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Barbara Pronk

MARSHALL — Services for Barbara Pronk, 85, of Marshall will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Porter. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday 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. Burial will be at the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Porter. Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Canby has been entrusted with the arrangements. She died Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at her home in Marshall, surrounded by her loving family.

Evelyn Gewerth

REDWOOD FALLS—Evelyn “Evie” Jean (Zeman) Gewerth, age 87, of Redwood Falls, MN, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at River Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls, with a luncheon to follow at the church. Burial will be in Saint Johns Catholic Church Cemetery, in Morton, after the luncheon. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at the Nelson-Hillestad Funeral ...

Louis Forbrook

MORGAN — A Celebration of Life for Louis Forbrook, 88, of Morgan will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fritz’s On Main in Morgan. A reception will follow his service from 1:30-4 p.m. A private family burial will be held in the Morgan City Cemetery at a later date. The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Services of Redwood Falls and Morgan are in charge of the arrangements. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com.  He died Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan.

Dale Cech

REDWOOD FALLS — Visitation for Dale George Cech, 89, of Redwood Falls will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to your local food bank. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He died peacefully Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, to George and Maida (Neumann) Cech on the farm in Lac qui Parle County. He served in the U.S. Army as an ROTC ...

James Cattoor

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Eldest son of Ernest and “Mickey” (Eileen McAuliffe) Cattoor. A graduate Central Catholic High School in 1956. Jim married Charlotte (Verkinderen) on September 29, 1962 in Ghent, MN. They were married for 35 years until her passing in 1997. Following his honorable ...

Julie Cahow

MARSHALL—Julie Cahow, age 73, of Marshall, Minnesota, died peacefully with family at her side on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the Prairie Home Hospice – Lockwood House in Marshall. Viewing hours will be held from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Hamilton Funeral Home ...