Aino Lavoie, age 90, of North Mankato, Minnesota and formerly of Russell, Minnesota died surrounded by her daughters at Oak Terrace in North Mankato on Thursday, December 31, 2020, from causes unrelated to COVID-19. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Hartquist Funeral Home – Tyler Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements. Aino Lavoie was born in Valga, Estonia on February 21, 1930. Aino was a World War II Holocaust survivor. Growing up against many hardships and dangers, Aino and her mother, Hildegard Grossberg, decided to flee Estonia. After being in different Concentration Camps, ultimately, they landed at a displaced [...]

Anna Jean Beckering, age 90, of Edgerton, Minnesota died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. Out of an abundance of caution for friends and loved ones, services for Anna Jean will be private. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. Colonial Funeral Home in Edgerton has been entrusted with arrangements. Anna Jean Beckering  was born to John and Henrietta (Achterhoff) Schoolmeester on July 2, 1930 on a farm near Chandler, Minnesota. When she was four years old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota where she attended school in District #44. [...]

Judy Ourada, age 54 of Lucan, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Avera Marshall Hospital.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2021 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Lucan.  The service will be livestreamed on the church’s website at www.lowafc.org.  Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7 at the Catholic Church with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm and Rosary Service to follow. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church.  Interment will be in the Our Lady of Victory Catholic Cemetery.  Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, [...]

Marty Bass, age 64, of Marshall, Minnesota, died peacefully with family at her side on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at her home.  A traditional Celebration of Life will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2021, at Living Word Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota.  Interment will follow in the Marshall Cemetery.  A walk-through visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Living Word Lutheran Church in Marshall.  A prayer service is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.  Visitation will then continue one hour prior to the service, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Friday, again at [...]

Bertha H. Paluch, age 98, of Ivanhoe, MN passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Divine Providence Nursing Home in Ivanhoe.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, MN with Fr. Ron Huberty celebrating.  Burial will be in the St. John Cantius Catholic Cemetery, Wilno.  Visitation will be Thursday from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at St. John Cantius Catholic Church, Wilno.  Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements.

Alice Falken, age 94, of Toronto, SD passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Hendricks Community Hospital Nursing Home in Hendricks, MN. Funeral service for the family will be at 10:30am on Saturday, January 9th at the Leganger Lutheran Church in Toronto. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Masks are required and social distancing is encouraged and for those who wish to listen to the service from their vehicle in the church parking lot tune to 88.1 FM. The service will also be recorded and on the church’s Facebook page. Burial will [...]

Boyd Nelson, age 92, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Pipestone County Hospice House.  Visitation will take place on Monday, January 4, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Hartquist Funeral Home – Pipestone Chapel.  A private family funeral service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone.  Burial will be in Old Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone.  Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home – Pipestone Chapel. Victor Boyd Nelson was born to Victor and Lucile Bell (Peacock) Nelson on August 11, 1928 on a farm in Leeds Township, Murray [...]

Geraldine Hodapp, age 91, of Canby, MN passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Sanford Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 2nd at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Canby, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the St. Peter’s Cemetery in Canby. Houseman Funeral Home- Birk Chapel of Canby is entrusted with the arrangements. Geraldine Theresa Hodapp was born in Granville, Iowa on November 4, 1929 to Ben and Johanna (Mousel) Plathe. She was the youngest of [...]

A private family Mass of Christian Burial for Iona Vandendriessche, 89, of Marshall, will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. A livestream and recording of the service will be available at 1:00 p.m. A public walk-through visitation will be held on Friday, January 1, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Interment will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Mask and social distancing requirements will be strictly followed at all times. Iona M. (Bierl) Vandendriessche was born on November 15, 1931, to John and Helen (Jenniges) Bierl [...]

John Buckley Sr., long-time resident of Redwood Falls, died peacefully on December 29, 2020 at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan. A Private Family Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, January 5 at 11:00 am at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church with interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. A public visitation to greet the family will be Tuesday, January 5 from 10:00 am until 11:00 am. The Funeral Mass Service will be live streamed on YouTube under St. Catherine’s Catholic Church.  Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls. John was born, together with his [...]