Bruce Martin Hoyt, age 70, of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center – Sioux Falls, surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 13, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, rural Walnut Grove. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, at the church and will continue one hour prior to the services. Interment will be held in the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery. A livestream will be posted to the church’s YouTube page. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the St. Olaf endowment fund.  Stephens Funeral [...]

Noel Sheldon Orsen, age 82, of Minneota, passed away May 19, 2026, at Sanford Canby Hospital. A family-led Memorial Service and visitation will be held Monday, July 13, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall, MN. The funeral is at 2:00 p.m. with light refreshments to follow. Visitation is also at the church before the funeral from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.  The Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall is handling the arrangements. Noel was born on February 15,1944, to Orval Orsen and Ethelyn Kompelien Orsen. Older brother Dennis and younger sister Susan shared family life with Noel on a dairy farm north of [...]

A gathering will be held to commemorate and honor the life of James “Jim” Donner at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Tracy United Methodist Church.  Military honors to follow the service.  Jim died on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, under hospice care at his residence in Tracy after recently suffering a stroke. Jim donated his body to the Mayo Clinic Body Donation Program in Rochester, MN.  The Horvath Funeral Service in Tracy is handling the arrangements. James Donner was born on October 20, 1935, in Lamberton, MN, to Herman and Bertha (Lawrenz) Donner. He attended school in Walnut Grove [...]

Myrna Bernice Rokeh, Age 90 of Tyler, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Saturday, July 4, 2026 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, July 8 at 10:30 AM at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler.  A Memorial Visitation will be held prior to the start of the service at 9:00 AM at the church.  Inurnment will follow the service at the Russell City Cemetery in Russell, Minnesota. Memorials are preferred to Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler.  Arrangements are under the care of the Hartquist Funeral Home in [...]

Todd Michael Benz, age 61, of Hendricks, MN, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2026 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  Celebration of Life will be at 2 pm on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Christ Lutheran Church in Hendricks, MN.  Visitation will be on Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.  Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Hendricks, MN is entrusted with the arrangements. Todd was born on September 15, 1964, in Hendricks, Minnesota, to Donald and Bernice (Tomaszewski) Benz. He grew up in rural Hendricks alongside his siblings and graduated from Hendricks High School. [...]

The service celebrating and commemorating the life of Stewart Peterson, 76, of Ruthton, MN, will take place at Peace Lutheran Church in Ruthton, MN at  2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. A private family interment will be held at a later date. After a brief bout with aggressive colon cancer, Stewart died on Friday, June 26, 2026, at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall.  Arrangements with Horvath Funeral Service Marshall.

Anita Hess, age 78, of Marshall, Minnesota, died under the care of her family and hospice on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at her home.  A Memorial Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. next Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. The afternoon will conclude with a Prayer Service at 4:30 p.m. Attendees are then invited to a reception from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.  Private Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery Columbarium.  Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. For those that knew Anita, it will come as no [...]

Jeffrey Thomas Mertens, age 62 of Echo, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at Parkview Senior Living in Belview. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 6 at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Tuesday. Interment is in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery at Seaforth. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. [...]

Francis “Frank” Albert Rohlik, age 64, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on June 27, 2026 in Belview, Minnesota. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the Community Center in Seaforth, Minnesota. The visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. and fellowship to follow at the Community Center in Seaforth.  Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Francis Albert Rohlik was born December 15, 1961, to Lawrence and Leona (Crouse) Rohlik in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Frank was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith in Seaforth, [...]