Obituaries

from Hometown News June 22, 2023

“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne

Rose Mary M. Schmiesing

Rose Mary M. “Rosie” Schmiesing, age 93 of Meire Grove, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, June 16, 2023 at the CentraCare Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 22 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Rose Mary Mathilda Primus was born July 16, 1929 to William and Rose (Meyer) Primus at home in rural Melrose, Minnesota. She attended St. Boniface Catholic Church and school in Melrose. On May 1, 1951 she married Vincent Schmiesing at St. Boniface Catholic Church. They farmed west of Meire Grove before moving to town in 1966. Rosie was a homemaker raising her children. In her later years, she worked at St. John the Baptist School in Meire Grove for many years and at QPC (Quality Plus Convenience) in Meire Grove for almost 20 years.

Rosie was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church where she sang on the choir and was Eucharistic Minister to the home bound. She also was a member of St. Mary’s Society and the Rosary Society. Rosie loved quilting, setting puzzles, gardening, and baking chocolate chip cookies for her family to enjoy.

Survivors include her children, James (Linda) Schmiesing of New Munich, Joan (Paul) Ellering of Chaska, Dennis “Breeze” Schmiesing of Meire Grove, Marilyn (Bill) Ruhr of St. Joseph, Philip (Deb) Schmiesing of St. Martin, Edward (Judy) Schmiesing of Melrose, John (Pam) Schmiesing of Avon, Beverly (Isidore) Schmitz of St. Francis, Gerard (Cindy) Schmiesing of New Munich, Patty Jangor of Lindstrom, Donna (Pat) Thompson of Red Wing, Jean (Gary) Hellermann of Melrose, Nancy (Joe) Roden of Big Lake, and Brian (Amy) Schmiesing of Greenwald; 36 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph (Catherine) Primus of Melrose; sister, Betty Moscho of St. Martin; and sister-inlaw, Claire Primus of Long Prairie.

Rosie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vincent Schmiesing on August 16, 1975; son-in-law, Herb Jangor; granddaughter, Christine Ruhr; brothers and sisters and in-laws, Alphonse (Hildegard) Primus, Regina (Cyril) Wessel, Albert (Marie) Primus, Sr. Lynette Primus, Nick Moscho, Roman Primus, Alcuin (Lorraine) Primus, Urban (Mary Ann) Primus, and Sr. Oranda Primus.

Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.

Mildred

M. “Millie” Mueller, age 99 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at ParkView Assisted Living in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 24 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Arockiya Newton officiating. Interment will be held in the parish cemetery. The Mass will be livestreamed and can be found on St. Mary’s website.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Mildred Mary Ramler was born August 15, 1923, in Albany, Minnesota to Henry and Anna (Busch) Ramler. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Henry Mueller on October 11, 1949, at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Millie and Lawrence farmed north of Melrose for almost 40 years until building their home in Melrose. In 2013 she moved to ParkView Assisted Living in Melrose.

Millie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, and St. Elizabeth’s Society. Millie loved her time spent with her family and she adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Faith, family, and farm meant everything to her. Millie enjoyed spending time at the cabin on Big Birch Lake entertaining family and friends, dancing, quilting, playing card games, crocheting, and traveling. There always was a jigsaw puzzle ready to be worked on with others. She will be remembered for her kindness, charming wit, and great sense of humor.

Survivors include her children, Jerry Mueller of Melrose, Marv (Wanda) Mueller of Healdsburg, California, Bonnie (Rick) Funk of Avon, Bob (Theresa) Mueller of Sauk Centre, Karen (John) Ellering of Cape Coral, Florida, Lois Mueller of St. Cloud, and Jan (Kurt) Wolter of Ham Lake; 13 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren; and sisters, Rose Mary Binek of Little Falls and Dolores Philippi of St. Cloud; sister-in-law, Katherine “Kitty” Mueller of Melrose.

Millie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence Mueller on September 28, 2011; son Duane Mueller; brothers, Clarence, Ambrose, Roman, and Melvin Ramler; and sister, Bernice Senger.

Memorials are preferred.

Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.

