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Connie Otto

CANBY—Connie Otto, age 73, of rural Canby, MN passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 18th at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, MN.  Visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 17th at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, MN with a Rosary at 5:45 p.m. and a prayer service to follow.  Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be at the St. John Cantius ...

Thomas “Tom” Wyffels

MARSHALL—A memorial service honoring the life of Thomas “Tom” Wyffels, 80, of Marshall, will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Remembrance Center.  Interment will take place at Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Tom died on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Arrangements with Horvath Funeral Service Marshall, Minnesota 507.532.4522 www.horvathfuneralservice.com

Henrietta DeZeeuw

ELKTON, S.D. — Services for Henrietta DeZeeuw, 90, of Elkton, South Dakota will be at 10 a.m. today at the Woodstock Community Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Burial will take place at New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone.

Kevin Lacek

CANBY — Mass of Christian Burial for Kevin Lacek, 65, of Canby will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Canby. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.  Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.  Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Canby. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel of Canby has been entrusted with the arrangements. He died Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at his home, after battling pancreatic cancer.

Janice Rae Omtvedt

Dec. 20, 1945-Aug. 11, 2025 BELVIEW—Janice Rae Omtvedt, age 79, of Belview, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2025 surrounded by family in the comfort of her own home. Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, August 15 at the church with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Interment will be at the Belview Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens ...

Eugene Chapman

BLOOMINGTON—A graveside service with military honors for Eugene Chapman, 98, of Bloomington, MN, formerly of Echo, MN, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Echo Cemetery in Echo, MN. Eugene died of natural causes on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at his residence in Bloomington.