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Marilyn Johnson

WESTBROOK — Services for Marilyn Elaine Johnson, 90, of Westbrook will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with a visitation from 1-3 p.m. at the Westbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Westbrook Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.  Stephens Funeral Service - Westbrook Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  She died Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Westbrook Good Samaritan Care Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1935, to Russell and Anna (Larson) Erickson. Survivors include her sons, Mark Johnson and James Kirby Johnson; sister, ...

Douglas Sanders

TRACY — Visitation for Douglas Duane Sanders, 83, of Tracy will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at the Tracy Area Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 6 p.m. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service – Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He died Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family. He was born Sept. 23, 1942, in Tracy, to Si and Sally (Smith) Sanders. Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Tracy; children, Jeff of Tracy, Anita Larsen of Grand Island, ...

Marilyn Johnson

WESTBROOK — Services for Marilyn Elaine Johnson, 90, of Westbrook will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with a visitation from 1-3 p.m. at the Westbrook Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Westbrook Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.  Stephens Funeral Service - Westbrook Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  She died Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Westbrook Good Samaritan Care Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1935, to Russell and Anna (Larson) Erickson. Survivors include her sons, Mark Johnson and James Kirby Johnson; sister, Rosalie ...

Barbara Pronk

MARSHALL — Services for Barbara Pronk, 85, of Marshall will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Porter. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Canby, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Porter. Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Canby has been entrusted with the arrangements. She died Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at her home in Marshall, surrounded by her loving family.

Evelyn Gewerth

REDWOOD FALLS—Evelyn “Evie” Jean (Zeman) Gewerth, age 87, of Redwood Falls, MN, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at River Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls, with a luncheon to follow at the church. Burial will be in Saint Johns Catholic Church Cemetery, in Morton, after the luncheon. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at the Nelson-Hillestad Funeral ...

Louis Forbrook

MORGAN — A Celebration of Life for Louis Forbrook, 88, of Morgan will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fritz’s On Main in Morgan. A reception will follow his service from 1:30-4 p.m. A private family burial will be held in the Morgan City Cemetery at a later date. The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls and Morgan are in charge of the arrangements. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com.  He died Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan.