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Lavona Mae Klunker

TRUMAN — Lavona Mae Klunker of Truman, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Truman Senior Living. A service for Lavona will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Zaharia Family Funeral Home in Truman. Lavona Mae Eaton was born Feb. 21, 1924, to Raymond ...

Ida Mae Erickson

FAIRMONT — Ida Mae Erickson, age 91, of Fairmont, Minn., and Armstrong, Iowa, died Saturday, June 8, 2024, with family at her side. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 28, at the Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church, with additional visitation one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. Burial will be in Swea Township Cemetery, rural Swea City, Iowa. Those wishing to view the service remotely may go to the church Facebook page or YouTube channel. Ida Mae Mortensen was ...

Clarence Bierstedt

SAC CITY, Iowa — Clarence Junior Bierstedt, age 88, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Park View Rehab Center in Sac City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at Henry Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville, Iowa, with visitation one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville, Iowa. Henry Olson Funeral Home in Estherville, Iowa, is in charge of arrangements. Clarence was born Feb. 10, 1936, in Whittemore, Iowa, to Clarence and Clara (Kressin) Bierstedt. He served in the U.S. Army from ...

Helen M. Foner

FAIRMONT — A graveside service for Helen M. Foner, age 95, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 1 p.m. Friday, June 28, at Riverview Cemetery in Elmore, Minn. Foner passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Darcy Lynn Meyer

SHERBURN — A public graveside service for Darcy Lynn Meyer, 65, of Chadron, Neb., formerly of Sherburn, Minn., will be held 3 p.m. Friday, June 28, at the Sherburn Cemetery, Sherburn, Minn. Meyer was called to her eternal rest Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Parker, Colo. Kramer Family Funeral Home in Sherburn is in charge of arrangements. Darcy Lynn Meyer was born April 8, 1958, to Darwin and Mabel “Knudson” Meyer. Survivors include: her brother, Kim Meyer of Albuquerque, New Mexico; other relatives and friends.

Gary A. Thate

FAIRMONT — A celebration of life for Gary A. Thate, age 77, of Fairmont, Minn., will be from 5-7 p.m. on July 24, 2024, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Military honors, provided by Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222, will be held 5 p.m. on July 24, outside the funeral home. Thate passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in Windom, Minn. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.