Obituaries

Feb 3, 2017

Bradford John Claeys was born on February 23, 1963. He was the father of Taylor Claeys, son of James and Julia Claeys, brother of Terri (Scott) Boerboom, Bob (Mary) Claeys, Cathy (Dave) Nowariak, Patti (Ron) Fox, Jeff Claeys and Chris (Jodi) Claeys, uncle and great-uncle to many and loved by all. Brad was a proud man. He was proud to...

Jan 26, 2017

Norman Louis Kruse was born on November 9, 1925, in Springfield, MN, to Christ and Emma (Schwantes) Kruse. He grew up near Wabasso and was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at the Lutheran Church in Wabasso. Norm was inducted into the U.S. Army and served in Japan following World War II. On May 27, 1949, he was united...

Jan 23, 2017

Francis Eugene Miller was born on May 13, 1942 in Tracy, MN to Elmore and Marie (DeJaeger) Miller. He worked at Marshall Produce, Appleton Silo, Taylor Lumber Co. and Jim Drietz. Francis was united in marriage to Pat (Zajic) Wenninger in Marshall and have been married for the last 14 years. He enjoyed demolition derbies, and outside activities such as...

Jan 23, 2017

Jan 6, 2017

On Friday, January 6, 2017, Lydia Lenzen, 95, went home to be with the Lord. She was a resident in the memory care unit at Kingsway Retirement Living since May 2016. Lydia was born on May 8, 1921 in Springfield, MN. She grew up in Sanborn, MN, and attended school in Springfield, MN. On April 30, 1942 she married Jerome...

Dec 31, 2016

Kenneth Henry Riecke was born on May 6, 1947, in Marshall, to Henry and Mildred (Hauschild) Riecke. He grew up in Minneota and graduated from Minneota High School. Ken attended the Canby Vocational Technical School for one year. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam War. After his honorable discharge, he settled in Texas where he...

Dec 29, 2016

Lucile Esther Blake was born on March 31, 1918 to Ray and Bernice (Davis) Evans in Garvin, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Christian faith and attended country school. She graduated from Tracy Public High School. After graduation, she was united in marriage to Harry Blake and made their home in Marshall briefly until Harry entered the service and was...

Dec 28, 2016

Dec 26, 2016

Carolyn Anne Karels was born December 13, 1939, in Chandler, to Elmer and Marie (Nicholsen) Schmidt. She was united in marriage to Jerome Henry Joseph Karels on November 28, 1964. Together they raised two daughters, Barbara Carol and LuMarie Ann, and a grandson Jeffrey James (Karels) Brogaard. Carolyn died on Monday, December 26, 2016, at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical...

Dec 25, 2016

Jeanette Ann Hegg was born on December 19, 1957, in Rapid City, SD, to Russell and Edith (Furst) Hegg. Due to Russell’s military service, the family moved to many communities until settling in Canby in 1971. They later moved to rural Minneota. Jeanette attended school in Minneota and graduated from Minneota High School. She then lived in Mankato for a...

Dec 25, 2016

Jeannette Irene (Verhelst) Konold was born on July 12, 1936, in rural Ghent to Jerome and Marcella (Bonne) Verhelst. She grew up on the family farm, attended St. Edward Catholic School and graduated from Minneota High School. Jeannette worked as a bookkeeper at the Geiwitz Hardware Store for a time. On June 22, 1957, she was united in marriage to...

Dec 24, 2016

Bret Richard Herigon was born on January 8, 1974, in Marshall, to Richard and Michele (Flanagan) Herigon. He grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School in 1992. On April 26, 1997, he was united in marriage to Amy Skorczewski at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. To this union were born two daughters: Autum and Natalie. In...

Dec 23, 2016

A Memorial Service for Betty Dayland, 68, of Balaton, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2016, at the United Methodist Church of Balaton. Visitation will be held on Friday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. at the Life Remembrance Center of Balaton. A time for lunch and fellowship will...

Dec 23, 2016

Jeffrey Joseph Hoffman was born on February 7, 1959, in Marshall, to Wallace and Esther (Citterman) Hoffman. He grew up in rural St. Leo, attended St. Leo Catholic School and graduated from Minneota High School. After graduation, Jeff continued his lifelong avocation of farming. He also enjoyed playing cards, darts, fishing, softball and golfing. Since 2009, he wintered in Spring...

Dec 21, 2016

Margaret Ruth (Hassing) Doyscher was born on January 7, 1930, in Middletown Township, rural Jackson, MN, to George and Mary (Petrich) Hassing. She grew up in Jackson, attended eight years of country school, then the Jackson Public High School where she graduated in 1947. Margaret then attended Business School in Mankato. In 1951, she was united in marriage to Richard...

Dec 21, 2016

Mrs. Nuese passed away December 21, 2016 at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, Minnesota. Florence Nuese was born on May 10, 1917, on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, to Alta (Doble) Cooper and George Cooper. She grew up on a farm with her four younger siblings, where hard work was the expectation and reward. Florence attended...

Dec 18, 2016

Cynthia Kay “Cindy” Tolk was born on February 13, 1961, in Canby, MN, to Ardeen and Sandra (Heldt) Tolk. She grew up in rural Minneota, attended school in Minneota and Canby. After graduation, she lived in Spicer and later Montevideo for a time. In 1985, she moved to a HSI home in Marshall and lived with her housemates Shirley Vandevoorde,...

Dec 18, 2016

Lumina Rachel Girard was born to Sarah (Papineau) and Narcisse Girard on June 24, 1917 in Marshall. In her early years, she grew up on the family farm and attended a rural country school. She had polio during the 1950’s epidemic. The treatment and therapy were at the Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis. Her determination to live a long life...

Dec 15, 2016

Agnes Bernice Fonteyn was born on March 16, 1919, in Minneota, to Henry and Anna (Richter) Koltze. She grew up and attended school in Minneota. On May 1, 1939, she was united in marriage to Leo Fonteyn. The couple farmed and raised their family south of Minneota. Agnes worked as a Nurse’s Aide at the Minneota Manor until 1987 when...

Dec 11, 2016

Anna was born on October 2, 1919, in Marshall, to Hector and Ida Louwagie. She was united in marriage on November 15, 1944 to Gerard Verly in Green Valley. Together for 51 years, they loved and nurtured 10 children and welcomed many grandchildren and great grandchildren. In 1989 they moved to town after 45 years of farming south of Marshall,...