Kerry Cooper, a loving father, world traveler, and cherished friend to many, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A celebration of Kerry’s remarkable life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Tracy United Methodist Church, to honor his memory and the profound impact he made on all who knew him. Private burial will be in the Tracy City Cemetery.  Stephens Funeral Service – Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He was born on October 14, 1954, and spent his formative years on the [...]

Edith Arline Swenson died Sunday, June 9, at Our House hospice in Slayton, Minnesota, with family by her side - two days after celebrating her 94th birthday with family. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Walnut Grove.  Stephens Funeral Service – Walnut Grove Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Edith was born June 7, 1930, in Monroe Township, Lyon County, Minnesota to Lawrence and [...]

Helen R. Iverson, age 97 of Dovray, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Westbrook Good Samaritan Care Center under the care of Avera Hospice. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Dovray. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery in Dovray. Stephens Funeral Service - Westbrook Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Helen R. Iverson was born February 21, 1927 in Dovray, Minnesota, to Ingvald and Regina (Oiom) Iverson. She was baptized and [...]

Lane “Doc” Lee Horn, age 77 of Tracy, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024 at Prairie View Senior Living in Tracy.  Memorial Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at the Tracy Area Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday. Stephens Funeral Service – Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  Lane “Doc” Lee Horn was born May 5, 1947 to Arnold and Lorean (Lidtke) Horn in Canistota, South Dakota. He was baptized in Canistota and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fulda, [...]

Lloyd F. Panitzke age 89, of Redwood Falls passed away on June 6, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family in rural Redwood Falls. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at St John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow in the Redwood Falls Cemetery with full Military Honors. A visitation will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 4 until 7 p.m., at the St John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the church.  In lieu of flowers [...]

Funeral Services have been set for Morgan Grunewald of Wheaton who passed away at the age of 25 on Monday.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning at 10:30 at the United Methodist Church in Lamberton with burial at the Lamberton Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4:00 to 7:00 and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.  The Sturm Funeral Home in Lamberton is handling the arrangements. Morgan was a wonderful mother to her three beautiful girls. Every day she strived to make sure they were happy as the girls were her pride [...]

Mass of Christian burial for Loretta Kern, 97, of Minneota will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024 at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota beginning at 10:00 a.m. Public visitation will take place from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Minneota. A rosary will be held at 9:30 a.m. at St. Edward. Burial will take place at St. Edward cemetery following the funeral mass. Upon conclusion of the graveside service a luncheon will be held at church.  Loretta passed away at Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby on Monday, June 3, 2024.  The Horvath Funeral Service in [...]

Curtis E. Peterson, age 74, of Astoria, SD passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler, MN.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Monday, June 10th at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Astoria, SD.  Visitation will be held from 4 to 6pm on Sunday, June 9th at the Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Hendricks, MN with prayer service at 6pm.  Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial with military honors will be at the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery near Astoria.  Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel is entrusted with the [...]

Iva Goergen 91 of Marshall, MN passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Boulder Creek Assisted Living in Marshall.  Funeral services will be at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton, MN on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Interment is at St. Ann’s Cemetery in Slayton, MN.  Visitation will be on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton from 4-6 p.m.  and one hour prior to the services at the church on Monday.  Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements. Iva Goergen was born on December 31, 1932, on the family farm northeast of Granville, [...]

Lloyd Knakmuhs, age 90 of Walnut Grove, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Westbrook Good Samaritan Care Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 7, 2024 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, rural Walnut Grove and will be livestreamed on the Lutheran's On The Farm Southwest Minnesota YouTube page. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the church. Interment will be in the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.  Stephens Funeral Service – Walnut Grove Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Lloyd Knakmuhs was born on June [...]