Obituaries

Aug 4, 1970

Wilma Emma (Schmahl) Monahan was born on April 10, 1924, in Lake Benton, MN, to William and Anna Marie (Hamer) Schmahl. She attended school at District 17 Drammen Township. On July 1, 1959, she was married to Walter “Jake” Monahan. The couple made their home in Minneota. Walter died on August 4, 1970. Wilma worked at various businesses including the...

Mar 23, 1954

Emil James Serreyn was born on March 10, 1925, the middle of thirteen children to Franz and Johanna (Koenck) Serreyn. He was born in Pipestone County but was raised on the family farm in Lincoln County. On November 17, 1948, he married Delores Elaine Durheim of St. James, MN. Delores died on March 23, 1954. On February 14, 1961, he...

Dec 17, 1927

Louis John Veit was born on April 3, 1938 to George and Bertha (Brey) Veit in Tracy. He graduated from Milroy Public High School in 1956. After high school, Louis would meet his future wife, Agnes (Geurts) Veit, at Mike’s Café and on July 19, 1962 the couple was united in marriage. In 1964, they started to farm his father’s...

Kevin was born to Jon and Barbara (Schreiber) Guttormsson on May 12, 1962, in Marshall, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Edward Catholic Church. He attended St. Edward Catholic School through 8th grade. Kevin graduated from Minneota High School in 1980. He attended Vo-Tech school in Pipestone and Canby for auto mechanics. Kevin served in the Army National...

Hunter David Javens was born on February 25, 1998, in Marshall, to Marty and Rita (DesLauriers) Javens in Marshall. He was Baptized on April 5, 1998, at the Presbyterian Church in Milroy. Hunter attended school and was in the fourth grade at Lakeview Public School in Cottonwood when he, his brother Jesse, and two other students were killed in a...

Emilee LaVanche Olson was born on November 2, 1998, in Anhui Province, China. At ten months old, she was adopted by the Charlie and Traci (Poffenberger) Olson family in Cottonwood. Emilee was in the third grade at Lakeview Elementary School in Cottonwood when her life was tragically cut short as the result of a bus accident. Emilee was a very...

Mary was born Dec. 8, 1911, in Eveleth to John and Angela (Perousek) Debevec. She grew up and attended school in Eveleth before receiving a registered nurse degree from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in St. Paul in 1934. She worked at hospitals in Canby and Marshall. On Oct. 17, 1938, Mary and John F. Finnegan were married in...

Norman Silas Larson was born on May 23, 1919, in Nordland Township, to George and Josephine (Bjerken) Larson. He grew up in rural Minneota and graduated from Minneota High School in 1937. On September 9, 1940, he was united in marriage to Lillian Gillund at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minneota. The couple farmed and raised their family in Island...

Dolores Augusta was born May 13, 1932 to Frank and Mary Lapic in New Prague, MN. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1950 and was one of their best cheerleaders throughout her life. Dee was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Reisdorfer on June 26, 1951 in Luverne. They were blessed with seven children, which Dee took great pride...

Private family graveside service will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Sts Cyril & Methodius Catholic Cemetery in Taunton.

Funeral service for Myron “Vince” Banks, 79, of Lynd, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2011, at First Lutheran Church of Marshall. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Rehkamp – Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday...

Trevis was born November 21, 1926 to Sever and Bertha (Miller) Anderson inPorter, Minnesota. She graduated from High School and Teachers Training in Canby. Trevis taught for a few years in country schools until she married Arnold DeVos February 23, 1952 at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. They lived on a farm north of Taunton, where they raised their...

José was born on April 6, 1924, in Marshall, to Alois and Adele (VanHuffel) VanOverbeke. She graduated from Marshall High School and then attended one year of College at St. Theresa’s in Winona. About this time, José met First Lt. Roy Dierickx at the Blue Moon Ballroom. The couple was married on November 26, 1946, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church...

Sydney Lee Vlaminck, treasured daughter of Ronni and Charles Vlaminck of Minneota, MN, quietly entered and left us on February 4, 2012. She will be missed by her parents; sister Rachel and brother Dylan; her grandparents; Wade and Lori Jensen, Dave Albert, Jim and Marcia Vlaminck; great-grandparents. Lloyd and Louise Hasche, Elaine Hedberg, Gaston and Dorothy Vlaminck; many aunts, uncles...

Earl J. Lanoue, 86, dieD October 5 at Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall, MN, the community where he made his home for nearly all of his adult life. He fought a long 20 year plus battle with congestive heart failure/heart disease. He was born July 9, 1924, to Elric and Ethel Lanoue on the family farm in rural Marshall,...

Services pending at this time.

Don was born on June 22, 1933, in Tracy to Laura Alice (Bartlow) and Frank Cahow. He attended school in Tracy through the ninth grade. Don then helped on the family farm. In 1952, the family moved from Tracy to Lake Benton where they farmed for many years. On July 24, 1952, Don and Betty Schnell were married. Don farmed...