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Wilbur Braun

REDWOOD FALLS — A prayer service for Wilbur Braun, 79, of Redwood Falls will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Nelson-Hillestad Funeral Home in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow at the St. Catherine’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to his prayer service. Arrangements are with Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls and Morgan. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com. He died Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.

Gordon Meester

IVANHOE — Services for Gordon Dale Meester, 94, of Ivanhoe will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Lake Benton. Burial will be in the Ivanhoe City Cemetery, Ivanhoe. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Hendricks, and will resume Tuesday one hour prior to the service at the church. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Hendricks entrusted with the arrangements. He died died Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks.

William Geske

WABASSO — Services for William “Bill” Melvin Geske, 87, of Wabasso will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Willow Lake, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery in Wabasso. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  He died Sunday, July 12, 2026, at St. Cloud Hospital, surrounded by family. He was born Oct. 5, 1938, to Emil and Anna (Kruse) Geske in Belview. He enlisted in the ...

Frances Carlson

FULDA — Services for Frances “Fran” Carlson, 93, of Fulda will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton, and one hour prior to the services at the church Thursday. Burial is at Slayton Memorial Gardens in Slayton. To view online obituary and send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to Hospice of Murray County. She died Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Maple Lawn Senior Campus in Fulda. 

Terry Dean Dahms

WESTMINSTER, Colorado — Terry Dean Dahms, 69, of Westminster, Colorado (formerly Redwood Falls), died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday, June 10, 2026. A private family memorial will be held. Burial will be in Peace Memorial Gardens, rural Redwood Falls. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Terry was born Feb. 9, 1957, to Leonard and Elaine (Callan) Dahms in Redwood Falls. Survivors include his siblings, Darlys Cake of Virginia Beach, ...

Stewart “Stu” Peterson

RUTHTON—The service celebrating and commemorating the life of Stewart “Stu” Peterson, 76, of Ruthton, MN, will take place at Peace Lutheran Church in Ruthton, MN, at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Following the ...