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Richard B. Johnson

FAIRMONT — A Celebration of Life Service for Richard B. Johnson, 92, of Fairmont, MN, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Burial will be following the service in Lakeside Cemetery with military graveside honors by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and the Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Richard heard his last “Hey Culligan Man” from his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as he ...

Bernyce M. Ziemer

FAIRMONT — A memorial service for Bernyce M. Ziemer, 88, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Fairmont. Burial will be in Center Chain Cemetery, rural Fairmont. Bernyce passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at her home in Fairmont. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements. Bernyce Marie (Johnson) Ziemer was born May 26, ...

Velva L. Quinn

FAIRMONT — Mass of Christian Burial for Velva “Vel” L. Quinn, age 88, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2024, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont, with inurnment in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Fairmont. Quinn passed away Friday morning, Sept. 6, 2024, at her home in Fairmont. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont and one hour prior to the service Sept. 14, at the church. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Ed Axel

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — Ed Axel, 88, of Midlothian, Virginia, formerly of Fairmont, Minn., found eternal rest with his heavenly father on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, after a 12-year relentless fight with Alzheimer’s. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Redeemer ...

JoAnn E. Schmidtgal

NORTHROP — Services for JoAnn E. Schmidtgal, 84, of Northrop, Minn., are pending at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Schmidtgal passed away Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in International Falls, Minn. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

James ‘Jim’ J. Welchlin

BLUE EARTH — Mass of Christian Burial for James “Jim” J. Welchlin, age 87, of Blue Earth, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2024, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont, Minn., with interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Fairmont. Visitation will be one hour prior to the ...