All Obituaries

Jim passed away on November 28th, 2020 after 85 full years of life.  Born on June 2, 1935 to George and Louise (Barthel) Maus in Monticello, Minnesota.  He graduated from Monticello High School in 1953 and served in the United States Army in Hawaii.  In 1964 he married his beautiful bride Lois Mueller and they lived 56 wonderful years together in Monticello. He loved his early career as a long-distance trucker traveling throughout the United States.  He was a successful...

  Age 71, of Little Falls, MN (formerly of Monticello). Passed away on Nov 28, 2020, in St. Cloud, MN. Lon is preceded in death by his parents, Warren and Marian Austin. Lon is survived by his wife Colleen of 47+ years, sons: Chris (Susan), Brett (Claire), Kyle (Laurie) and Drew (Kiley), grandchildren: Cailin, Anna, Madeline, Samuel, Mason, Sophia, Aubrey, Evelyn, Elliot, Kingston, and Raider; sister, Cindy Kunz; and many other family and friends. Lon often told his wife “you...

Age 91, of Monticello.  Passed away on Nov 20, 2020. She is preceded in death by her husband, Roman; son, William; parents, Franz and Lucille Swanberg; brother, Richard Swanberg; sister, Mary Daniels. Donna lived the majority of her life in Monticello, but also resided in Laramie, WY and Norman, OK for a time.  She was a 1947 graduate of Monticello High School and worked in the Post Office for 20+ years.  She was a member American Legion Auxiliary (past president),...

Novak, Raymond Frank age 81 of Big Lake, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 27, 2020 at CentraCare Hospital in Monticello.  He was preceded in death by wife Avis Novak; grandchildren Jacob and Castille Novak; brother-in-law Al Frank; sister-in-law Pamela Novak.  Raymond is survived by his children Denise (Mark) Jorgensen of Ramsey, James (Amy) Novak of Andover, Barbara Atkinson of Princeton, and Frank Novak of Zimmerman; 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Due to...

Carter, Lance age 64 of Monticello, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at St. Cloud Hospital.  He is preceded in death by parents Phyllis and Lane Carter; sister Cindy Timmer.  Survived by wife Carol; daughters Melissa and Amy Carter; son John Waldvogel; daughter-in-law Stacy Waldvogel; grandson Dustin Waldvogel; siblings Nancy (John) Siebenand, Larry (Kathy) Carter, Gary (Judy) Carter, Debbie (Richard) Hauner, Rob (Kelly) Carter, Mike Carter, Lisa (Bob) LaPatka; and many...

Age 94, of Monticello.  Passed away on November 24, 2020.  Due to pandemic restrictions, there will be no services at this time.  A Celebration of Life is being planned for a future date in 2021.

Johnson, George H. Age 87, of Monticello.  Passed away on Nov 18, 2020.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Gerri; parents, Henry and Mabel Johnson, all his siblings. George is survived by his children, John (Deborah), Scott and Rhonda; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; other family and friends. Private Family burial at Riverside Cemetery in Monticello. Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel  763-295-2918  www.peterson-grimsmochapel.com

Martin, John M. Age 64 of Coon Rapids, passed away peacefully November 16, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lynn Martin; parents, William and Elizabeth Martin and sister, Barbara Williams. He is survived by children, Jenny (Mike) Smith and Jeffrey (Amanda) Martin; grandchildren, Mya, Leah, Caleb and Jacob; siblings, Fr. William Martin, Robert (Jeannette), Helen (Rick) Swanson, Kathleen (Don) Cinfo, Judy (Mark) Kane, and Betty Sauvageau. Visitation  Friday, November 20, 2020...

Donovan West, age 86, of Monticello, MN passed away November 20, 2020. Donovan was born in Campbell, MN to Kenneth and Ethel West. At age 18, Donovan, a cousin and four others joined the Army in 1942. Donovan served proudly in the United States Army for 20 years. He served in both the Korean and Vietnam War. He spent time in Austria, Holland, and Germany. He was stationed at Fort Benning, GA, Fort Lee, VA, and Fort Snelling, MN. After an adventurous time, he found the love of his life,...

Barbara “Barb” Schwientek Age 74 of Monticello Passed away peacefully November 18th, 2020 at Regions Hospital St. Paul. Barb graduated from St. Francis High School Little Falls in 1963. She then graduated from St. Gabriel’s School of Nursing with her RN in 1966, Metro State University with her BA, and from St. Thomas University for her Masters. She worked as an RN at Northern Pacific Hospital in 1966, she started work as a RN in Monticello in 1971, after which she took...