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Dawn Joyce Lanners

Dawn Joyce Lanners

Sep 22, 2018

The funeral service for Dawn Lanners, 46, of Wood Lake, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake, MN. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Life Remembrance Center in Balaton. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the church in...

Sharon Eulalie DeVetter

Sharon Eulalie DeVetter

Sep 22, 2018

Sharon Eulalie DeVetter, age 80, of Tracy passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 22, with Chuck at her side. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 on Friday, September 28, at the Life Remembrance Center in Tracy. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, at St. Mary’s Catholic...

Marie  Rose Boerboom

Marie Rose Boerboom

Sep 19, 2018

Marie Rose (Van Keulen) Boerboom was born on May 10, 1927, in Ghent, MN to Hubert and Martha (Verkinderen) Van Keulen. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. On August 27, 1947, she was united in marriage to Edward Boerboom at St. Eloi Catholic Church. The couple farmed and raised their family near Ghent until...

Thomas Bjorn Guttormsson

Thomas Bjorn Guttormsson

Sep 18, 2018

Tom was born on March 23, 1949 to Ragnar and Ada Guttormsson in Marshall, MN. He attended school at St. Edward’s and Minneota public school, graduating in 1967. Tom attended St. Cloud State College and graduated in 1972 with a degree in English and secondary education. He learned the printing trade at the family’s newspaper, the Minneota Mascot. After college,...

Ernest (Ernie) Louwagie

Ernest (Ernie) Louwagie

Sep 12, 2018

Ernest Gerhard Louwagie was born on January 25, 1936, in Marshall, to Camiel and Magdeline (Polman) Louwagie. He grew up on a farm southeast of Green Valley and attended country schools. On February 13, 1957, he was united in marriage to Jane Hamerlinck at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. The couple farmed and raised their family near Green Valley....

Connie Roemer Bagenstos

Connie Roemer Bagenstos

Sep 6, 2018

The funeral service for Constance “Connie” Havighurst Roemer Bagenstos, 91, of Tracy, will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at the Tracy United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Slayton, MN. Constance Havighurst Roemer Bagenstos was born on January 28,...

Anna Gene Burke

Anna Gene Burke

Aug 30, 2018

Anna Gene (Johnson) Burke was born on September 6, 1922 the daughter of Andrew and Nora (Sorenson) Johnson of Rock Lake, Minnesota. She was baptized into the Presbyterian faith. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Russell and then the United Church of Christ in Garvin. Anna Gene attended rural grade school and graduated from Russell High School...

Lawrence (Larry) Fox

Lawrence (Larry) Fox

Aug 28, 2018

Lawrence Patrick Fox was born on August 5, 1930, in Marshall, to Vernon and Magdalene (Zupher) Fox. When he was two years old, Larry moved with his family from Ghent to Minneota. He grew up there, went to school and participated in athletics including Golden Gloves Boxing. On June 30, 1948, he was united in marriage to Regina Kockelman. The...

Joan Marvis King

Joan Marvis King

Aug 26, 2018

Graveside services for Joan Marvis King of West Columbia, TX, formerly of Balaton, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Lakeside Cemetery in Balaton, MN. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Life Remembrance Center, Horvath Funeral Service at 140 2nd St in Balaton. Joan Marvis King departed this life on...

Donald Wheeler

Donald Wheeler

Aug 18, 2018

The memorial service for Donald Wheeler will be on Friday, September 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Balaton, with interment at Lakeside Cemetery in Balaton immediately following. A visitation will take place on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Life Remembrance Center in Balaton from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a prayer service at...

Wally Sherman

Wally Sherman

Aug 9, 2018

The funeral service for Edgar Wallace “Wally” Sherman, 87, of Balaton, will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Balaton. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Interment with military honors will follow the service at Lakeside Cemetery in Balaton. Edgar Wallace Sherman was born on...

RoseAnn (Toots) Lanoue

RoseAnn (Toots) Lanoue

Aug 8, 2018

RoseAnn Frances “Toots” (Welvaert) Lanoue was born on June 3, 1942, in Marshall, MN, to Victor and Anne (Nuytten) Welvaert. She grew up in Marshall and graduated from Central Catholic High School. Toots was united in marriage to Richard Lanoue. The couple made their home and raised their family between Marshall and Tracy and Toots worked for a time for...

Arthur (Art) Leon Van Moorlehem

Arthur (Art) Leon Van Moorlehem

Jul 26, 2018

Arthur Leon Van Moorlehem was born on April 27, 1922, in Huron, SD, to Octaaf and Marie (Bogard) Van Moorlehem, the third youngest of 13 children. He attended school in Alpena, SD and Minneota, graduating from Minneota High School. On December 31, 1941, he was united in marriage to Lucille Lantgen in Watertown, SD. Art enlisted and served in the...

Mary Ellen Enga Westphal

Mary Ellen Enga Westphal

Jul 24, 2018

Mary Ellen (Enga) Westphal was born on March 4, 1941, in Marshall, MN, to Aksel and Emma (Nelson) Enga. She grew up in Minneota and graduated from Minneota High School. Mary worked as a cook at various establishments in Marshall. Later, she worked in retail with many years at K-Mart and then Shopko. She looked forward to her daily coffee...

Arlene Bauer Verkinderen

Arlene Bauer Verkinderen

Jul 20, 2018

Arlene Rose (Bauer) Verkinderen was born on November 28, 1937 at the Marshall hospital, the only daughter of Joseph and Margaret Bauer of Lucan, Minnesota. She graduated from Milroy High School and then attended college at Mankato state. Soon after she started working as an operator, city clerk and book keeper for the city of Ghent. On May 23, 1959,...

Dean Francis Wimmergren

Dean Francis Wimmergren

Jul 17, 2018

Dean Francis Wimmergren was born on July 3, 1939, in Minneapolis to Aben and Genevieve Wimmergren. He grew up and graduated from high school in the Twin Cities. Dean enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He worked in sales for a variety of employers. For his last 25 years, he was a Sales Manager for Old Dutch. On...

Charles Gust Swanson

Charles Gust Swanson

Jul 14, 2018

The funeral service for Charles Swanson, 88, of Balaton, MN, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Balaton United Methodist Church in Balaton. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Life Remembrance Center – Horvath Funeral Service in Balaton and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the church....

Karen Hoekstra

Karen Hoekstra

Jul 13, 2018

Lynd – Karen Sue Hoekstra 1959 – 2018 A Celebration of Life will be held for Karen Sue Hoekstra at a later date. Karen was born in Pipestone to Albert and Ellen Hubers. She grew up in a very large family in rural Pipestone. She moved to Marshall and attended Granite Falls Vo Tech and SSU for accounting. She started...

Mary Alice VanDamme Fier

Mary Alice VanDamme Fier

Jul 10, 2018

Mary Alice (VanDamme) Fier was born on January 23, 1921, to August and Augusta (Crombeke) VanDamme. She attended District 90 Country School and graduated in the 8th grade with ceremonies in Canby. In 1958, she was united in marriage to Leo Fier at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent, MN. The couple made their home and raised their daughter, Judy,...

Robert (Bob) John Tholen

Robert (Bob) John Tholen

Jul 10, 2018

Robert John “Bob” Tholen was born on September 19, 1931, in Marshall, MN, to Frank and Marie (Van Anne) Tholen. Robert grew up, attended school and graduated from Marshall High School. He was baptized, received his sacraments and was a lifelong member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. From 1951 – 1955, he served in the U.S. Navy Air Corp. On...

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