Obituaries

On the day of his death, Hugo was 79 1/2 years of age and had planned to go fishing with Betty, his wife of 60 years. Fishing, camping, entertaining the grandkids, videography, travel, and tinkering in his garage and barn filled with customized inventions and collections were his passions. He took pleasure in maintaining a “shipshape” yard and home. He...

Hunter David Javens was born on February 25, 1998, in Marshall, to Marty and Rita (DesLauriers) Javens in Marshall. He was Baptized on April 5, 1998, at the Presbyterian Church in Milroy. Hunter attended school and was in the fourth grade at Lakeview Public School in Cottonwood when he, his brother Jesse, and two other students were killed in a...

Irene Mary Goossens was born on July 5, 1914, in Northland Township, Lyon County, to Cyriel and Zulma (Dero) Goossens. She grew up in Lyon County and attended country school. Irene was hired to work for several families starting at the age of fourteen. On June 17, 1941, she married George Charles DeVos at St. Eloi Church in Ghent. They...

Irene Katherine (Lanners) Swedzinski was born December 10, 1922, in Omro Township near St. Leo to John and Catherine (Nosbusch) Lanners. Irene attended St. Leo Catholic School and Canby High School for four years graduating in 1941. Irene was employed at St. Leo Bank and Marquette National Bank in Minneapolis until her marriage. She was united in marriage to Raymond...

James Edward Polesky was born August 15, 1924 at Lynd Township (Russell), Minnesota, the second of four children born to Edward and Mary (Kingsborough) Polesky. Jim grew up on the family farm and graduated from the Russell High School in 1942. After graduation, he went to work for the Russell Telephone Company. In 1948, he moved to LeMars, Iowa and...

Services are pending for Jeannie Drown, 77, of Marshall. Jeannie died February 22, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Jesse Joseph Javens was born on October 6, 1994, in Marshall, to Marty and Rita (DesLauriers) Javens. He was Baptized on December 23, 1994, at the Presbyterian Church in Milroy and Confirmed on November 19, 2006, at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood. Jesse attended Lakeview Public School and was in the seventh grade when he, his brother, Hunter, and two...

John Michael Beckley was born on July 26, 1978, in Marshall, to Gary Beckley and Kimmarie Johnson. John grew up in Marshall and Apple Valley and graduated from Apple Valley High School in 1997. He worked in various jobs in the construction field. John enjoyed fishing and was very passionate about drawing. He also enjoyed spending time with his family,...

John Howard Geiwitz was born on May 11, 1926 to John Gustav and Minnie Elizabeth (Brattland) Geiwitz and died of complications from bone cancer on Wednesday, March 19, at the Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall with Freida, his loving wife of almost sixty years, by his side. He was 81. With the exception of two years during World War...

John was born on August 19, 1922, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada to Wilbur and Agnes (Gorman) Markell where his parents homesteaded on the Canadian prairie. He moved to Green Valley in 1924 where he lived until 1995. John attended a two-room country school in Green Valley until 8th grade, then went on to graduate from Marshall High School in...

Born to James Von –and- Amelia Williams in Marshall on August 19th, 1918, he attended Marshall High School, the University of MN and MN School-of- Business prior to proudly serving his country in the US Army during WWII. Married to Marion Lorraine Sheldon of Minneapolis, MN on January 11th, 1946, the newlyweds settled in SW MN where John operated LyCo...

Jorey Benjamin Ellefsen was born April 15, 2000 in Marshall, Minnesota to Lisa Moon and Benjamin Ellefsen. He was baptized in the Christian faith on August 20, 2000. He resided in Marshall until moving to Portland, Oregon in August 2007; he attended Llewelyn Elementary School in Portland as a 2nd grader. Jorey died tragically as a result of a motorized...

José was born on April 6, 1924, in Marshall, to Alois and Adele (VanHuffel) VanOverbeke. She graduated from Marshall High School and then attended one year of College at St. Theresa’s in Winona. About this time, José met First Lt. Roy Dierickx at the Blue Moon Ballroom. The couple was married on November 26, 1946, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church...

Mary Kathleen Bennett was born September 2, 1951 to Lawrence and Dorothy Marco in Worthington, MN. We lost our dearly loved Mary on May 18, 2007 at the Mortan Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL, after a valiant battle with Scleroderma. Mary was a graduate of St. Adrian Catholic School in 1969 and continued her education in Psychology and Sociology at...

Mary was born Dec. 8, 1911, in Eveleth to John and Angela (Perousek) Debevec. She grew up and attended school in Eveleth before receiving a registered nurse degree from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in St. Paul in 1934. She worked at hospitals in Canby and Marshall. On Oct. 17, 1938, Mary and John F. Finnegan were married in...

Mary Louise Flemming was born October 29, 1914 in Ghent, MN to Louis and Elodie (Van den Buschee) DeSutter. She attended school at St. Agnes School in Ghent, MN. Mary and Arthur Flemming were married on May 18, 1937 at St.Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent, MN. The couple lived in Minneota where she worked for AB Tracy Co, then as...

Mary Jo (Burch) Kurka was born on March 31, 1954, in Ladysmith, WI, to Jim and Ruth (Overhagen) Burch. She grew up on a dairy farm near Sheldon, WI, and graduated from Flambeau High School in Tony, WI. Mary Jo received her Baccalaureate Degree from Minnesota Bible College and obtained her Nursing Degree from Rochester Community College. On December 27,...

Maurice Eli Mercie was born December 24, 1915 in Lyon County, MN, to August and Irma (Coens) Mercie. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. Maurice attended Country School in rural Cottonwood / Green Valley area and St. Joseph School in Marshall. September 12, 1944, Maurice was united in marriage to Agnes Christopherson in...

On October 10th, 2007, Molly Linstrom, 53, of Marshall, surrounded by her loving family and supported by the prayers of her friends and family, passed away peacefully and with the dignity that defined her life. Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m....