Gloria Jean Plotnik, age 63, passed away Peacefully on November 17, 2022, at Fairview Care Nursing Home in Dodge Center.  She was born February 27, 1959, in Minneapolis at Ramsey County Hospital, to Douglas and Joy Plotnik. 
Gloria has two sisters, Michelle Yanish and Judy Plotnik; two brothers, Douglas and Eric Plotnik; two children, Willis Williams Baxter and Shawn Douglas Plotnik, and many grandchildren.

LaVain Muriel Ranvek, 93, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Prairie Meadows Sr. Living in Kasson, Minnesota.

Virginia Margaret Buelt, 92, formerly of Waltham, passed away on November 16, 2022, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna.
Virginia Margaret Buelt was born June 10, 1930, in Carroll, IA, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Schwabe) Beckman of Arcadia, IA. She attended St. John’s Grade School and graduated from Arcadia High School in 1948. She then worked as a stenographer in Carroll until her marriage.

John Edwin Brandli, 94, of Kasson, MN entered heaven on November 16, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus, Rochester, MN.
John was born on January 5, 1928, the son of Charles and Lura (Witter) Brandli in Milton Township, MN.  John graduated from the 8th Grade at Pumpkin Hollow Country School. John served in the U.S. Coast Guard (Seaman 1st Class) during WW2, at 17 years old.  

Mary Lenora Alberts, age 58, died peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Menomonie, Wis., on November 12, 2022 after a hard fought battle with AML leukemia. 
Mary was born December 8, 1963 in Sauk Centre, to Joseph and Carol (Rieland) Mohs. She graduated from Belgrade High School in Belgrade, Minn. She went on to Alexandria Vocational College for Interior Design.

Robert S. Gerhart was born July 2, 1935, to William and Catherine (Johnston) Gerhart. Known to most as “Bob”, he grew up on a farm and graduated from Rose Creek High School in Rose Creek. Bob passed quietly and very unexpectedly in his home in Ottertail, Minn. on November 9. He was 87.