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Helen Johnson

CANBY — Services for Helen L. Johnson, 81, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Minneota.

LeRoy Affolter

MARSHALL — Services for LeRoy “Doc” Affolter, 93, of Marshall are 11 a.m. Monday at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall. Burial will be at the Marshall Cemetery, followed by a reception back at the church. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. The evening will conclude with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will then continue from 10-11 a.m. Monday at the church.

Charlotte Grow

MARSHALL — A prayer service for Charlotte Grow, 105, of Marshall will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Following burial at the Marshall Cemetery, a reception will be back at Hamilton Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Monday.

Ornie Alness

CLARKFIELD — Services for Ornie Alness, 104, of Clarkfield are 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Following military honors and a reception at the funeral home, interment will be in the Spring Creek Lutheran Cemetery, south of Clarkfield. Visitation will be one hour prior to his celebration, from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, also at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. A live stream link and guestbook are available online at www.hamiltonfh.com. He died peacefully Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at his home — the ...

Francis Sturm

MINNEOTA — Mass of Christian Burial for Francis “Fran” Sturm, 75, of Minneota will take place at 10 a.m. today at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church. Burial with military honors will follow the service at St. Edward Catholic Cemetery.

Marilyn Powell

LAKE BENTON — Mass of Christian Burial for Marilyn Powell, 94, of Lake Benton will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. Visitation will be from 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the church, with the rosary at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in the St. Genevieve Catholic Cemetery in Lake Benton. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home in Lake Benton. She died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, at the Hendricks Nursing Home.