William “Bill” Stone, age 71 of Lake Shetek formerly of Pipestone, passed away suddenly Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Cornerstone Hospice in Orlando, Florida.  Graveside Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Tracy City Cemetery.  Stephens Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. William “Bill” Stone was born June 15, 1949 to Galend and Alice (Howe) Stone in Tracy, Minnesota.  Bill attended school in Tracy and Redwood Falls, before graduating High School in 1967 from John Marshall High School in Rochester. Bill then attended Mankato State College, where he met [...]

William "Bill" W. Doyscher, age 87, of Tyler, Minnesota died on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Please join the family in celebrating the life and memories of Bill on Saturday, August 7, 2021, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at the American Legion in Lake Benton, Minnesota.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home - Tyler Chapel.

Donald Duane Schaffran, age 88 of Walnut Grove, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Our House Hospice of Murray County in Slayton.  Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2021 at the Walnut Grove United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 25 at Walnut Grove Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Monday.  Interment will be in the Johnsonville Lutheran Cemetery near Lucan.  Stephens Funeral Service – Walnut Grove Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Donald Duane Schaffran was born on October 24, 1932 [...]

Shirley J. Estebo age 73 of Redwood Falls passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, July 12, 2021 of natural causes.  Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls.  Visitation will be 12:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.  Interment will be in the Spruce Township Cemetery in Roseau at a later date. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Shirley was born on January 5, 1948 in Grantsburg, WI to Rev. Theodore Kronberg and his wife Berta (Emry). Shirley joined her [...]

Lyle "Doc" Wayne Klein, born on June 15, 1924, died peacefully on Jan. 29, 2021, at the age of 96 in his home in Tyler, Minnesota, surrounded by family. As he would have appreciated, a gathering of friends and family over coffee will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 9:00 – 10:30 AM at the Tyler Golf Club. A graveside service will follow at 11:00 AM at Danebod Cemetery in Tyler. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home – Tyler Chapel. Doc served in the Army Veterinary Corps in Kansas City, Missouri, where he met his love Pauli [...]

The funeral service for Lois Brooks, 86, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Marshall, will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 23, 2021, at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the remembrance center.  Interment will take place at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Slayton. Lois Darlene (Orvis) Brooks was born on May 16, 1935, in Holly Township, Murray County, to Claude and Mabel (Muck) Orvis.  She grew up and graduated from Slayton High School.  Lois worked for Campbell Soup for a time in Worthington.  In [...]

Funeral services for Alvin Kleven, 97, of Walnut Grove, will be held on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Westbrook at 11:00 a.m., with visitation one hour prior to the service. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Alvin Marvin Kleven was born on January 12, 1924, on the family farm in Ann Township to Albert and Emma (Knudson) Kleven. Alvin was an only child, but he and his cousins Margie and Darrell were raised as siblings. Alvin grew up on the farm and attended country school district 43 through eighth grade. He then [...]

Marietta Jarcho, age 98, of Marshall and formerly of Cottonwood, Minnesota, died on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at the Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall.  Memorial Services are currently pending at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood.  Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall.

Mass of Christian Burial for Peter “Pete” Labat, 100, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, with a CCW Rosary at 5:00 p.m., at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue Wednesday from 8:30 until 9:30 a.m. at the Remembrance Center. Interment with military honors will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Peter “Pete” Bernard Labat was born at home on a farm near Ghent on October 2, 1920, to Camiel and Emelie (Dalle) Labat. Pete attended [...]

Marilyn Groff, age 86, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at her home in Marshall.  Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Marshall, Minnesota.  Interment will follow in the Marshall Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall.  Visitation will continue Wednesday, July 21, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 a.m., at the church. Marilyn Eileen Castle was born September 28, 1934, in Clifton Township in Lyon County, Minnesota.  She was the daughter of [...]