Obituaries

GRANITE FALLS - Irene Helen Rupp of Granite Falls was received by our Lord and Savior on Friday, January 28, 2022, at the age of 90. She passed away at her home surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 4th at 11:00 am at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Visitation will take place from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home with the Rosary and prayer service at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the services on Friday. Interment at the St. Andrew Catholic Cemetery.

HOLLOWAY - Delane Alan Olson, of Holloway, died Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Appleton Area Health in Appleton, MN at the age of 64. Funeral services were held Monday, January 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Big Bend Lutheran Church.

MONTEVIDEO - Violet Victoria Gustafson, age 101, of Montevideo, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev.

GRANITE FALLS - Gerald Ray Olson, age 70, of Granite Falls passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center on Friday, January 28, 2022, with family by his side. Services will be held this Spring.

Hazel Benita (Quammen) Quenemoen was born on November 16, 1921 in Ten Mile Lake Township of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota to Theodore and Milla (Johnson) Quammen. She grew up on a rural Boyd farm and was baptized and confirmed at St. Petri Lutheran Church. She attended rural school District 56, attended two years in Montevideo and graduated from Clarkfield High School. She was united in marriage to Russell Quenemoen, son of Alma and Hjalmer Quenemoen, on September 27, 1942. At the end of World War II, Hazel went to New York to meet Russ when he returned from service in the Coast Guard and they were part of the Victory Ticker Tape Parade on Wall Street.

Violet was born on August 3, 1927 into the Edwin and Emilie Evenson family on the family farm south of Benson, MN. She was the eighth of twelve siblings. After attending country school, Violet graduated from Benson High School in 1945. Violet married Roland (Bud) Jerve at Swenoda Lutheran Church on April 23, 1949. The Jerve family lived in several Minnesota towns during their 49 year marriage ending in 1998 with Roland’s death. Violet contributed to the family finances by working as a bank teller, an administrative assistant, and a small business owner.

Gerald Ray Olson, age 70, of Granite Falls passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center on Friday, January 28, 2022, with family by his side. Funeral Services will be held…

MONTEVIDEO - Clifford Toov, age 89, of Montevideo, Minnesota passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at his home. A Private Family Service was held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo on Monday, January 24, 2022. Interment followed at the Canby City Cemetery.

MONTEVIDEO - Arlene Wanke, age 87, of Montevideo, Minnesota passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Homefront Assisted Living in Montevideo. Funeral Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd.

On 1/14/22, Helen Richmond Vomacka, 97, passed away in Perham MN surrounded by family members. Helen was born on January 8, 1925, in Maysville OK.