 of Glenwood, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Glenwood Retirement Village. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Glenwood with Pastor Mark Kahrs officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Hoplin-Hitchcock funeral home in Glenwood and will continue at the church on Friday, one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are with...

Thelma Ann Searcy, age 91, of Glenwood, died Thursday, February 6, 2020, at Bethany on the Lake in Alexandria, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 11th, at Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home, with Rev. Randy Chrissis officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Thelma Ann Erickson, the oldest of five children born to Olaf and Julia...

Mark Crawford, age 61 of Westport, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital. Services are pending and will be announced when available.     

Gary VanZee, age 63, of Glenwood, died Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation with Gary’s family will take place at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 15th, with military honors to be performed at 3:00 P.M. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Gary Dean VanZee was born on September 22, 1956, in Morris, MN. He was the seventh of eight children born to Edward and...

Harold Guderian, age 92, of Glenwood, MN and formerly of Lowry, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February 3rd, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Lowry with Pastor Joe Skogmo officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Monday morning, one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Norunga Lutheran Church Cemetery. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Harold...

Sylvina “Sally” Welte, age 94, of Alexandria, MN, and formerly of Brooten, passed away at Grand Arbor Memory Care in Alexandria on January 20, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, January 27th at Scandia Lutheran Church, rural Glenwood, with Pastor Ron Knutson officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. on Sunday at Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in GLENWOOD, and will continue at the church on Monday, beginning at noon. Interment will be in...

Ellendale Bartz, age 88, of Glenwood, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Glenwood Retirement Village. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 13th, at East Zion Lutheran Church, rural Starbuck, with Pastor Steve Carmany officiating. Visitation at Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood will be Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will resume on Monday, at the church, one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Gordon Pleasant Hill...

Carole Margaret Molde, daughter of Lourney and Edith Irene (Olson) Molde, was born on July 2, 1933, in Plaza, North Dakota. She grew up on a farm in Chippewa County, Minnesota, along with her brother, Luverne. Carole attended school in nearby Benson, and graduated with the Class of 1951. She was employed at Demarce Theater and later at Chevalier Insurance, both in Benson. On May 2, 1953, Carole married Robert Joseph Chevalier at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Benson. The two met in...

Ralph R. Lang, age 83, of Glenwood, MN died Monday, December 16, 2019, at Glenwood Village Care Center. A memorial service for Ralph will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 21st at Villard United Methodist Church in Villard, with Pastor Kathy Horn officiating. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in the spring in Lake Amelia Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Memorial donations may be directed...