obituaries

Melvyn L. Fahning April 28, 1936 - Oct. 7, 2017 ROCHESTER, Minn. - Melvyn L. Fahning, 81, Rochester, died Saturday, Oct. 7, in Saint Mary's Hospital from a stroke. A service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn.

Rachel L. Perry Rachel L. Perry, 51, resident of River Falls, WI, died October 14, 2017 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN after a lengthy illness. Born May 20, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington, Rachel grew up in Rochester, MN. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and...

Carl Anthony Schneider Dec. 24, 1962 - Sept. 14, 2017 PRESCOTT, Wis. - Carl Anthony Schneider, 54, Prescott, formerly Ellsworth, Wis., died Thursday, Sept. 14, in Prescott Nursing & Rehab Center. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by the memorial service at noon,...

Louis A. Thom May 16, 1933 - Oct. 4, 2017 ST. PAUL, Minn. - Louis A. Thom, 84, Prescott, Wis., died Wednesday, Oct. 4, in United Hospital. Services were previously held. Arrangements by O'Connell-Benedict Funeral Home in Prescott.

Leon Raymond Scott Leon Raymond Scott, age 74, of River Falls, WI died Friday, September 29, 2017 at the Woodbury Health Care Center in Woodbury, MN. He was born on February 14, 1943 in River Falls to Raymond and Violet (Johnson) Scott. He was a graduate of River Falls High School....

Leon Raymond Scott Feb. 14, 1943 - Sept. 29, 2017 WOODBURY, Minn. - Leon Raymond Scott, 74, River Falls, Wis., died Friday, Sept. 29, in Woodbury Health Care Center. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, at O'Connell-Benedict Family...