Obituaries

May 15, 2015

Lawrence David DeCock was born on October 17, 1921, near Ghent, to Evo and Elizabeth (Van Hee) DeCock, the youngest of nine children. On August 29, 1953, he was united in marriage to Jeanette Van Overbeke at St. Edward Catholic Church. The couple farmed and raised their family south of Minneota. Lawrence enjoyed playing cards, walking, reading, wintering in New...

May 14, 2015

Carole J. Cassens age 79 of Westbrook, MN died Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Westbrook. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. A luncheon will be served immediately...

May 14, 2015

Donna Rose (Van Overbeke) Carstensen was born on September 23, 1959. She was born, raised and spent her entire life in Marshall. She was the fourth of six children born to Donnie and Tudy Van Overbeke. She was baptized, confirmed and married at First English Lutheran Church. She married the love of her life, Alan Carstensen, on May 3, 1980....

May 13, 2015

Anna “Anne” Lillian Rolling, age 90 of Tracy, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Prairie View Senior Living in Tracy. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 pm on Tuesday at the Almlie-Horvath Funeral Home in Tracy with...

May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

Floyd Duane Bauer Jr. was born on January 1, 1947, in Montevideo, to Floyd Sr. and Dorothy (Volkman) Bauer. As a child, he moved with his family to Marshall where he grew up and attended school. Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served from 1966 – 1970. On July 19, 1969, he was united in marriage to Yvonne...

May 9, 2015

LeRoy Henry Hebrank was born on July 11, 1937, in Canby, to Charles and Mary (Janssen) Hebrank. He grew up in the Minneota area and graduated from Minneota High School in 1956. On June 6, 1959, he was united in marriage to Jane Bauer at St. Edward Catholic Church. The family made their home in Minneota. LeRoy did road construction,...

May 8, 2015

Jim A. Welle was born March 20, 1936 to Glen and Viola (Erickson) Welle at Webb, Iowa. He was the oldest of four children. At age 3, Jim’s family moved to a farm at Greenville, Iowa, where he grew up and went to school at the Greenvill Rossie schools. He attended William Penn College at Oskaloosa, IA, for 2 years,...

Apr 28, 2015

Apr 24, 2015

Kenneth Gene Hanson was born on July 22, 1934, in rural Humboldt, IA, to Amos and Alice (Soppeland) Hanson. He grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School. On January 23, 1954, he was united in marriage to Mary Landolt at St. John’s Catholic Church in Gilmore City, IA. Ken spent his career working in the grocery industry....

Apr 21, 2015

Leo Peter Wersal was born on September 17, 1935, in Springfield, MN, to George and Frieda (Haas) Wersal. He attended both country school in Dotson and St. Raphael Catholic School in Springfield. After his schooling, he helped on the family farm. On November 22, 1955, he was united in marriage to Darlene Helget at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sanborn....

Apr 20, 2015

Donna Marie (Kontz) Verschelde was born on August 6, 1935, in Elkton, SD. She grew up, one of nine children of Arnold and Loretta (Galles) Kontz, on the family farm near Gary, SD. On July 12, 1954, she was united in marriage to Donald Verschelde in Gary. The couple lived near Minneota for a time before moving to Porter where...

Apr 17, 2015

Gary D. Garrels, age 71 of Tracy, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Tracy Alliance Church in Tracy. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 pm on Tuesday at the Almlie – Horvath Funeral Home...

Apr 14, 2015

Gloria Jeanette (Drengson) Teigland was born on May 6, 1929, in Marble Township, Lincoln County, to Andrew and Florence (Anderson) Drengson. She grew up in Canby and graduated from Canby High School. After graduation, she worked for the Canby Newspaper. On October 10, 1948, she was united in marriage to Henry Teigland at St. Stephens Church in Canby. The couple...

Apr 11, 2015

Dorothy Mae (McMillan) Wiener died on April 11, 2015 at the Prairie Home Hospice in Marshall, Minnesota. She died at peace surrounded in love by her family. She was 93 years old. She joins her beloved husband Chet, sister Margaret Ann and parents Arthur and Karen McMillan, and numerous aunts and uncles, who preceded her in death Dorothy was known...

Apr 10, 2015

Rodolfo Pina-Munoz was born on August 28, 1985, in Piedras Negras, Coah. Mexico. He moved to Marshall with his family in 1997 and graduated from Marshall High School in 2003. On July 21, 2003, he was united in marriage to Jacqueline Pealer in Marshall. Rodolfo worked for the Schwan Food Company for many years until recently taking a job with...

Apr 9, 2015

Memorial Service for Eldora J. Buchholz will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:30a.m. at Almlie-Horvath Funeral Home in Westbrook. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 13, 2015 from 5-7 p.m. and one hour prior to the service, both at the funeral home. Interment at Tracy City Cemetery. Eldora Jeannette (Johnson) Buchholz, age 88 of Walnut Grove,...

Apr 6, 2015

Leo Fier was born March 2, 1922 to Joseph and Veronica (Blaszak) Fier on the family farm in Lincoln County, Alta Vista Township. He attended country school and was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Taunton. In 1958, Leo was united in marriage to Mary VanDamme at St. Eloi Catholic Church...

Apr 5, 2015

Bertha H. DeCramer passed away peacefully on April 5, 2015 at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Bertha Henritta (Boerboom) DeCramer was born on February 9, 1919, the fifth of nine children to Jacob and Louise (Blomme) Boerboom in Ghent, MN. On September 22, 1943 Bertha married Michael DeCramer at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent, MN. From this union...

Apr 3, 2015

Nola Ann (Carruth) Caron-Ferguson was born on September 2, 1931, the youngest of three children born to Delmar and Carmella (Gallagher) Carruth in Danvers, MN. Nola graduated from Shakopee High School. On September 26, 1953 Nola married Louie Caron in Shakopee. They lived in Marshall after marrying where they raised their three children and farmed south of Marshall until Louie’s...