All Obituaries

Darrel R. Bruss, age 92, of Glenwood, formerly of Kensington, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Glenwood Retirement Village. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 2nd at First Lutheran Church in Kensington, with Rev. Irv Arnquist officiating. Visitation will be beginning at 11:00 A.M. and running until the time of service. Private family inurnment will be in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Cottonwood, MN at a later date. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home...

Donna Wussow, age 96 of Glenwood, died Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Glenwood Retirement Village. A Memorial Service celebrating Donna's life will be held on Thursday, July 7th at 11:30a.m. at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at at later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood.   Donna Marie Wussow...

John Hedner, age 76 of Farwell, died Monday, June 13, 2022 at home. Services are pending. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. 

Freddie Albin Weispfennig was born on December 19, 1930, in Glenwood, MN. He was the first of two sons born to Albin and Alma (Jacobs) Weispfennig. Freddie and his younger brother, Loris, grew up on the family farm five miles east of Glenwood. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran in Villard. He was confirmed on May 24, 1945 at home since he was the only one in his confirmation class. Freddie attended public school in Glenwood, where he graduated with the Class of 1948. As a result of...

Timothy “Tim” Steinhofer, age 68, of Brooten, MN, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, following a lengthy illness. In keeping with Tim’s wishes, no public services will be held. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Brooten. Timothy Joseph Steinhofer was born on September 4, 1953 in Melrose, Minnesota. He was the fifth of 12 children born to John P. and Margaret Gladys (Zirbes) Steinhofer, Sr. Tim grew up in St. Cloud and...

Patrick “Pete” Karger, age 60 of Eden Valley, MN, formerly of Brooten, died May 31, 2022 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 13th at 1:00 p.m. at St. Donatus Catholic Church in Brooten with visitation from 11:00 a.m. until to the service. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten. Patrick “Pete” Charles Karger was born August 11, 1961 in Cando, North Dakota. He was the tenth of eleven children...

Sherice A. Cooley, age 52, of Alexandria and formerly of Glenwood, died Saturday, May 28, 2022, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A memorial service celebrating her life will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 24th, at Hope Community Church in Glenwood (located in Central Square), with Pastor Kelly Mahoney officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Lake Ann Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of...

John P. TeBrake, age 87, of Brooten, MN, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in the company of his loving family. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 4th at Brooten Community Church, in Brooten, with Pastor Rick Krasky officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday beginning at 10:00 A.M. and running until the time of service. Inurnment will be in Bethany Cemetery at Brooten. Arrangements are...

Frank A. Schmainda, age 80, of Glenwood, MN, died peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Autumn Cottages Assisted Living in Alexandria, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 17th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glenwood. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to mass. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Glenwood. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Frank A. Schmainda was born on November 26, 1941, at the family...

James L. Brainard, age 84 of rural Glenwood, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 27th at 1:00 p.m. at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood.   James Leroy Brainard was born on November 12, 1937 in Minnewaska...