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Robert “Bob” A. Strom

FAIRMONT — Memorial Service for Robert “Bob” A. Strom, age 95, of Fairmont, Minn., will be Friday, July 24, 2026, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont with interment in Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at Lakeview Funeral Home with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Military Honors will be provided by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222. Bob passed away on Monday, July 13, 2026, at his home ...

Edward “Ed” R. Eckmann

FAIRMONT — Funeral Services for Edward “Ed” R. Eckmann, age 75, of Fairmont, Minn., will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Lakeview Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at Lakeview Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service on ...

Loren Mapson

GRANADA — Loren Dale Mapson, age 82, of rural Granada, Minn., entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 15, 2026, at Lakeview Methodist Health Center in Fairmont, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Lakeview Funeral Home in ...

Dianne Pearson

FAIRMONT — Dianne Pearson, 78, of Fairmont, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, July 11, at her son-in-law’s residence in Gillette, Wyo. Arrangements are being planned.

Robert M. Clark

FAIRMONT — A Masonic Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 7 p.m. for Robert M. Clark, 104, of Fairmont, Minn., at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont and led by the Chain Lake Masonic Lodge #64 of Fairmont. Full military honors will be held immediately following ...

Edward “Ed” R. Eckmann

FAIRMONT — Services for Edward “Ed” R. Eckmann, age 75, of Fairmont, Minn., are pending with the Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont. Ed passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Minn.