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Humane Society seeks volunteer animal lovers

To the editor: I have worked with dogs at the Brown County Humane Society shelter since Dec. 12, 2005, and have consistently referred to it as the “Cadillac” of shelters. Our building and accommodations are adequate, the public has been generous in supporting us financially and the influx of good, dedicated volunteers has replaced good, dedicated people who left. That is no longer the case. The BCHS shelter has nine permanent kennels and the capacity to set up smaller, temporary kennels to accommodate smaller dogs. We are licensed for 10 dogs. Our number of volunteers has ...

Ivan Radloff

Ivan Radloff, 76, of Winthrop, died Sept. 2, at his home. A funeral service will be a 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Bernadotte Lutheran Church in Bernadotte Township, with interment in the Winthrop Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 9, from 4-7 p.m. at the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Winthrop (hantge.com) and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Military honors will be done by the Winthrop Honor Guard.

Bonita “Bonnie” Leopold

Bonita “Bonnie” Leopold, 76, died Sept. 3 at her home in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morgan. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morgan, Minnesota. Visitation will continue an hour before the service at the church. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service (nelson-hillestad) of Redwood Falls.

LaRae L. Grundmeyer

LaRae L. Grundmeyer, age 72, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Sept. 2, 2022, at Sleepy Eye Care Center.Visita-tion will be on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sturm Fu-neral Home in Sleepy Eye and will continue on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the ...

Thomas T. Richter

Thomas T. Richter, age 81, of New Ulm passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, after a four-year struggle with Lewy Body Dementia at the Oak Hills Living Center. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Florence Mae (Weiss) Current

Florence Current 83, of Delano, Minnesota, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Aug. 31 at the Sanctuary of St. Cloud. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be Thursday one hour prior to the service in the north entrance of the church.. Interment will be at the Current family Cemetery in rural Sleepy Eye. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home (sturmfh.com) in Sleepy Eye. Florence Mae (Weiss) Current was born on May 27, 1939, to Lawrence and Anna (Saffert) Weiss in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to ...