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, [...]

Joyce Blowers, age 94, of Marshall, Minnesota, died peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at her home in Marshall, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Interment will follow in the Marshall Cemetery. Then attendees are invited to a recaption at the AmericInn Hotel in Marshall. Visitation will be held one hour prior to her celebration, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, also at Hamilton Funeral Home.  The Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall is handling the arrangements.

Judy Karen Willemssen, age 79, of Sanborn, Minnesota, passed away on January 14, 2025, at Olivia Restorative Care Center after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Visitation will be held at Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Private burial will take place at Sanborn Cemetery at a later date.  Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Judy Karen (Raasch) Willemssen was born on December 3, 1945, in St. Paul to Alfred and Annette Raasch. [...]

Un Christian, age 74, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at her home in Marshall.  Memorial Services are 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2025, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to her celebration, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. on Friday, also at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall.  Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Un Kyong Yi was born on October 28, 1950, in Seoul, South Korea. After graduating from high school, Un immigrated to the United States and had her first daughter, Aileen. She returned briefly to Korea [...]