David Michael Becker, who was the recipient and honoree at this year’s Chad Smith Ride for Life just two weeks ago in St. Michael, died peacefully at his home Monday, June 29, 2015, after an eight-month battle with Stage IV esophageal cancer. He was 49. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 2 […]
Funeral Services Scheduled for Victims of St. Michael Shooting
Officer Todd Besser and his son, Blake, will be laid to rest Sunday, May 17 in Elk River.
The Elk River Police Department has announced funeral arrangements for Officer Todd Besser, 49, and his son, Blake, 27, the two victims in the shooting Saturday evening in St. Michael. A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 17 at the Elk River High School Gym, 900 School Street, Elk River, with a visitation set […]
Services Set for Holly Hoglund Klein, Victim of Tuesday Crash
Funeral services have been set for the 44-year-old Maple Grove driver who was killed in a seven-car accident Tuesday on Interstate 94 west of her native community of Monticello. Holly Hoglund Klein, 44, the president and owner of her family’s longtime business – Hoglund Bus Company – died suddenly Tuesday, March 3. A funeral Mass […]
Recent North Wright County Deaths Include Wrestling Mom, WWII Vet
The following recent deaths were recorded by The Peterson Chapel and Funeral Home, St. Michael.
January’s obituaries and death notices include the unexpected loss of yet another, beloved wrestling parent and a World War II veteran who was one of the founders of the Monticello Country Club. Elaine Ann Bice, 46, of St. Michael, passed away January 7, 2015. Funeral services for Elaine were held Tuesday, Jan. 13 at St. […]
Two Local Family Matriarchs Die on Same Day: Recent Area Deaths
Corinne A. Dehmer, who farmed with her husband, Herbert in the St. Michael-Frankfort Township area for decades, died last Sunday, Dec. 14 at CentraCare Health in Monticello. She was 86. Corinne was born to Emil and Cecilia Demars in Albertville back in April of 1928. She married Herbert in 1948 at the Church of St. […]
St. Michael’s Steve McKee, Father of State Champ Mitch, Dies of Cancer
McKee's fight gained the attention of millions when he and his son shared an embrace last March at the State Tournament.
Last year, at the State AAA Wrestling Tournament in St. Paul, St. Michael-Albertville’s Mitch McKee said he was wrestling for his father en route to a state championship in his weight class at 120 pounds. This year, Steve will be wrestling with Mitch, a junior. Just ask anyone. His other son, Patrick, who also wrestles […]
Site Created to Assist Son, Family of St. Michael Mother Killed Sunday
Megan Hinchliff, 24, died in a multiple vehicle accident near St. Michael.
Family and friends have created a GoFundMe site for the 24-year-old St. Michael woman who was the victim of a three-car accident Sunday morning on the Crow River bridge along Interstate 94. Megan Hinchliff is being remembered as a good mother, great friend and beloved co-worker by people on the site, created this week to […]
Funeral Services Set for Big Woods Elementary Third-Grader
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 at St. Albert's Catholic Church in Albertville, with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The family of a 9-year-old Albertville boy who died unexpectedly last week has announced funeral services for early this week. Tyson Jerome Kinney, a third-grader at Big Woods Elementary School in St. Michael, died Thursday, Nov. 13 at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. A visitation for Tyson will be held from 4 […]
Area Deaths: Long Time Columbia Heights Teacher Dies
Patrick Spaeth was one of 15 kids.
Patrick Spaeth, 81, Fridley, died Friday, Oct. 24. Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Columbia Heights, with visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 at Peterson Chapel in St. Michael. Spaeth, one of 15 children born and raised on a farm near Mahnomen, served in […]
Buffalo Pediatrician Glen Pfister, 57, Dies
The trio of clinics in Buffalo, Monticello and Albertville-St. Michael is mourning again after another healthcare professional is gone too soon.
By many witness accounts, Dr. Glen Pfister was like Wright County’s own version of “Patch Adams.” The pediatrician and nine-year member of the Albertville-St. Michael, Buffalo and Monticello Clinics family was a father to twin boys, but spent his time away from the office “clowning around” with the Shrine Circus of Minnesota, often donning makeup […]