Harlan E. Baum

Harlan (Hoddie/ Red) E. Baum passed away on June 18, 2023 unexpectedly at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was just two days away from his 93rd birthday. He resided in the Long Prairie Nursing Home and absolutely loved it. His passion was golf and playing cards. He will be missed by many.

We will be respecting Hoddie’s wishes and having a graveside burial with just family.

Jean M. Pundsack

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany for Jean M. Pundsack, age 79, who passed away Friday at Assumption Home surrounded by family. Rev. Edward Vebelun will officiate and burial will be at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday.

Jean was born on August 5, 1943 in St. Cloud to Bill and Valeria (Cremers) Blenker. She was united in marriage to Earl Pundsack on June 24, 1967 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. They went on to raise a beautiful family. Jean worked most of her life as a High School Teacher. She loved to sew, golf, decorate for the holidays and watch NDSU football games. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s sporting events and keeping the family traditions alive. Above all she cherished the time spent with her family. She was a force and will be dearly missed.

Jean is survived by her husband, Earl of Albany; children, Richard (Kristi) of Minnetrista, Cheri (Daryl) Braham of Perham, and Chad (Michele) of Fargo, ND; sister, Diane (Loren) Schiffler of Avon; and six grandchildren, Willow, Hudson, Gabrielle, Grace, Lily, and Sophie.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Carol Andvik, and brother, David Blenker.

Pulse on People

Joseph Griffin of Avon was named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN.

Dean’s List members have achieved a 3.75 grade point average or above on a 4.0 scale. The College of St. Scholastica would like to commend Joseph for honorable academic achievements. Great job, Joseph!

More than 3,000 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2023 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.

To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students with F, I, U, RI or RU grades are not eligible regardless of system term GPA attained. Note that this report includes courses that were taken at other South Dakota institutions this term. A minimum of 12 credits within the 100-699 course range must be taken. A student who passes pregeneral education courses may still qualify, if the student has 12 other credits that do fall within the 100-699 range.

Overall, 3,043 students from 37 states and 20 foreign nations are on the list. More than 1,300 students received a 4.0 GPA, and those are indicated with an asterisk.

Congratulations to these distinguished scholars on earning this academic achievement.

Amanda Kokett * of Albany, a student in SDSU’s College of Education and Human Sciences

Paige Meyer * of Albany, a student in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Peyton Hylla * of Avon, a student in SDSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Briana Maus of Freeport, a student in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

Camryn Brinkman of Grey Eagle, a student in SDSU’s College of Nursing

Madeiline Osborn * of Melrose, a student in SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

Madison Rosenberger * of Melrose, a student in SDSU’s College of Nursing.

Upsala High School 2023 Spring Semester Honor Roll

A Honor Roll

Grade 12

Silas Arvig, Madalin Koetter, Hunter Steuck, Natalie Wensmann, and Mikal Woidyla Wood.

Grade 11

Neville Hardware

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Bryce Binek, Noah Boeckermann, Natasha Crowe, Brenna Graves, Jacob Gunderson, Dillon Krebs, Isabelle Leners, Monica Nienaber, Brooke Opatz, Erica Roske, Dylan Warga, Alyssa Young, and Dustin Yurczyk.

Grade 10

Evelynn Aleckson, Dominic Eggert, Eli Johnson, Hailie Luedtke, Allie Maciej, Brayden Mack, Samantha Pilarski, Jack Primus, Beau Ripplinger, Isabel Ripplinger, and Joseph Steuck.

Grade 9

Aiden Brannan, Jacob Brinkman, Hannah Heesen, Holly Johnson, Austin Klein, Isabelle Klug, Brayden Leners, Isaiah Sobiech, and Jack Sowada.

Grade 8

Lucylee Aleckson, Lynn Arvig, Emily Ashbrook, Abigail Carlson, Allison Cymbaluk, Vincent Eggert, Annalee Gerads, Caleb Guthrie, Quinn Guthrie, Lydia Kokett, Landon Krebs, Nolan Kuepers, Samuel Laliberte, Calvin Leners, Zoey Leners, Brenden Mack, Genevieve Mrozek, Alexa Pilarski, Carson Primus, Anne Ripplinger, Addie Scepaniak, Owen Smith, Matthew Tschida, Emily Wiechmann, and Nicholas Young.

