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Obituaries: Holmer, Hopfer

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Harvey Mackay

Harvey Mackay

Nancy Marlene Schulte was born on November 17, 1968, in Melrose, MN, to Justin and Alma (Frericks) Schulte. Nancy wasraisedintheFreeportareaandgraduated from Melrose High School with the class of 1987. After high school, she furthered her education at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, MN and graduated from SCSU with a Social Work degree. While going to college in Brainerd, she met the love ofher life and future husband Leonard Holmer.

Leonard Lewis Holmer was born October 15, 1969 in Park Rapids, Minnesota and is the son of Roger and Helen (Deitchler) Holmer. He grew up and attended school in Park Rapids, graduating with the class of1988. He attended Central Lakes Community College in Brainerd and furtheredhiseducationatNDSU,graduating with adegree inAgronomy.

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On November 27, 2004 Nancy and Lennie were united in marriage in Freeport, Minnesota. They made their home in the Perham area. Nancy worked at Northwinds Memory Care Unit and Lennie farmed with his family.

Lennie and Nancy loved spending time together, and enjoyed shared activities such as traveling, motorcycling, and spending time with their families and friends. They also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and flying Lennie’s plane.

On SundayAugust 2, 2020, Nancy and Lennie passed away together in Shell Lake Township,BeckerCounty,Minnesota.

Nancy is survived by her mother, Alma Schulte; siblings, Joyce (Frank) Koopmeiners, Sue (Leroy) Tweet, Chuck Schulte, Tom (Janet) Schulte, Pam (Kurt) Scherping, Karen (Steve) Zwack, and Brian (Amy) Schulte; nieces and nephews: Kayla (Dustin),Arica,Justin,Cody,Katie,Brooke, Ryan, Melissa, Maddison, Emily, Katelyn, andEthan; greatnieceandnephew: Elleand Elijah.

She is preceded in death by her father, Justin; brother, Allen; and infant twin

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Lennieis survivedbyhis mother,Helen Homer; siblings, Lonnie (JoLynn) Holmer; Roger (Jen) Holmer; Emily (Dan) Teiken; nieces and nephews: Ashley, Dylan, Jordyn, Ally, Jake, Jenna, Alissa, Makayla, Abby, Jerilka, Brendan, Alex, Dylan, Jeremy, and Wyatt; great nieces and nephews: Ryker, Brynlee, Roman, Owen, Tucker, Emersyn, Lailah.

He is preceded in death by his father, Roger; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Angela “Angie” Hopfer

Angela M. “Angie” Hopfer, age 37, of Greenwald passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 6,2020atherhome in Greenwald, Minnesota. Per Angie’s request, no public service will be held. Angie was born March 7, 1983 in Melrose, Minnesota to Dave and Linda (Thelen) Klaphake. She married Rob Hopfer on January 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked at CentraCare in St. Cloud for many years. Angie enjoyed reading, spending time with friends, and watching movies with her family.

Survivors include her husband, Rob Hopferandtheirchildren,TerryClintonand Malia Hopfer of Greenwald; parents, Dave and Linda Klaphake of Melrose; father and mother-in-law, Dan and Mary Hopfer of Melrose; sister, Katie (Jon) Gonzalez of Kingston; sister-in-law, Amy (Isaac) Stumler of Melrose; brother-in-law, Tim (Shanna) Hopfer of Spring Hill; nieces and nephews, Destiny Hopfer, Aiden Hopfer, Niley Hopfer, Sullivan Stumler, Roman Stumler, and Leo Gonzalez; grandparents, Alice Klaphake of Melrose and Mark and Evelyn Thelen of Melrose; and uncles, aunts,and cousins.

Angie was preceded in death by her grandfather,Tony Klaphake.

Todd County

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August 8, 2020: At 14:15 hours, a two vehicle accident without injures was reported at the intersection of County Road 47 and County Road 2 South of Grey Eagle. A 2013 Toyota mini van driven by Andrei Shofman of Lakeville was making a left turn onto County Road 2 from 47 when he did not see a 2003 Chevy truck driven by Paul Koetter of Swanville. Shofman pulled into the intersection and hit the Koetter truck on the passenger side. All parties were wearing seat belts. Grey Eagle Rescue, Melrose Ambulance and State Patrol assisted at the scene.

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Car versus Bicycle Crash: Aug. 11, 2020: At approx. 11:19 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Centerreceivedacall reporting abicycle versus carcrash.Thecallerreportedthatthecyclist had serious injuries. The location of the crash was given as Main Street near Plymouth Street in the City of Holdingford. The WobegonTrail inHoldingfordcrosses Main Streetjustnorth ofPlymouth Street.

Camille Klepaida, 38 of Albany, was driving her maroon 2004 Chevrolet Impala southbound on Main Street from County Road 17. Christopher Tacl, 66 of St. Cloud, was riding his bicycle northeast on the Wobegon Trail. Tacl failed to stop for the trail stop sign,striking the Impalaonthe passenger side. According to Sheriff Steve Soyka, Tacl was given immediate medical assistancebyKlepaidaandanotherbystanderuntilHoldingfordFireandRescuearrived on scene.

Mayo Ambulance also responded to the scene. Tacl was later airlifted from the scene by North MemorialAir Care to North MemorialHospitalinRobbinsdale.Taclsufferedlife-threateninginjuries andis listedin critical condition.

The Minnesota State Patrol also assisted with crash reconstruction and the crash remains under investigation. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office reminds all trail users to use caution on area trails and to obey all stop signs and othersafety signage.

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Savana Bitz, of Grey Eagle, MN, graduate of Melrose Area High School and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s swimming & diving team, is one of373 UW-Whitewater student-athletes representing all 22 ofthe institution’s varsity sport programs were namedto the 2019-20 WisconsinIntercollegiate Athletic Conference Honor Roll.

Bitz,whowasafreshmanin2019-20, is majoring in biology.

The Warhawks’ 12 women’s teams had 200 honorees, while 173 student-athletes from the 10 men’s teams garnered Scholastic Honor Roll accolades. The Honor Roll is part of the “WIAC Scholar-Athlete Recognition Program”.

In addition to the 373 individual awards, UW-Whitewater was named an All-Academic institution as student-athletes earned a GPA equal to, or greater than, the collective GPA of the overall studentbody.

To beeligibleforthelist,student-athletes must have carried a 3.0 grade point average on a4.0 scale.

TheCollegeofSt.Scholasticahasannounced its listofconferred graduates for Spring 2020. They include the following local students:

Cody Pundsack of Melrose, MN. Pundsack graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Kyle Lange of Upsala, MN. Lange graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management.

Sarah Eveslage of Melrose, MN has completed a certificate program at The College of St. Scholastica. Eveslage earned a Certificate in Applied Data Analytics.

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