September 2025
Complete obituaries can be found in the Paynesville Press each week.
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Donald Lieser, 68, Roscoe
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, at the St. Agnes Catholic Church in Roscoe, Minn., for Donald "Donnie" Lieser, 68, who died Tuesday, Aug. 26, at his home in Roscoe, Minn. Inurnment was in the parish cemetery. A visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m., on Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond. A rosary began at 3:45 p.m. Visitation continued on Monday from 9 to 10:45 a.m. at the church in Roscoe. Donnie was born in Paynesville, Minn., to Elvin "Smiley" and Elnora (Schaefer) Lieser. He married Kathy Borgerding June 11, 1977, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport, Minn. They later divorced. Donnie farmed his entire life. He loved his family and his animals, riding his motorcycle and four-wheeler, hunting, spearing, and was a very faithful man. Donnie always enjoyed watching a great baseball game. He was member of the Tuesday morning rosary group at St. Louis Parish in Paynesville. Survivors include his mother, Elnora; children, Josh (Linda) Lieser, Amanda (Derek) Johnson, Tim (Tammy) Lieser, and Dani (Mike) Hennen; daughter-in-law, Dacia; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; siblings, Ladonna (Paul) Rothstein and Carl (Ruth); and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Smiley; children, Kimberly, Joseph, and Jerman; and grandson, Isaac. Arrangements were with the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond, Minn. ![]() |