A St. Michael-Albertville High School graduate and 52-year-old Monticello man has been identified by Sherburne County authorities as the victim of a weekend drowning on Lake Mitchell. Paul C. Pohlkamp was swimming around a friend’s anchored boat when he was discovered unresponsive in the water by friends and fellow boaters around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. […]
Obituaries: Stephanie O’Rourke, Other Recent Area Deaths
Recent obituaries have been posted for two area deaths, both young members of our community lost too soon. Stephanie Drevlow O’Rourke, Hanover Steph was so many things to so many people. She was an unassumingly amazing woman. While drawn to her wit, humor, positive attitude, innocent spirit, and fun nature you would never be aware […]
St. Michael Business, Community Mourning after Sudden Loss
When patients, friends, family and colleagues think of St. Michael mother and therapist Stephanie Drevlow O’Rourke, one of the first things often mentioned is her smile, and the way her spirit could suddenly fill a room. When she was diagnosed late last month with acute myeloid leukemia, a blood cancer, that smile didn’t disappear. She […]
David Becker, 2015 Ride for Life Honoree, Dies of Cancer
LaDonna Zachman, mother of St. Michael mayor, also lost last week.
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 […]