Obituaries

KATHLEEN ESSER

 Kathleen M. “Kathy” Esser, 79, of Rochester passed away peacefully on June 21, 2025, after a courageous battle with lung disease. Born on October 25, 1945, in Shakopee, Kathy was the…

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CHARLES LIETZAU

 Charles A. Lietzau, 85, of rural Lake Lillian passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at his home. Memorial Service was Friday, June 27, 2025, 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran…

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SCOTT NOVOTNY

 Our beloved Scott Thomas Novotny was born in Hutchinson on December 17, 1989, to the great joy of his parents Jean (McCandless) Winslow and Bruce Novotny. It is with great…

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JOHN REYNOLDS

 John H. Reynolds, 80, husband of Jeanne, of South Haven, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Benedictine Assumption Home in Cold Spring. Memorial Service will be…

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BRIAN MARTINSON

 Brian Bernard Martinson, 68, of Dassel passed away June 23, 2025. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements by Swanson Peterson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cokato & Howard…

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THOMAS BRADFORD

 Thomas “Tom” W. Bradford, 66, of Hutchinson passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025, at The Villas at Brookview in Golden Valley following a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer.…

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CHARLES LIETZAU

 Charles A. Lietzau, 85, of Lake Lillian passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at his home. Memorial Service will be Friday, June 27, 2025, 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church…

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NORMA SCHLECHT

 Norma Rosina Schlecht, formerly of Hutchinson, died peacefully on June 8, 2025 at the Willows of Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove. She was 91. A gathering for friends and family…

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RUSSLIE FROEMMING

 Russlie D. Froemming, 90, of Silver Lake, formerly of Annandale, died Monday, June 16, 2025, at Cedar Crest Assisted Living. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025,…

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JEROME HEMERICK

 Jerome Leo Hemerick, 93, formerly of Silver Lake passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Ecumen Oaks in Hutchinson. He was born on March 16, 1932, in Hale Township, McLeod…

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