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Erica Joy Nelson

Erica Joy Nelson

Jul 8, 2020

Erica Joy Nelson was born on May 5, 1977, in Westbrook, MN, to Rick and Sue (Baumann) Nelson. She grew up in Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook Walnut Grove High School in 1995. Erica continued her schooling including obtaining a degree from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. She worked as a Dental Assistant in Dawson, Sun Prairie, WI, and...

Laurice Arlene Klukas

Laurice Arlene Klukas

Jul 3, 2020

Services will be held for Laurice Klukas on Wednesday, July 8 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Balaton. Visitation will be held from 1pm-3pm followed by her funeral at 3pm. Pastors Mark Tiefel and Eugene Andrus will officiate, Pastor James Tiefel will be the organist, and Kate Tiefel will be the soloist. Interment will be at St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery...

Dale LaVern Bartz

Dale LaVern Bartz

Jun 28, 2020

An outdoor celebration of life for Dale Bartz, 79, of Marshall, MN, will be held Monday, July 6th from 2:30 to 4:00 pm with prayer, special memories and music being shared at 3:00. The casual celebration will be held at the Bartz home, 506 Kennedy St, Marshall. For locals attending, please utilize Holy Redeemer School rear parking lot. A light...

Janet (Jan) Marie Woelber Bahn

Janet (Jan) Marie Woelber Bahn

Jun 27, 2020

The funeral service for Janet “Jan” Bahn, 80, of Marshall, will be held on Friday, July 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will take place at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall on Thursday from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to...

Robert "Bob" John Brewers

Robert "Bob" John Brewers

Jun 26, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Robert “Bob” Brewers, 93, of Marshall, will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. A walk through visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m....

D. C. "Dick" Pinckney

D. C. "Dick" Pinckney

Jun 22, 2020

Dallas Cecil “Dick” Pinckney was born on October 14, 1919, in Garvin to Leon and Emma (Wixon) Pinckney. The family moved to a farm near Russell and Dick graduated from the Russell High School. He went to work for the H.W. Ross Lumber Company in Russell, in 1939. In 1941, he moved to the H.W. Ross Lumber Company in Cottonwood....

June Esther Wegner Gilb

June Esther Wegner Gilb

Jun 20, 2020

June Esther (Wegner) Gilb was born on a farm in Johnsonville Township, rural Lucan, MN, on March 1, 1943. She was the youngest of three girls born to Fred and Hilda (Siedshlag) Wegner. She was baptized and confirmed at Johnsonville Trinity Church. June attended District #14 country school in rural Vesta, Lucan Public School, and graduated from Milroy Public School....

Raymond Henry Bot

Raymond Henry Bot

Jun 18, 2020

Services for Raymond Bot, 93, of Marshall, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. A visitation will be one hour prior from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the church. Interment with military honors will follow the service at St. Eloi Catholic Cemetery Charles and Elizabeth (Brewers) Bot welcomed...

Michael John Smishek

Michael John Smishek

Jun 14, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Smishek will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 18, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow at St. Edward’s Cemetery in Minneota. The funeral Mass will be live streamed on the Holy Redeemer website: www.holy-redeemer.com. Follow the prompts...

Kevin Duane Lundberg

Kevin Duane Lundberg

Jun 13, 2020

Kevin Duane Lundberg was born on April 22, 1951, in Hendricks, MN, to Vernon and Berneil (Millicent) Lundberg. He was one of six boys including David, Lowell, Keith, Daniel and Duane. In 1956, he moved to the Cambridge State Hospital. Later, he lived in Willmar until 1994 when he moved to Marshall. Kevin loved listening to all kinds of music,...

Dennis Engels

Dennis Engels

Jun 6, 2020

Dennis Henry Engels was born October 8, 1941, in Minneota to Lawrence and Margaret (VanOverbeke) Engels. Dennis was the first born of five children. He was baptized, received his 1st communion, and was confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Dennis attended grade school at St. Eloi Catholic School and graduated from Central Catholic High School in Marshall in...

James (Jim) Sebastian John

James (Jim) Sebastian John

Jun 4, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for James “Jim” John, 84, of Marshall, will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2020, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Visitation will be Monday from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery. James Sebastian John was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1935,...

Veronica McKay

Veronica McKay

Jun 4, 2020

Genevieve Veronica McKay was born on October 22, 1924, to James John and Jennie Frances (Grogan) McKay in Revillo, SD. She shares that birth date with her sister, Vivian, who was born on that date in 1922. The family moved to Marshall when Veronica was young. She went to grade school at St. Joseph’s Academy and graduated from Marshall High...

James  (Jim) R. Wambeke

James (Jim) R. Wambeke

Jun 2, 2020

James Robert Wambeke was born on July 17, 1936, in Minneota, to Ferdinand and Margaret (DeCock) Wambeke. Jim graduated from Minneota High School. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Army from 1955 – 1958, with much of his time spent in Germany. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Minneota. On November 5, 1958, he was united in marriage...

Wayne Kermit Skaar

Wayne Kermit Skaar

May 29, 2020

Wayne Kermit Skaar was born on January 19, 1952, in Marshall, to Kermit and Helen (Johnson) Skaar. He grew up in Minneota, graduated from Minneota High School and attended the Canby Vocational Technical School for his training as a Diesel Mechanic. In 1973, he was united in marriage to Marlys Schultz. To this union were born children Oona, Lisa and...

Wilma "Dar" Darlene Dempsey Ford

Wilma "Dar" Darlene Dempsey Ford

May 28, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Wilma “Dar” Ford, 94, of Minneapolis, formerly of Tracy will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27th, 2020, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will take place from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26th at Horvath Remembrance Center in Tracy. Visitation will continue Saturday from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at...

Marsha Dorothy Miller

Marsha Dorothy Miller

May 28, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Marsha Miller, 75, of Cottonwood, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cottonwood. A walk-through visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow the service at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Out of concern for everyone’s safety, masks...

David "Dave" Walter Fiegen

David "Dave" Walter Fiegen

May 25, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for David “Dave” Fiegen, 61, of Marshall, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. A public, walk-through visitation will be Friday from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. David...

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Cecile Skillings

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Cecile Skillings

May 23, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Jacquelyn “Jackie” Skillings, 58, of Minneota, will be Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Edward Catholic Church. A walk-through visitation will take place on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at St. Edward Catholic Church. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Jacquelyn “Jackie”...

Rose Kopitski

Rose Kopitski

May 23, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Rose Kopitski, 77, of Bloomington, formerly of the Marshall area, will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Monday from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30...