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Donald Earl Houtkooper

CANBY—Donald Earl Houtkooper, 98, formerly of Canby, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A Celebration of Life will be March 12 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Chapel in Canby. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. and the service follows at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Highland Lutheran Cemetery in Brandt, SD. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, is entrusted with the arrangements.  

Deborah Baker

MILBANK, S.D. — Deborah Marie Baker, 67, of Milbank, S.D., died Sunday, March 8, 2026, at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank, after a long journey with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Tracy Area Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to the service at church Friday. Burial is in the Walnut Grove Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.  Stephens Funeral Service – Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with ...

Evelyn Albers

REDWOOD FALLS — Evelyn Albers, 94, of Marshall and formerly of Redwood Falls, died Sunday, March 8, 2026, at the Prairie Home Hospice – McLaughlin House in Marshall. With the expected weather incoming, service dates and visitation times have shifted. Funeral Services are now 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. Following a reception, interment will be in the St. Matthew’s Cemetery, south of Wabasso, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in ...

Lori Carroll Amundson

REDDING, CA—Lori Carroll Amundson, age 65, of Redding, California, formerly of Tracy, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, surrounded by those she loved. Visitation will be held on Friday evening March 6th, from 5:00 to 7:00 at Tracy United Methodist ...

Lori Carroll Amundson

REDDING, CA — Lori Carroll Amundson, 65, of Redding, California, formerly of Tracy, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, surrounded by those she loved. Visitation will be held on Friday evening March 6th, from 5:00 to 7:00 at Tracy United Methodist Church in Tracy, Minnesota. With a prayer service beginning at 6:00. Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning, March 7th, at 11:00 at the Tracy United Methodist Church in Tracy, Minnesota. A luncheon will follow the funeral service. Interment will be held at Hope Lutheran Cemetery in ...

Clarence Drietz

MARSHALL — Mass of Christian Burial for Clarence Drietz, 92, of Marshall, will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall, with a CCW rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 6 p.m. at the Remembrance Center. Visitation will continue on Saturday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Minneota. Military honors provided by U.S. American Legion Post 199 of Minneota. A private family burial will take place at a later date at St. ...