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Randy Westphal

CANBY — Services for Randy Westphal, 72, of Canby will be at 2 p.m. on Friday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday 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 St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Canby. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby is entrusted with the arrangements. He died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, surrounded by his family at Pipestone County Hospice in Pipestone.

Emilie Krause

MARSHALL — Services for Emilie Krause, 90, of Marshall are 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Following a reception for attendees, burial will be in the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to her celebration, from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, also at the funeral home. She died Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

William Sammons

MARSHALL — Mass of Christian Burial for William “Bill” Sammons, 90, of Marshall, will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, with a CCW rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 6 p.m., at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Monday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Remembrance Center. Burial with military honors will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall. A livestream and recording of the service will be available at www.holy-redeemer.com.

Arlene Sahlstrand

WESTBROOK — Graveside services for Arlene D. (Wahl) Sahlstrand, 87, of Westbrook, formerly of Yucca Valley, California, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Rose Hill Township.

Marian Kopperud

WESTBROOK — A Celebration of Life Service for Marian Kopperud, 97, of Westbrook will be at 2 p.m. Monday, with a time of visitation from 1-2 p.m., at Old Westbrook Lutheran Church in rural Westbrook. Burial will be at the Old Westbrook Lutheran Cemetery in rural Westbrook.

Bernice Wewetzer

MARSHALL — Services for Bernice “Bea” Wewetzer, 91, of Marshall are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will be one hour prior to her celebration, from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, also at the church. Private burial will be at a later date in the Marshall Cemetery. Arrangements by Hamilton Funeral Home of Marshall. Guest book available online at www.hamiltonfh.com. She died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall.