All Obituaries

Rev. Katherine "Kathy" Sampson Horn, age 74, of Villard, MN, died Thursday, May 25, 2023, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 3rd at Glenwood United Parish in Glenwood, with Pastor Yolanda Williams officiating. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood.  Katherine Barbara Sampson, the...

Gary Reed, age 73 of Glenwood, died Saturday May 20, 2023 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 26th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Joe Vandeberg officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery in Brooten. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood.  Gary Gene Reed, the son of Howard and Iva (Medalen) Reed was...

A graveside/committal service with military honors will be held for Rick on Saturday, May 20th at the Glenwood Cemetery in Glenwood. Those that would like to attend are encouraged to bring a lawn/yard chair and umbrella if needed.    Rick Mogard, age 53, of Glenwood, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Prairie Lakes Health Care in Watertown, SD. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 13th, at Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in...

Vicki Lea Wallin, age 70, of Glenwood, MN, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at her residence. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 18th, at 7:00 p.m. at Restoration Church (formerly Minnewaska Assembly of God) in Glenwood, with Pastor Dan Risdall officiating. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. and run until the time of service. Inurnment at Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre will be at a later date. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home...

Kengdi Li, age 75 of Glenwood, died April 27, 2023 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Private family services were held. Kengdi will be brought back for burial in China. Arrangements were with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. Kengdi Li, the son of Yuan Tai Li and Lian Mei Huang, was born July 18, 1947 in Fujian, China. Kengdi was the third of five children born to the couple. He grew up in a small village by the river and was a fisherman in Fuzhou, China with his family...

LeRoy W. Kennedy, age 90 of Glenwood, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at home under the care of his family and Glacial Ridge Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 21st at 10:30 a.m. at East Zion Lutheran Church in rural Starbuck with Pastor Steve Carmany officiating. Visitation will Thursday, April 20th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Burial will be in the...

Earle Runquist, age 79, of Grapeland, TX, and formerly of Starbuck, MN, died on Monday, April 17, 2023, at his home in Grapeland, TX. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 29th at 2:00 p.m. at Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood. Inurnment will be in Bethany/Bethesda Cemetery, rural Starbuck. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood. Earle was born on November 8, 1943 in Starbuck, MN to Freddie and Doris (Everson) Runquist. Earle went to technical...

Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy, Joshua Owen, age 44, of Glenwood, died on Saturday, April 15, 2023, as the result of injuries received in the line of duty. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 21st, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Minnewaska Area High School. Visitation will continue on Saturday, April 22nd, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. followed by funeral services at 10:30 a.m., also at Minnewaska Area High School. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock...

Rebecca “Becky” Jean (Jacobson) McIver, 68, Lowry, died April 12, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND after a courageous battle with pneumonia and multiple sclerosis-related complications. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19th at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lowry with Pastor Bryan Taffe officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18th at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lowry. Visitation will also continue...

Michael C. Alford, age 67, of Brooten, and formerly of Dassel, died Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at his residence under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30th at Ka De Shack in Brooten with a prayer service beginning at 4 p.m. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Brooten. Michael “Mike” Craig Alford, son of Walter S. and Lillian A. (Oles) Alford, was born in Braham, MN, on February 20,...