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Elmer VanMoorlehem

CANBY — Mass of Christian Burial for Elmer VanMoorlehem, 101, of Canby will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Canby. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Canby, with a 7 p.m. rosary. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at the St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Canby. Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel of Canby has been entrusted with the arrangements. He died Thursday, June 5, 2025, at his home in Brainerd,

Lilah Rasmussen

TRACY — Services for Lilah Rasmussen, 85, of Hendricks, formerly of Tracy, will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Tracy.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the remembrance center.  Burial will follow the service at Bethel Cemetery in Garvin. She died on Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Hendricks Community Nursing Home in Hendricks.

Robert Bottelberghe

MINNEOTA—Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Bottelberghe, 89, of Minneota, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Due to construction at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota, the Mass will take place at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation will be Monday from ...

Rodney Krueger

SLAYTON — Mass of Christian Burial for Rodney “Butchie” Joseph Krueger, 72, of Slayton will take place at 11 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Public visitation will begin one hour prior to the funeral mass. Upon conclusion of the funeral, a luncheon will be provided at church.

Gerda Denselbeck Bliss

CANBY — Services for Gerda Denelsbeck Bliss, 99, of Canby will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Dawson Covenant Church, rural Dawson. Burial will be in the Dawson Covenant Cemetery, rural Dawson. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m., with a prayer service at 6 p.m., Sunday at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby. She died Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby.

Margaret Nyquist

TRACY — Services for Margaret Elaine (Monsen) Nyquist will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at Tracy Lutheran Church. Public visitation will take place 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Tracy, with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday morning at church one hour prior to the funeral service. Upon conclusion of the service a luncheon will be provided. Burial will take place at a later date. She died June 9, 2025, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, S.D.