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LeRoy “Doc” Affolter

MARSHALL—LeRoy “Doc” Affolter, 93, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2025, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. Interment will be at the Marshall Cemetery, followed by a reception back at the church. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2025, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. The evening will conclude with a Prayer Service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will then continue one hour prior ...

Lorraine DeJaeghere

MARSHALL—Mass of Christian Burial for Lorraine DeJaeghere, 85, of Montevideo, formerly of Marshall, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be Friday, November 28, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance ...

Eunice Davis

RUSSELL—Eunice Davis, age 85, of Russell, Minnesota, died under the care of hospice on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial Services are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota. Visitation will ...

Charlotte Grow

MARSHALL—Charlotte Grow, 105, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota. Following interment at the Marshall Cemetery, a reception will be held back at Hamilton Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of her service at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025. Guestbook is available online at www.hamiltonfh.com. To honor Charlotte’s favorite color, the family requests ...

Audrey Jean (Johnson) Ausen

MARSHALL—Audrey Jean (Johnson) Ausen of Prior Lake, MN, formerly of Marshall, passed away on November 8, 2025. She was born February 18, 1924, in Balaton to Ervy and Edna Johnson. Audrey grew up in Marshall, where she was in the 1942 graduating class of Marshall High School. She was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church. It was there, during her 8th grade confirmation class, that she met Layton “Late” Ausen. They married on Oct. 6, 1944 and shared more than 61 years together. Audrey and Late raised their seven children in Marshall. She was the mom and grandma who could ...

Francis “Fran” Sturm

MINNEOTA—Mass of Christian Burial for Francis “Fran” Sturm, 75, of Minneota, will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 28, 2025, at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church. Interment with military honors will follow the service at St. Edward Catholic Cemetery. Military honors provided by U.S. American Legion Post 199 of Minneota and VFW Post 5334. Francis George Sturm was born on June 5, 1950, in Clarkfield, MN, to Alphonse and Ann (Sussner) Sturm. The family lived in a few places while Fran grew up, most of his ...