Obituaries

89-year-old DARLENE J. ELAM-MILLER, 89, of Litchfield passed away on June 10, 2025, at her home.
 
Visitation will be on Sunday, June 15, 2025, from 4-to-6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield and will continue on Monday from 10-to-11 a.m. at the church.

A funeral service will be held at First Lutheran Church in Litchfield, on Monday, June 16, 2025, at 11 a.m.

Burial will be at the Forest City Cemetery.

Darlene is survived by her children – Wayne (Susan) Elam, Ron (Nancy) Elam, and Kim (William) Dolan

Grandchildren – Christina (Edward) Cox, Timothy (Megan) Elam, Nathan (Angie) Elam, Joseph Elam, Alissa (Luke) Piram, Whitney (TR) McDowell, and William (Morganne) Dolan

Great-grandchildren – Caden, Kyler, Jace, and Jeron Cox; Lauren and Gabe Elam; Noah and Kali Elam; Addison and Kinsley Elam; Blake, Brynlee, and Beau Piram; Tripp McDowell; and Evelyn Dolan

Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be sent at www.sturmfh.com.

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80-year-old DONNA LUCILLE FINNEMAN of Otsego, MN passed away on Saturday, June 7th, 2025.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, June 13th at 3 P.M. at the Peterson Chapel St. Michael-Albertville Funeral Home in St. Michael, MN.

Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Philip’s Cemetery in Litchfield.

Online condolences may be made to www.thepetersonchapel.com.

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74-year-old LARRY M. HORWATH of St. Cloud passed away on April 12^th at the St. Cloud Hospital.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 14^th at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ in Forest City.  Visitation will be two hours before the service.  

Burial will be at the Forest City Cemetery.

Larry is survived by his sisters – Junice Anderson of Kingston, Monica Pallies of Cold Spring, Charlotte Fischer (& Al Lewis) of Forest City, and Faye Garding of Watkins

Brother – Tom (& Joyce) Wilson of North Kingston

Godchildren – Penny Jelen of Milaca and Todd Anderson of Hutchinson

Special friends – Drew Anderson and Stephanie Horvath of St. Cloud

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92-year-old PATRICK T. DOUGHERTY of Litchfield passed away on Thursday June 5, 2025 at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Watkins.  

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday June 11, 2025 at the Church of Our Lady in Manannah.  

Visitation will be held from 4-to-7 P.M. on Tuesday June 10, 2025 at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield.

Burial will be held at the Church of Our Lady Cemetery in Manannah.

Pat is survived by his children – Wayne (& Ruth) of Willmar, David (& Sandy) of Litchfield, and Sherry (& Graham) Stevenson of Eden Valley

Grandchildren – Irene, Francine, Heather (Tom) Niesen, Jesse Stenger, Ashley (Dinny) Yang, Tiffany, Stephanie (Evan) Karl, Steven (Alyssa), Samuel, Becca (Elijah) Steinemann

20 Great Grandchildren

Brother – Alvin (& Joyce)

Brother-in-law – Frank Steil (& Rose)

Sister-in-law – Debbie Steil and by many nieces and nephews

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76-year-old CHARLES FINCH passed away peacefully at his home in Litchfield on Thursday June 5th, 2025.  

Mass of Christian burial will be held at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service. The service will be live streamed at www.johnsonhagglund.com.

Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls following lunch.

Chuck Finch is survived by his loving wife of 52 years – Ruth

Children – Carla (& Greg) Wilson of Monticello, Pete (& Sofia) Finch of Rogers, and Sarah (& significant other Pierre) of Champlin

Grandchildren – Amelia, Lucas, and Nicolas

Sister – Emily Hansen

Brother – John Finch

Sister-in-law – Jeanne, and many nephews, niece and friends

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Philip’s church or Disabled American Veterans.

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