All Obituaries

Gloria was born March 15, 1934, in Eagle Valley Township, to Leo & Pauline (Fuchs) Cuchna.  After graduation, Gloria attended college at St. Cloud to earn her teaching degree.  Gloria married Silverius Hauer in 1957; after Silverius’s death she married William Christensen on March 24, 1970.  She enjoyed following her children and grandchildren’s sporting events, going shopping, and getting her hair and nails done.  Gloria was a member of Christ the King...

Connie was born June 2, 1958 to George and Mary (Hokanson) Denny, Jr. in Clarissa.  She attended Clarissa Public School and graduated in 1976. Except for a short period of time when Connie worked at Jennie-O and lived in Litchfield, she lived in Clarissa and surrounding areas.  She was a very compassionate and kind person who loved her family deeply.  Connie enjoyed movies, dogs, babies, crocheting, puzzles, camping and baking; she was a long-time member of TOPS and won many...

Connie was born June 22, 1942 in Hartley, Iowa to Henry and Jenny (Stangle) Hinders. She graduated valedictorian from Spirit Lake High School in 1960.  Connie married William Joseph Morisch in Spencer, Iowa on April 4, 1961.  They moved to Minnesota while growing their family of five sons.  Connie worked a variety of jobs while Bill drove semi-truck.  They enjoyed spending as much time as they could at the cabin fishing and “just relaxing”. Connie moved into...

Curtis Lee was born on June 6, 1965, in Sauk Centre to LaVerne Jr. & Barbara Jean (Starry) Graves.  After graduation in 1983, he went to work for Starry Construction.  On September 2, 1988, Curtis married Barbara Rosenow.  Over the years he worked for several companies; Bauerly’s Construction, Knife River Construction, Mayo Construction of North Dakota, and lastly Riley Brothers Construction as a Superintendent.  Curtis was an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed...

The Reverend Hollis Bishop passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8th, 2021 at the age of 81.  Hollis had a brief battle with cancer but spent his final weeks pain free and comfortable, enjoying many conversations with beloved friends and family members.  Hollis Bishop was born on September 20th, 1939 in Bigfork, MN.  The son of Jesse and Mildred (Wright) Bishop, he was the youngest of five siblings. Hollis spent most of his youth in Bigfork, prior to moving to the...

James Patrick Dinkel 59, of Sterling, Alaska (formerly of Long Prairie) passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 7, 2021 from a non-Covid condition. James was born April 1, 1961 to Romaine and Veronica (Raudzis) Dinkel in Browerville.  He was the seventh child of a seventh child (Romaine) and grew up on the family farm with eleven brothers and sisters outside of Long Prairie.  James was very athletic and followed in the footsteps of his older brothers, excelling in sports throughout...

Ted Golla, 95 of Browerville died March 3, 2021 at the Central Todd County Care Center in Clarissa.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 13 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Browerville; interment will be at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. He is preceded in death by his, wife Maureen (nee Bartylla), son Tim and daughter Diane.  Ted is survived by his children, Dale (Marykaye)...

Laurie Jean Fietek was born January 2, 1957 to Betty Jane and Eugene “Jim” Fietek in St. Paul, MN. She grew up and attended school in the Little Falls Area. She spent countless hours at her grandparents (Daisy and John Johannes) farm in Flensburg, MN. She married the love of her life, Marvin Poegel, JR, December 18, 1976 in Swanville, MN. Laurie and Marvin resided in Swanville farming up until Marvin became a teacher in the late 1980’s. After Marvin started teaching,...

Alvin Bous, 89, of Long Prairie, passed away on February 23, 2021 at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center.  Private family services for Alvin will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Clarissa with Fr. Mitchell Bechtold officiating.  Burial will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls. Alvin John Jr. was born November 19, 1931, in Long Prairie, to Alvin Sr. & Nellie (Collins) Bous.  He graduated from the Long Prairie High School in...

Dr. Keith Blake, 94, passed away in Long Prairie on February 21, 2021. He had been suffering from cardio-pulmonary arrest. Keith was born in Motley, Minnesota, on March 19, 1926, the younger son of Fulton and Lucille (Ostrander) Blake. The family spent his early years on the family farm in Motley headed by Fulton’s brother Harding. Fulton was employed by Peter’s Meats for many years which meant moves for the family around Minnesota. Keith attended four...