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Bruce Hoyt

WALNUT GROVE — Services for Bruce Martin Hoyt, 70, of Walnut Grove will be at 11 a.m. Monday, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, rural Walnut Grove. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the church and will continue one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery. A livestream will be posted to the church’s YouTube page. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the St. Olaf endowment fund. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.  Stephens Funeral Service - Walnut Grove Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He died ...

William Schroeder

ALEXANDRIA — A celebration of life for William (Bill) “Dome” Schroeder, 86, of Alexandria, and formerly of Marshall, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Alexandria. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the Anderson Funeral Home Sunday. Full military honors will be accorded by the Minnesota Honor Guard, and the Veteran’s Memorial Honor Guard. Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory in Alexandria. www.andersonfuneral.net He died Thursday, July 2, 2026, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Survivors include his ...

Anita Hess

MARSHALL — Visitation for Anita Hess, 78, of Marshall will be from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. The afternoon will conclude with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m. Attendees are then invited to a reception from 5-7 p.m. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery Columbarium. An online guestbook is available at www.hamiltonfh.com. Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall www.hamiltonfh.com. She died Saturday, June 27, 2026, at her home, under the care of her family and hospice.

Jeffrey Mertens

ECHO — Mass of Christian Burial for Jeffrey Thomas Mertens, 62, of Echo will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m., and one hour before the service Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Seaforth. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. He died Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Walter Van Dyk

LAKE WILSON — Services for Walter Van Dyk, 86, of Lake Wilson will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church Friday. Burial is at Hillside Cemetery in Lake Wilson. Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangement. To view online obituary and send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com. He died Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in rural Lake Wilson.

Todd Benz

HENDRICKS — A celebration of life for Todd Michael Benz, 61, of Hendricks will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in Hendricks.  Visitation will be Saturday, one hour prior to the service at the church. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Hendricks is entrusted with the arrangements.        He died Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.