Obituaries
Joni Lynn Fredricks, 61, of Batavia, IL, formerly of Taunton, MN, passed away due to complications from pneumonia and lung cancer on June 28, 2025, at Batavia Medical Hospital.
Joni, the daughter of Marv and Marlene Fredricks, attended Minneota High School. She worked for Sidwell Co. of Chicago, IL for 38 years and was looking forward to retirement.
She is survived by her mother Marlene and stepfather Gail Rouse of Grand Rapids, MN; and siblings...
Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Cyril Kern, 77, of Dayton, MN, formerly of Taunton, MN, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment with military honors will follow the service at St. Edward Catholic Cemetery in Minneota and a funeral lunch will follow at St. Edward Fellowship Hall in Minneota.
Michael Cyril Kern was born on...
The funeral service for Orval Ulrich, 83, of Canby, formerly of Minneota, will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. A recording of the service will be available later on the church YouTube channel. Visitation and a prayer service were held on Wednesday, June 25, at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow at...
Gerhard "Gary" Oscar Theodore Meidt, 88 of Waukee, IA, formerly of Minneota, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025, at his home in Waukee, IA.
Gerhard was born Sept. 27, 1936 in Grand Forks, ND to Joseph and Tekla (Alexis) Meidt. His mother passed when he was seven years old and he grew up with older siblings Beth (Clark) and Joseph. Gary trusted Jesus as his Savior at a young age which influenced his whole life. Gary loved sports and...
Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Bottelberghe, 89, of Minneota, took place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Due to construction at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota, the Mass took place at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation was held on Monday, June 16, at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Minneota. Visitation continued on Tuesday at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Interment with military honors followed the service at St. Edward...
Janet Kloos, 87, of St. Leo, MN, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Brookings Health Care System in Brookings, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 30 at the St. Leo Catholic Church in St. Leo. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, MN, with a Rosary at 5 p.m. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial...
Mary Rosetta (Polfliet) DeSmet, age 72, of Lake Hendricks, SD died Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Hendricks hospital following her courageous battle with cancer for over a year.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation will be Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. with a Rosary at 5 p.m. and a Parish Prayer Service at 7 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in...
Mass of Christian Burial for Linda Oftedahl, 77, of Marshall, formerly of Ghent, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation will be Friday, May 23, from 5-7 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall, with a rosary at 5 p.m. and a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at St. Eloi Catholic...
Etienne "Gene" Thooft, 94, of Tyler, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Lakeville Senior Living in Balaton, MN. Visitation was held on Friday, May 9, 2025 with a prayer service at the St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler. Interment was at the Ghent Cemetery in Ghent, MN.
Etienne Rene “E.R.” “Gene”...
John (Jack) P. Hennen, just two days shy of his 89th birthday, passed away peacefully at his home in Marshall on Saturday, May 3, surrounded by his loving family under the care of Prairie Home Hospice. In a touching coincidence, Jack’s father, Leo, passed away 53 years earlier — on the very same date.
Services for Jack Hennen will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. A luncheon will follow the...
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