We have been learning about Ivanhoe’s Lois Paine Widmark and her early life in western South Dakota, high school in Lyons, Nebraska, and serving with the WAVES in Washington, D.C .during WWII. Lois met her future husband, Arnold Widmark, while in high school and corresponded with him ...

CLEMENTS — Mass of Christian Burial for Constance “Connie” Kodet, 76, of Clements will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Morgan, with burial at a later date in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. at the church the day of the mass. The ...

PIPESTONE — Services for Karen Griebel, 80, of Pipestone will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will follow in New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone.

MORGAN — Services for Lola M. Dahmes, 87, of Morgan will be at 11 a.m. today at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow in Bethany Lutheran Church cemetery in rural Morgan. Visitation will be one hour prior to her service at the church.

BALATON — Mass of Christian Burial for Maxine Timmerman, 80, of Balaton will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m., at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Tracy. Visitation will continue ...

COTTONWOOD — Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Gritman, 89, of rural Cottonwood is 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cottonwood. Following a luncheon, burial will be in the St. Clotilde Catholic Cemetery in Green Valley. Visitation will be held leading up to his celebration ...