Obituaries

Mar 7, 2017

JoAnn Carol (Meyen) Fier was born on April 18, 1951, in Canby, MN, to Walter and Ardis (Anderson) Meyen. She grew up in Canby and graduated from Canby High School in 1969. On November 13, 1971, she was united in marriage to Joseph Fier at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Taunton. JoAnn worked at the bank in Canby...

Mar 5, 2017

Kenneth Luverne Shaw was born on August 15, 1930 in Dovray Township, Murray County to Roy and Hazel (Severson) Shaw. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended country school. On June 4, 1949, Kenny was united in marriage to Donna Eilefson at Tracy Lutheran Church. They made their home in Tracy where Kenny worked for almost...

Mar 1, 2017

Alex Andrew Polfliet was born on March 28, 1921, near Walnut Grove to John and Leona (DeSleer) Polfliet. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. On January 21, 1941, he was united in marriage to Lucille Buysse at the St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. Alex farmed nearly 600 acres just outside of Marshall with the help...

Feb 25, 2017

Kathleen Louise (Polfliet) Gawarecki was born on May 25, 1943, in Marshall, to Cyriel and Anna (Vandendries) Polfliet. She grew up and attended school in Ghent. Kathleen was united in marriage to Larry Haag. To this union were born Cindy, Larry, and Rodney. After Larry’s death, she was later united in marriage to LeRoy Vogt. To this union were born...

Feb 22, 2017

Jeannette Marion “Jeannie” Drown was born on August 18, 1939, on the family farm in Westerheim Township to Louis and Blanche (Rogge) Brewers. She graduated from Minneota High School in 1957. Jeannie was united in marriage to David Drown. To this union were born three children: Pamela, Patrick and Gregory. Jeannie worked for most of her career in retail. She...

Feb 18, 2017

Marcella (Sally) Traen was born July 18, 1923 to Henry and Margeritte (Kloos) Marquardt on a farm near St. Leo, Minnesota. Margeritte died shortly before Sally’s third birthday; she was raised by her great aunt and uncle, Mary and Henry Bach. At age 13, she lived with the William Lanners family. When asked where she lived as a child, she...

Feb 11, 2017

Eugene Orville Lehnhoff was born on July 3, 1927, in Cottonwood County to Frank and Blanch (Peck) Lehnhoff. He attended school in Dundee and Fulda. On April 21, 1947, he married Rosa Bonita Murphy at St. Gabriels Catholic Church in Fulda. After their marriage, they farmed near Fulda until 1958, when they moved to a farm West of Balaton. In...

Feb 11, 2017

Eunice J. Gniffke (May 16, 1931 - February 11, 2017) Eunice Josephine (Halvorson) Gniffke was taken to her Heavenly home on February 11, 2017. “Eunie” was born to Johnnie & Amelia (Possail) Halvorson on May 16, 1931 on the family farm in Nordland Township, Lyon County MN. She was baptized into the Christian Church on October 17, 1931. Eunie was...

Feb 9, 2017

Gene David Wolner was born to Oliver and Ruth (Mossengren) Wolner on Oct 28,193, at home in rural Butterfield, MN. He was baptized at Kansas Lake Church in Butterfield, MN. Gene attended a rural school district 12 named The Wolner School near Butterfield (for most of the children were Wolners). As a young man, he worked at the micrometer place...

Feb 6, 2017

Vincent Edward Bot was born February 26, 1936 to Charles and Elizabeth (Brewers) Bot. He passed away on February 6, 2017 at the age of 80 surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Prairie Home Hospice. Vin was baptized and confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent, MN. As a youngster he attended school at St....

Feb 5, 2017

Alverna DeRoode was born February 14, 1927 in Ghent, MN and died in St Paul, MN on February 5, 2017. Preceded in death by husband Robert John, daughter Rebecca Day, Mother Mary (Baert) and Father Leo Curwick, sisters Eileen and Elizabeth, brothers Bernard and Lawrence, Father and Mother-in-law Theodore and Mary DeRoode. Survived by daughters Christine Matimba, Gloria, Miriam, Melissa...

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

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 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...