Obituaries

John Kuseske of Watkins died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was 69. A private family service will be held.…

David “Dave” Host of South Haven died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at St. Benedict’s Senior Community in St. Cloud. He was 58. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday,…

James “Jim” Kunkel of Portland, Ore., died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. He was 80. A celebration of Jim’s life will be scheduled at a later date.…

Clarence Ek of Kimball died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in the comfort of his family and home. He was 81. A celebration of Clarence’s life will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, with a remembran…

Ursula “Pat” Hasselbring died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at her Kimball home. She was 80. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church i…

James “Jimmy” Bischof died Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, at his Watkins home. He was 86. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Assumption Catholic Church in Eden Val…

Bernard “Ben” Joseph Oswskey died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at his Annandale home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 75. Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, at Kimball Christian Church i…

Helen Haag Gaspar died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins. She was 98. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Assumption Catholic Church in E…

Rev. Michael Likens of Watkins died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. He was 71. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. at Ostmark Lutheran Churc…

Harold Sietsema of Watkins died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at the Paynesville Hospital. He was 96. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Kimball United Methodist Church in Kimball. …