Matthew Gene Roos, 24, Paynesville
Matthew Gene Roos, 24, of Paynesville, died on Friday morning, Jan. 26, near Perham, from injuries sustained in a four-wheeler accident.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Nordland Lutheran Church in rural Paynesville. Burial will be held at the church cemetery.

Matthew Gene Roos was born on May 26, 1982, in Paynesville, the son of Jeffrey and Karen (Lounsbury) Roos. He grew up on the family farm in rural Paynesville and attended Paynesville High School, graduating in 2001.

Survivors include his parents, Jeff and Karen Roos of Paynesville; and grandparents, Darel Lounsbury of Paynesville and William and Ellen Roos of Paynesville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.


John Theis, 75, Eden Valley
John ³Louis² Theis, 75 , of Eden Valley died on Sunday, Jan. 28, in Paynesville.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Evans-Nordby Funeral Home, 34 Second Street NE in Osseo, Minn. Interment will be in the Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Survivors include his daughter, Teresa (Tom) Dery of Rockford.


Viola Olmscheid, 81, New Munich
Viola A. Olmscheid, 81, of New Munich died on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Koronis Manor in Paynesville.

Mass of Christian Burial was on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Leo Olmscheid of New Munich; children, Duane Olmscheid and his wife, Connie, of Paynesville, Judy Olmscheid of Melrose, Jane Jensen and her husband, Mike, of Paynesville, Linda Hess and her husband, Dale, of Paynesville, and Roger Olmscheid and his wife, Jackie, of Pequot Lakes and sister, Lorraine Olmscheid and her husband, Jerome, of Lake Henry.


Christopher Welle
Christopher ³Chris² D. Welle, 18, of Spring Hill, died on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis from injuries sustained in a car accident.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at St. Michael¹s Catholic Church in Spring Hill. Interment will be held at the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and from 8 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. St. Michael¹s Men¹s Society and the Paynesville Knights of Columbus will pray at 7:30 p.m., followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m., on Tuesday evening.

Survivors include his parents, Jim ³Chico² and Kathy Welle of Spring Hill; brothers, Kurt, Travis, and Derek, all of Spring Hill; and grandparents, Bernice Welle of Spring Hill and Ronald and Lucille Lieser of Lake Henry.


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Leroy Notch, 73, of Paynesville, died on Sunday, Jan. 28, at his home in Paynesville.

Funeral arrangements are pending with the Daniel-Anderson Funeral Home in Paynesville.