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James “Jim” Donner

Oct. 20, 1935-April 28, 2026 TRACY—Join us in celebrating and honoring the life of James “Jim” Donner at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday July 25, 2026 at the Tracy United Methodist Church, 162 Morgan St., Tracy. Military honors and refreshments to follow the service.

Steven James Vickerman

TRACY—Steven James Vickerman, age 73, passed away on July 20, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 2026 at Tracy Lutheran Church in Tracy. ...

Rev. Joseph Hennen

ROCHESTER—The Funeral Mass for Rev. Joseph Hennen will be on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 10:30AM at Madonna Towers Chapel, (4001 19th Ave NW Rochester, MN) with Fr. Thomas Gross and Fr. James Hentges officiating. Burial will be at a later date in St. Eloi Cemetery, Ghent, MN alongside his ...

Joyce Witte

MORTON — Services for Joyce E. Witte, 90, of Morton will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 31, at Zion Lutheran Church, in Morton, with burial follow in the Morton City Cemetery. A visitation will be one hour prior to her service, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church. The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Redwood Falls and Morgan are in charge of the arrangements. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com. She died Saturday, July 18, 2026, at CentraCare Hospital – Redwood Falls in Redwood Falls.

Arleen Paluch

LAKE SHAOKATAN — Mass of Christian Burial for Arleen Marie Paluch, 94, of Lake Shaokatan will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno. Burial will be in the St. John Cantius Catholic Cemetery, Wilno. A rosary will be at 4:30 p.m., with visitation from 5-7 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. prayer service Wednesday at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno. Visitation will resume Thursday one hour prior to the service at the church. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Hendricks is entrusted with the arrangements. She died peacefully in her sleep Friday, July ...

Fidelis Hartle

SLAYTON — Services for Fidelis “Fudge” Hartle, 95, of Slayton will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the church, and one hour prior to the services at the church Friday. Burial is at St. Columba Cemetery in Iona. Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements. To view online obituary and send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com. She died Friday, July 17, 2026, at her home in Slayton.