All Obituaries

Sylvina "Sally" Welte, age 94, of Alexandria, MN, and formerly of Brooten, died Monday, January 20, 2020, at Grand Arbor in Alexandria. Funeral services are pending with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Brooten.

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...

Victor D. Johnson, age 81, of Starbuck, MN died on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at New Beginnings in Starbuck. A funeral service for Victor will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 19th, at Lowry Community Covenant Church in Lowry, with Pastor Andy League officiating. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Interment in Ben Wade Covenant Cemetery will follow the service. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Victor Duane...

Todd J. Arends, age 44, of Brandon, SD, and formerly of Brooten, MN, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, while at work in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, December 16th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten, with Pastor Stephen Bovendam officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday from 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. and will resume at the church on Monday, beginning at Noon and running until the time of service. Arrangements are with the...

Gayle Baird, age 78 of Glenwood, formerly Swift Falls, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Glenwood Retirement Village. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 14th at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Swift Falls. Visitation will be at the church on Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. and will resume there on Saturday, beginning at 10:00 A.M. Inurnment will be in Swift Falls Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in...

Marion DeKay, age 95, of Hibbing and formerly of Brooten, died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Guardian Angels Health and Rehab Center in Hibbing, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 6, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten with Pastor Steven Bovendam officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Brooten. Marion Sagedahl...

Melvin Rooney, age 78, of Belgrade and formerly of Brooten, died Friday, November 29, 2019, at the Belgrade Nursing Home with his family by his side. Mass of Christian Burial for Melvin will be at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 4th at St. Donatus Catholic Church in Brooten, with Father David Grundman officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday morning beginning at 9:30 A.M. and continuing until the service. Interment will be in St. Donatus Cemetery. Arrangements are with...

Theodore "Bud" H. Bruhn, age 99, of Glenwood, died on Monday, November 25, 2019, at Glenwood Village Care Center. A funeral service celebrating Bud's life will take place on Monday, December 2nd at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove Lake with Pastor Ron Jobe officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. on Sunday at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood and will continue at the church on Monday morning, one hour prior to the service. Interment will...