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Wendell Owens

EAST CHAIN — A Funeral Service for Wendell Owens, 87, of East Chain, Minn., will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at East Chain Evangelical Free Church in East Chain, Minn. Burial will be held in East Chain Evangelical Free Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 ...

Bradley J. McDonald

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Bradley J. McDonald, 64, of La Crosse, Wis., passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2026. Born in 1962 and raised in Fairmont, Minn., graduating high school in Granada, Minn. He later attended Jackson Area Technical Institute, studying auto body repair and ...

John G. Thomas

DASSEL, formerly of MENDOTA HEIGHTS — Memorial Service for John G. Thomas, age 77, of Dassel, Minn., formerly of Mendota Heights, Minn., will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont, Minn., with visitation one hour prior to the service. Those wishing ...

Mariann L. Snyder

ELMORE — Mariann L. Snyder left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 4, 2026, at the age of 75. We will miss her big, beautiful smile, which she shared with everyone she met; her wonderful sense of humor; and her ability to always look on the bright side of life. Her positive ...

Susan Lee Ann (Collett) Duchene

ST. PAUL — Our beloved and devoted wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Susan Lee Ann (Collett) Duchene, passed away peacefully Aug. 9, 2026, with her family by her side after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s. Susan was born June 10, 1960 in St. ...

Dr. Richard Lepird

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa — Dr. Richard Lepird, 96, of Estherville, passed away on Aug. 14, 2026, at Avera Holy Family Hospital. A funeral service for Dr. Lepird will be held on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn, Minn. Visitation will be held at the Henry Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Burial will take place at Estherville Lutheran Cemetery on Friday at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Dr. Lepird's family requests memorials to LIGA ...