MARSHALL — It was a difficult time for the Marshall area community. In 1980, three young girls died of cancer. Local families experienced firsthand the gaps in end-of-life care available in Minnesota at the time. “When you look back, Marshall was so much more rural,” said Lynn Cormier, CEO of Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care. Finding hospice care for a loved one often meant driving as far away as the Twin Cities. At the same time, community members were determined to help, and planted the seeds for what would become Prairie Home Hospice, Cormier said. This weekend, ...