Obituaries

Dec 19, 2014

John H. Almlie, age 86 of Fountain Hills, AZ, formerly of Tracy, MN died on Friday, December 19, 2014 at his home in Fountain Hills. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Tracy Lutheran Church in Tracy. Interment will take place immediately following the service at the Tracy City Cemetery, with a luncheon...

Dec 18, 2014

Dec 18, 2014

Elizabeth Rebecca (Meade) Josephson was born on March 4, 1922, in Mellette, SD, to Fayette “FJ” and Lillian (Cullings) Meade. As a child, she moved with her family to Olivia, and later Marshall, where she graduated from high school in 1939. Betty attended Mankato State University. On December 29, 1942, she was united in marriage to Merrill Keith. To this...

Dec 17, 2014

Dec 10, 2014

Janice Mae Goltz, age 87, of Balaton, MN passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Balaton surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 pm on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Balaton. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 pm on Sunday with a prayer service...

Dec 9, 2014

Bonita Louise (Matthys) Cuypers was born on June 18, 1932, in Marshall, to Wesley and Leona (Frost) Cuypers. She grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School. Bonnie worked for a time as a receptionist at the Weiner Memorial Hospital in Marshall. On May 8, 1954, she was united in marriage to Denis Matthys. The couple farmed and...

Dec 8, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Albert Dalle, 79, of Tracy, will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m Saturday at the church. Interment will take place in Granberry, TX, at a later date. Albert Julius Dalle was born on August 3, 1935,...

Dec 5, 2014

Joel John DeRuyck was born on February 23, 1965, in Marshall, to Donald and Elaine (Boerboom) DeRuyck. He grew up in Marshall and graduated from the Marshall High School. Joel then attended Mankato State University. He worked as the Lawn and Garden Manager at D & M Implement in Marshall. He also owned Papa’s Pizza in Spicer. Joel was an...

Dec 5, 2014

Rita Florance (Paradis) Versaevel was born on December 1, 1921, in Rural Marshall, to Henry and Theresa (Hirmer) Paradis. She grew up on a farm south of Marshall. On June 11, 1946, she was united in marriage to Frank Versaevel. Rita worked for Sward-Kemp Pharmacy for a time. She worked for Holy Redeemer Catholic School as a cook for 32...

Dec 4, 2014

Jack Dwayne Parker was born on April 22, 1941, in Worthington, MN, to Daryl and Ilene (Rogers) Parker. He grew up in Worthington and Balaton. At age 17, Jack enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. While stationed in California, Jack was united in marriage to Ruth Eastman. After his discharge, he worked at various jobs in California, including...

Nov 29, 2014

Robert James Wyffels was born on December 17, 1934, in rural Cottonwood to Peter and Irma (Van Overbeke) Wyffels. As a child, he moved with his family to a farm just west of Marshall where he attended St. Joseph’s Academy and later graduated from Marshall High School in 1952. His formation for the priesthood continued at the minor seminary at...

Nov 28, 2014

Florence was born on April 1, 1910, on the family farm in Lincoln County to Joe and Agnes (Starzyk) Machnikowski. She worked for an ammunition plant in New Brighton during World War II. Flo then worked for Automatic Electric in Mankato until she retired. She married Carl Pemer in 1939 in St. Paul. She enjoyed going shopping and having coffee...

Nov 26, 2014

Funeral services for Marvin Rialson will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church in Tracy. Marvin died Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Visitation will be Friday, November 28, 2014 at Almlie-Horvath Funeral Home from 4 - 8 p.m. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to...

Nov 23, 2014

Donna Shirley (Rowe) Nielsen was born in September of 1924, in Minneapolis, to Daniel and Bertha (Ehrreich) Rowe. At age 6, she moved with her family to Marshall where she graduated from high school in 1942. On June 19, 1948, she was united in marriage to J. Werner Nielsen. While in high school, Donna took a job as a bookkeeper...

Nov 23, 2014

Sylvia Lillian (Brosseau) Gee was born on September 25, 1918, in Marshall, to Harvey and Roseanna (Carrow) Brosseau. She grew up in Rural Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School. On October 28, 1941, she was united in marriage to Harold Gee at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. The couple farmed and raised their family in Stanley Township...

Nov 21, 2014

George Vierstraete was born on December 28, 1929, in rural Marshall, to Arthur and Emma Vierstraete. He grew up on the family farm. George enlisted in the U.S. Marines and served during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge, he returned to the Marshall area and continued farming. On April 12, 1958, he was united in marriage to Dolores Jacob...

Nov 19, 2014

TRACY — Eric’s battle is over and he is at peace. Eric Peterson died on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in the ICU at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina of heart block and respiratory failure. Services for Eric, 45, of Minneapolis, and formerly of Tracy, will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from...

Nov 14, 2014

The funeral service for Kevin Hoflock, 55, of Marshall, formerly of Tracy, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. at Almlie-Horvath Funeral Home in Tracy. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at...

Nov 14, 2014

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at the Old Westbrook Lutheran church. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Almlie-Horvath Funeral Home in Westbrook. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the church. Interment will follow the service at the church cemetery.

Nov 11, 2014

Donald Walter Juhl was born December 1, 1927 in Minneapolis to Walter and Gunda (Ramert) Juhl. Don and his family moved to Marshall in 1928. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School until the sixth grade and then attended Marshall High School until his graduation on June1, 1945. Don was drafted in to the United States Army in March of 1946,...