All Obituaries

Raymond ‘Ray’ Otto Sr., age 86 of Foley passed away March 15, 2023, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 25th, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Foley, MN with Rev. Michael Wolfbauer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the church. Service with dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home. Military Honors provided by the Foley American Legion, and Ray’s favorite meal will be served...

Patricia C. VanDalen, age 78, of Hackensack, formally of Foley, passed peacefully March 10, 2023 at home.  Funeral Service will take place at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 17, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church, Foley, MN. Pastor Loren Fritze will officiate.  Burial will take place in Forest Hill Cemetery, Milaca, MN. Service with Dignity provided by Foley Funeral Home Patricia C. VanDalen was born on August 22, 1944 in St. Cloud, MN to Ralph and Bertha (Kampa) Barthelemy. Patricia...

Jerry Thiem, age 67 of St. Cloud, passed away March 2, 2023 at his home from natural causes.  Burial with Military Honors will take place at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls at a later date. Service with dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home. Jerry William Thiem was born December 29, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Herman and Sadie (Saxon) Thiem. He entered the United States Marines and served his country honorably in the Philippines, Japan and many other Asian...

Florence Gotvald, age 96 of Foley passed away on February 12, 2023 at her home.  Memorial Service will be 12:30 PM, Saturday, April 1, 2023 at St. John's Catholic Church in Foley. Rev. Glen Lewandowski will officiate and burial will take place in the parish cemetery.  Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until the time of the service at the church.  Service with Dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home. Florence Theresa Gotvald was born October 12, 1926 in Gilman, Minnesota...

Chad Brian Kowitz was born August 20, 1964, in Anoka, Minnesota to Gerald and Kathleen (Murn) Kowitz.  He graduated from Foley High School, class of 1983. He also attended Brainerd community college, earning his ASE (Automotive Service Excellence). Chad moved to Arizona where he lived for most of his adult life, returning to St. Cloud in 2022.  He worked for Encore as a Facilities Supervisor for many years.  He was an excellent mechanic and builder, a Jack of all Trades. ...

Merle Stowe was born April 6, 1928, in Glendorado Township, Princeton, Minnesota, to John Melvin and Mary (White) Stowe. Growing up in hard times and with an 8th grade education, he had to leave home with his brother Vernon at 15 years old to find work, with his travels taking him throughout Western Minnesota, the Red River Valley and South Dakota, where he worked on threshing crews and sugar beet harvests. At age 17, he joined the US Navy, and was stationed in Texas and Florida for two...

Dennis Kelash, age 67 of Ramey passed away January 14, 2023 at his home from natural causes.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Gilman. Rev. Matthew Langager will officiate and burial will take place in the parish cemetery.  Visitation will be 4 to 8:00 PM, Monday, January 23rd at the Foley Funeral Home and will continue from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the church on Tuesday.  Service with Dignity provided...

 Robert Duncan McDowell Robert Duncan McDowell 99, of Foley, died Saturday January 14, 2023. Robert Duncan McDowell was born November 16, 1923 in Hermantown, MN to John and Leona (Wilhelm) McDowell.  His older brothers were Vernon and James and younger sisters Erma, Kay, and Jean. The family lived on farm sites on the banks of the Mississippi River outside of Blackberry MN. He attended a three room school in Blackberry, graduated from Grand Rapids High School and the University...

Gary Schyma, age 78 of Tenstrike, Minnesota passed away December 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Friday, December 30, 2022 at St. John's Catholic Church in Foley.  Rev. John Christenson will officiate.  Visitation will be from 9 to 11:00 AM at the church on Friday.  Service with Dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home. Gary Joseph Schyma was born August 16, 1944 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to Paul and Irene...