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Maxine Wilmes

RUSSELL — Services for Maxine Wilmes, 98, formerly of Russell, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Christ Ev. Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will take place one hour prior from 10-11 a.m. Inurnment will follow at the Arco City Cemetery in Arco. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home - Tyler Chapel. Please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com to view Maxine's life history and to sign an online registry.  She died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall.

Joyce Vlaminck

MARSHALL — Services for Joyce L. Vlaminck, 71, of Marshall will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the St. John Cantius Catholic Cemetery, Wilno. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby is entrusted with the arrangements. She died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks.

Larry Caron

HANLEY FALLS — A memorial service commemorating the life of Larry Caron, 81, of Hanley Falls will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Life Church in Marshall. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Horvath Remembrance Center and will continue one hour prior to the service, He died Monday, Aug. 4, 2026, under the care of Prairie Home Hospice at his residence in Hanley Falls.

Janice Kunselman

WESTBROOK — Services for Janice Kunselman, 86, of Westbrook will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church Monday. Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements. To view online obituary and send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com. She died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at the Westbrook Good Samaritan Society.

Thomas (Tommy) Schroeder

MARSHALL — Services for Thomas (Tommy) Schroeder, 45, of Papillion, Nebraska, formerly of Marshall, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Holy Redeemer Church in Marshall. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. He died Friday, July 31, 2026.

Mavis Garrett

TRACY — The service commemorating the life of Mavis Garrett, 97, of Tracy will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. Due to construction at the Tracy Lutheran Church, the ceremony will be at the Tracy United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Saturday, one hour prior to the service, ...