Grade 7

Braxton Allie, Trygg Aleckson, Bianca Mrozek, Evan Pipenhagen, Aubree Roerick, Owen Sobiech, Richelle Thompson, and Dalton Welinski.

B Honor Roll

Grade 12

Andrew Aleckson, Paige Gerads, Axel Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Tiago Leite, Molly Leners, Hannah Luedtke, and Savannah Stumpf.

Grade 11

Claire Arvig, Lukus Daniel, McKenna Graves, Joseph Guthrie, Daniel Kokett, Madison Tschida, and Aden Warga.

Grade 10

Lilieana Daniel, Nicholas Guthrie, Dakotta Hartsock, Eric Landowski, Corryn McDermond, Brandon Mugg, and Kira Poppenhagen.

Grade 9

Sierra Bense, Vance Benson, Paul Blonigen, Meeli Krueger, Desiree Kuhl, Jake Leners, Courtney Roske, Mackeel Wenker, Victoria Wiechmann, and Noah Zinniel.

Grade 8

Ethan Ashbrook, Noah Ripplinger, and Devin Schulte.

Grade 7

Emma Dickinson, Avery Hallermann, Addisyn Hovland, Skyler Landowski, Raven Nienaber, Ethan Young, and Elyn Zinniel.

Birth Announcements

Kinzey Rose Rademacher

Kyle and Brooke Rademacher of Freeport are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kinzey Rose Rademacher, born on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 2:11 p.m. at CentraCareMelrose.

Kinzey weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.

She has a big brother Rhett and big sister Brynnlee both at home.

Grandparents are Tom and Shelly Rademacher of New Munich, and Glen and Terri Fleischhacker of Albany. Greatgrandparents are Jim and Arliss Notch of Freeport, and Karen Rademacher of New Munich.

Emma Janet Arceneau

Jeremy & Kelli Arceneau of Elrosa are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Janet Arceneau, born on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 1:16 p.m. at CentraCare-Sauk Centre by Dr. Dunn. Emma weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. Siblings include Chloe Arceneau, age 6 and Kaden Arceneau, age 2.

Grandparents are Daniel and Joyce Schulzetenberg of Freeport, and Fred and Janet Arceneau of Elrosa. Great-grandparents are Duane and Rita Frieler of Elrosa, and Joan Arceneau of Elrosa.

Card of Thanks

Thank you family, friends, and relatives for the support, prayers, food, cards, and memorials for Dale. Thank you CentraCare Hospice for his care the last days, Father Vince and Father Ron for the beautiful service, Jeanne Bonfig for the music and the ladies serving the lunch.

Jan Wegleitner

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From the Desk of Pastor Bruce

Some Faiths are complicated. The rules… and regulations… the must dos. I love what the apostle Paul says in Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.” I think this verse is hilarious. I mean think about it… some faiths have a list of things that must be done to please God. A Holy and Righteous God, perfect in every way. Can you imagine me, Bruce Miller, telling God, the creator of everything that exists that He must accept me because of all the good things I have done? He might respond. I don’t know, but He might ask, how about that thing you stole, or that lie you said, or those impure thoughts? This verse says to come to Him through faith.

Paul says in 1 Corinthians to keep the main thing the main thing. I do not have to jump through a bunch of hoops to be forgiven. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,” I do not have to be good enough, or sinless. If I believe these very important things, just believe what Jesus has done!

Acts 16:31 says “They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” This is a simple gospel! Just believe, leave the rest to me is what Jesus is saying. In fact, this is the definition of love. John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

So, the question might be…what do you believe in? Yourself? Or God’s gracious offer of life everlasting?

-Pastor Bruce Miller from Swanville Bible Church, 320-547-2916

Westin Albert Yarke

Ben Yarke and Kayla Gebhardt of Meire Grove are proud to announce the birth of their son, Westin Albert Yarke, born on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10:14 a.m. at CentraCare HealthMelrose.