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JoAnn Sperl

REDWOOD FALLS — Visitation for JoAnn Sperl, 89, of Redwood Falls will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home. A private funeral service will be held. Burial will be in St. Catherine Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. She died Saturday, May 30, 2026, at CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital, with loved ones at her side. She was born March 9, 1937, in Vail Township, near Wabasso, Redwood County. Survivors include her ...

Dr. Mark Norman III

A celebration of life for Dr. Mark Lewis Norman III will be at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are preferred to pheasantsforever.org where Mark was a proud and long-standing member. He died peacefully May 30, 2026. Survivors include his wife, Polly; his sons, Mark IV, and Thomas, and five grandchildren.

Gerald Johnson

MILROY — Mass of Christian Burial for Gerald “Jerry” Roger Johnson, 88, of Milroy will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Milroy, with a visitation one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in Milroy. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service – Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He died Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Sanford Tracy Medical Center surrounded by family. He was born Jan. 29, 1938, to Henry and Ann (Soupir) Johnson in ...

Cyrilla MacDonald

WABASSO — Mass of Christian Burial for Cyrilla A. MacDonald, 98, of Redwood Falls, and formerly of Wabasso, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 11, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso, with burial to follow at the St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Wabasso. A visitation will be one hour prior to her service from 10-11 a.m. at the church. The Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service of Morgan and Redwood Falls are in charge of the arrangements. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelson-hillestad.com. SHe died Saturday, May 30, 2026, at River Valley Health and ...

Danny Hettling

MINNEOTA — The funeral service for Danny Hettling, 78, of Minneota, will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Minneota. Visitation will continue Friday from 10-11 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church. Burial will follow the service at Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Minneota. Military honors provided by U.S. American Legion Post 199 and VFW Post 5334. He died Thursday, May 28, 2026, surrounded by family and under the care of Avera @Home Hospice at his ...

Joseph Como

MARSHALL — Joseph Como, age 59, of Marshall, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at his home. Memorial Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. The evening will conclude with a time to share ...