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 […]
Funeral Services for Monticello Grad Set for Saturday, Sept. 20
Funeral services for Hanna Marie Kaufman, 24, Buffalo, are set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Monticello, with a visitation Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel in Monticello, as well as one hour prior to the funeral Mass. Hanna was a graduate of Monticello High School […]
Services Set for St. Michael Native Robert Buschel
Robert (Bob) Michael Buschel (Fuzzy), 74, of Ashville, NC, lost his battle with cancer on June 15, 2014. Born August 25, 1939 in Pipestone MN to Herman and Margaret Buschel, Robert moved to St. Michael as a boy and graduated from St. Michael High School in 1957. Bob married his high school sweetheart Corinne (Steffens) […]
Patriarch Don Barthel, of Don’s Bus Service, Dies
Albertville patriarch Donald Barthel, who founded one of the community’s cornerstone businesses and served the schools district here for more than five decades, died Saturday, Aug. 2 at his home in Albertville, surrounded by his family. He was 90. Barthel grew up on one of the community’s quintessential dairy farms, north of Albertville city limits, […]
Cart Driver in Crash that Killed Buffalo Doctor Charged with Misdemeanor
The golf cart driver whose sudden turn led to the accident between him and a beloved Buffalo and Monticello area doctor is now facing charges of careless driving. According to a criminal complaint recently filed in Wright County, Korie Schiel, 39, of Chaska, was charged with a single count after he allegedly made a left […]
Services Scheduled for Buffalo Dr. Eric Lefebvre
Funeral services for a beloved obstetrician who delivered thousands of Wright County babies have been set for later this week. Dr. Eric Lefebvre, one of the region’s most respected OB/GYN practitioners, was killed over the weekend when he collided with a motorized golf cart while riding his motorcycle near Lake Francis in western Wright County. […]
St. Michael Matriarch Esther Kessler, 88, Dies
If your family tree has roots in St. Michael, chances are you were related to the lovely Esther Kessler, who passed away Sunday, July 20, at her home, surrounded by family. Esther had recently been diagnosed with cancer, the same dreaded disease that took her daughter, Jennifer, a few years ago. She was also preceded […]
Randy Kolles, 45, Loses Long Battle with Brain Cancer
Randy Kolles passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at his home, surrounded by family and friends. He ended a more than four-year fight with a Stage IV brain cancer, which was diagnosed on Christmas Eve day, 2010. Services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 2 at St. Albert’s Catholic Church, Albertville. Visitation will be […]
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