Obituaries

Norma Ione Disrud, 80, of LaGrange, Ky., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. She was born to the late Ernest and Inez Nali in Starbuck on March 18, 1939. Norma was a volunteer at the Oldham County Senior Center and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren passing down family traditions. She was preceded in death by her… Read More

Joy Ringham Munn was born on a homestead near West Plains, Saskatchewan, on Dec. 15, 1924. Her parents, Thomas and Frances (Kitty Shepherd) Ringham, met in Saskatchewan, where both had come from England to homestead.  After attending school in Regina, Saskatchewan, she received an occupational therapy degree from the University of Toronto. Following internships in… Read More

Harold “Rip” Rippe, 88, of Glenwood, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Glacial Ridge Hospital.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glenwood, with Father Joe Vandeberg officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at Sacred Heart… Read More

Thelma Gades, 97, of Glenwood, died on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Glenwood Retirement Village.  Funeral services were held on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Glenwood with Pastor Mark Kahrs officiating. Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements were with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Thelma Laura Erdman was born on Feb. 4,… Read More

Harold J. Grundman, 88, of Alexandria, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Alexandria. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home in Osakis. Parish prayers will begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Rosary led by the Knights of Columbus.  Visitation will… Read More

Glen Wayne Putnam, of Alexandria, is now in the loving arms of the Lord after passing suddenly yet peacefully due to his heart disease after a special lunch on Feb. 7, 2020.  The son of Robert and Bernice, he was born on Sept. 21, 1945, and raised in Chicago, Ill., with his seven brothers and… Read More