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 […]
Obituaries: St. Michael Veteran McDonald, 80, Dies
Funeral services for Thomas "Tom" McDonald, who served in Korea, are set for Monday.
Thomas “Tom” McDonald, age 80, of St. Michael passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Tom served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a retired employee of IBM. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Animal Humane Society or DAV. Visitation for Thomas will be held from 4 […]
Local Deaths Leave Communities Stunned
Monticello and St. Michael are both shocked after the deaths of Rod Dragsten and Robert R. Wenger.
The communities of St. Michael and Monticello are both saddened after the deaths of two men who were local leaders and familiar faces to school and church families in each of those towns. Rodney Dragsten, 61 of Monticello, died unexpectedly on October 6, 2014. An entrepreneur, Dragsten was a major player in land development and served […]
Former Hanover Mayor Irvine Dies at 80
Recent North Wright County Today area deaths
Barbara Gully Irvine, 80, of Hanover and retired to Mound, and passed away Wednesday, October 1st, 2014. Born and raised in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, Barbara was the mother of 10 children, grandmother to four. She served as the mayor and a council member for The City of Hanover, and as a Board member on The Wright County […]