Obituaries

Tonna Lorraine Goettl age 60, died after an aggressive form of cancer on August 29, 2025. She leaves behind a legacy of honesty, warmth, and fierce love.

Sara Beth Olson, 40 years of age, was carried safely into the arms of Jesus during the quiet hours before dawn on August 27, 2025.

Please join family and friends for a memorial gathering to celebrate the life of Ronald A. Gervais, Sr. on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 from 1:30 to 3:30pm at the Schroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder, MN. Come and share your fondest memories of Ron with everyone. Refreshments will be served.

TIMOTHY REING  Timothy William Reing was called home on August 31st after a courageous fight with cancer, his family was by his side. He was born on November 22, 1960…

David “Omar” Stern Sommers, age 88, passed away on August 1 after a recent cancer diagnosis. An Edina High class of ’54 and U of MN grad, he was an avid, lifelong fisherman with a great sense of adventure. He had deep appreciation for the great outdoors and its beauty ~ relished exploring, hiking, and canoeing. He loved Lake Superior’s North Shore, and traveling to off-thebeaten- path locales, especially in Mexico, and loved playing pickleball well into his 80’s. He was intelligent, free~spirited and courageous, with a great sense of humor. Preceded by parents Clifford and Beverly, daughter Mona, Marlene Sommers, wife Barbara, and Chuck Andrews. Survived by daughters Lynn and Elizabeth, lady friend Joanne, sisters Meredith (Jay), Linda (Eric), and Jane.

Lawrence “Larry” Smith, age 89, passed away peacefully August 15, 2025.

Rhonda Rae (Bockovich) Silence died at home on Saturday, August 16, 2025 after decades of living with blood cancer.

Donald Erickson, age 90, of Moose Lake, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2025.