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Gary Smidt

MARSHALL — Services for Gary Smidt, 80, of Marshall are 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Burial with military honors will follow in the Marshall Cemetery. A reception for attendees will then be held back in the church. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue one hour prior to his celebration, from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, at the church. Arrangements are with Hamilton Funeral Home of Marshall. Livestream link and an online guestbook are available at www.hamiltonfh.com. He died ...

Bonnie VanderBrink

BELLFLOWER, California — Bonnie Jean (Hyatt) VanderBrink, 82, of Bellflower, California, formerly of Marshall, died Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Tracy City Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  She was born June 5, 1944, to Harrison and Frances (Kathman) Hyatt in Estherville, Iowa. Survivors include her children, Charles of Las Vegas, Nevada, Randall of Long Beach, California, and ...

Teresa Lee Lovre

July 6, 1955-Aug. 28, 2026 TYLER—Teresa Lovre, age 71, of Tyler, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026 at her home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Tyler. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, ...

Michael William Timm

WESTBROOK — Visitation for Michael William Timm, 63, of Westbrook will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Westbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Redwood Falls at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Westbrook Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  He died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in the comfort of his own home. He was born Nov. 25, 1962, to Raymond and Cecelia (Deming) Timm in Wabasha. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic ...

Donna Maeyaert

MARSHALL — Mass of Christian Burial for Donna Maeyaert, 92, of Marshall will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, with a CCW rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue Saturday from 9-10 a.m. at the Remembrance Center. Burial will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall. After spending eight years in memory care at Boulder Creek, she died peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at Avera Hospital in Marshall, ...

Steven “Louie” Lee Kaas

RUSSELL — Steven “Louie” Lee Kaas, aged 56 of Russell, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, from complications of cancer. A public memorial service will take place at Veterans Park in Minneota on September 4, 2026, at 1:00 pm ...