Requiem Funeral for George Mathias Turbes, 93, of Wabasso, MN will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the Church of Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth, MN beginning at 11:00 a.m. Public visitation will be held at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso, MN on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. beginning with a Rosary at 4:30 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday morning at the Church of Japanese Martyrs at 10:00 a.m. Upon conclusion of the Requiem Funeral a luncheon will be provided at church. Burial will take place at St. Mathias cemetery in Wanda, MN following the [...]

John “Sam” Herman Griffith, age 83 of Garvin, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 of heart failure in a hospice room at the Tyler Hospital after celebrating his 83rd birthday on January 20th with family members. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday at Tracy Area Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Tracy.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. [...]

David Cady, age 80, of Marshall, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Prairie Home Hospice – Lockwood House in Marshall. Memorial Services are 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 31, 2025, at Living Word Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. Following a reception, interment will be in the Russell Cemetery in Russell, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to his celebration of life, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Friday, also at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Prairie Home Hospice or Living Word Lutheran Church in Marshall.  Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral [...]

Gordon A. Hedman, age 99 of Mankato, formerly of Storden, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2025 at Old Westbrook Lutheran Church, rural Westbrook. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. The service will be livestreamed on the church Facebook page. Interment will be in Old Westbrook Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Old Westbrook Lutheran Church.  Stephens Funeral Service - Westbrook Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Gordon A. Hedman was [...]

Funeral service for Marty Alan Lafrentz, 66, of Willmar, MN will take place on Monday, January 27, 2025 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake, MN beginning at 10:30 a.m. A public visitation will be held at Sunset Funeral and Cremation Association in Echo, MN Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday morning at church beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery following the funeral service. Upon conclusion of the graveside service a luncheon will be held at church. Marty [...]

Sandra L. Jensen, age 83, of Redwood Falls, MN, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 with a Parish Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to Mass at the church.  The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of [...]

Menno W. Fokken, age 86, of Canby, MN, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the Sanford Canby Medical Center in Canby, MN. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Monday, January 27, 2025, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby, MN with Rev. Levi Bollerud officiating. Burial will be in the Canby City Cemetery, Canby. Visitation will be 3 – 5 pm with a 5 pm Prayer Service on Sunday, January 26th at Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, MN, and will resume Monday one hour prior to the service at the church. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby [...]

Services are pending for David Leroy Halfmann, 85, resident of Marshall, MN, left us peacefully on January 14, 2025, surrounded by family. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, David will always be remembered for his devotion to his family and love of the outdoors.   The Horvath Funeral Service in Marshall is handling the arrangements. Born November 22, 1939, in Jackson, MN, to George and Grace Halfmann. David grew up in Tracy, MN, the youngest of five children. In 1957, he joined the National Guard from which he retired with the rank of Captain in 1979. A lifelong member of the Saratoga [...]

The funeral service for Darleen Cole, 89, of Cottonwood, will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow the service at Christ Lutheran Cemetery. In memory of Mom’s love for her school please wear your Laker clothes to the funeral.  The Horvath Funeral Service in Marshall is handling the arrangements. Darleen Joyce (Prairie) Cole was born on July 8, 1935, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, to Glenn and Marie (Hayes) Prairie. Darleen [...]

Joel Todd Stefansen, born on May 15, 1961, in Tyler, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2025, at Avera Hospital in Marshall, Minnesota, after a brief battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was 63 years old. No memorial services are planned at this time.  The Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall is handling the arrangements. Adopted shortly after birth by Arnold and Jean (Faulds) Stefansen, Joel grew up in a loving home and graduated from Marshall High School in 1979. He spent much of his life as a truck driver, traveling extensively across the country before retiring in 2017. Following his retirement, [...]