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Edward Schommer, 91, of Granite Falls passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at RenVilla Health Center. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, March 29 at 12 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial was at Doncaster Cemetery. Edward Peter Schommer was born January 15, 1932, the son of John and Anna (Eischens) Schommer in St. Leo. He grew up in Madison. Ed graduated from high school in 1951. He served his country in the United States Army where he was a Mess Sargeant. He was in charge of the kitchen and other cooks. Following his honorable discharge, he lived in South-East Minneapolis, where he worked for Laviris and then Graco as a lead man and machinist for 25 years. He was united in marriage to Carolynn Cavender. He moved back to the Granite Falls area in the mid 1990’s. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ed loved to tinker and was a jack-of-all-trades. He was always working on ideas and inventing items to make life easier. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He liked his trips to the casino and playing pool where he got the nickname “Fast Eddy”. He also enjoyed cribbage. He was an animal lover and enjoyed spending time outdoors and nature. He cherished his family, his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren were his world. He had a great sense of humor and would like to say he was hilarious. He was a kind, gentle, generous and humble man. Ed is survived by the love of his life Carolynn Cavender Schommer of Granite Falls; children: Matt (Julie) Schommer of Granite Falls, Dawn Chase of Granite Falls, Kari (Allen) Redwing of Granite Falls and Lisa (Russell) Leaf of Granite Falls; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, soon to be 24; as well as nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, children Edward G. Schommer, Scott Schommer and infant Mary Fern and grandson Nicholas Schommer, brothers: Valent

Heather Torke, 47, of Prior Lake passed away at her residence on March 14, 2023. Memorial services were held on Saturday, March 18 at 1 p.m.

Paul Allan Ramsay, 90, formerly of Clarkfield and Wolf Lake passed away in Edmond, Okla. on March 12, 2023, at the Veraden memory care.

Sandra Torgerson, 79, of Granite Falls passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Avera Granite Falls Care Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Crystal “Tico” Blue, 59, of Granite Falls passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at her home. Celebration of Life was held Friday, March 10, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Following the service there was a gathering at Tolley’s. Visitation was held 12 - 1 p.m., one hour prior to the service. Crystal Kay Blue was born on December 28, 1963, in Marshall, the daughter of Elmer “Chris” and Mayvis (Christensen) Etrheim. She grew up around Marshall, Hanley Falls, and Granite Falls and attended Granite Falls High School. In her younger years her brother Billy could not pronounce her name and started calling her Tico, which stuck as a life long nickname. In the mid 80’s Tico obtained her GED and enrolled at Granite Falls Vo-Tech, earning her degree in machine tool in 1990. She started working part time at Chandler Industries during school and has continued to work there for 30+ years. Tico had a way with words and made new friends everywhere, always one to help whenever people asked. She enjoyed cooking and made huge holiday meals so she could pack up meals and bring to people who didn’t have family near - Thanksgiving was always her favorite. Tico enjoyed gambling and participating in pool league. She enjoyed long weekend trips to pool tournaments, casinos, and occasionally Vegas. On one special trip in the fall of 2014 her friends, Jamie, Lori, Greg, Gary Dean, went to Vegas and then Jamie and Gary Dean surprised her by renting a car and driving her out to California to see the ocean as they knew how much she had wanted to see an ocean all her life. Tico is survived by her children, Tawnya (Scott Anspach) Anderson of Montevideo, Tremayne Blue (Jen Holien) of Clarkfield; brothers, Earl (Donna) Craig of Clarkfield, Ricky (Jane) Craig) of the Twin Cities; as well as other relatives and friends; and her cat Baby Boy. Tico is preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Mayvis; brother, Billy Etrheim; niece, Melinda Craig. Arrangements a

Lorraine Harriet Gullickson, born in Granite Falls on July 18, 1928, died at the age of 94. Lorraine is preceded in death by her husband Richard W. Gullickson; sons Jeffry R. Gullickson and Joel A. Gullickson; grandson Derek R. Gullickson; parents Harry A. Berg and Mary B. Oftedahl Berg; siblings Kathleen V. Braumann, Arthur Berg, Stanley Berg, and Linnae

Gene C. Froland, 92, of St.