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Rita Serie

LAKE BENTON — A casual Celebration of Life for Rita Serie, 74, of Lake Benton will be from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Lake Benton Community Center in Lake Benton. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home - Lake Benton Chapel. Please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com to view Rita's life history and sign an online registry. She died Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone.

Jeanette Silvernale

SLAYTON — Services for Jeanette Silvernale, 93, of Slayton will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at IHM Church in Currie. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church Friday. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery in Currie. Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements. To view online obituary and send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com. She died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at at Carriage House in Le Center.

Darlene Sik

IVANHOE — Darlene (Dolly) Sik, 84, of rural Ivanhoe, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by her family. Per Darlene's request, no formal services will be held. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel of Hendricks has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Kathryn Van Watermeulen

MINNEOTA — Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn Van Watermeulen, 89, of Minneota will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at the church. A private family inurnment will be held in the church cemetery at a later date. Online guest book can be signed at www.rustandweilandfuneral.com. Arrangements are entrusted with Rustand-Weiland Funeral Chapel of Madison, S.D., with assistance from Hamilton Funeral Home of Marshall. She died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby. Survivors include her ...

Arlene Lesewski

MARSHALL— Arlene Lesewski, age 90, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Interment will be on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall, Minnesota. The public is invited to the ...

Claire Armand Christensen

CLARKFIELD — Claire Armand Christensen was born on May 13, 1953, in Clarkfield, MN, to Clarence and Annie (Haaland) Christensen. He grew up on the family farm near Clarkfield and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1971. He attended the U of M Morris for two years, then received his ...