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Keith D. Winkelman

ORMSBY — A service of remembrance for Keith D. Winkelman, 74, of rural Ormsby, Minn., will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at First Lutheran Church in St. James. Military honors by the St. James Veterans Honor Guard will be performed outside the church. Winkelman was called to his eternal rest Saturday morning, Oct. 21, 2023, at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, Minn. Visitation will be prior to the service from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the church in St. James. Arrangements are under the care of Kramer Family Funeral Home in Trimont.

Corrine Sommer

FAIRMONT — Funeral services for Corrine Sommer, 65, of Fairmont, Minn., are pending at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Sommer passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Joan Pearson

MANKATO — Joan Pearson, age 75, fell asleep in death Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at her home in Mankato, Minn., after a series of serious complications. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 420 Marie Lane in North ...

Janice A. Sonnabend

AMBOY — Janice Arlene Sonnabend, age 80, of Amboy, Minn., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at Mapleton Community Home. Memorial services will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Vernon Center. Visitation will be prior to the service from 9-11 ...

Karen Theobald

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Karen Theobald passed away Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 81. A private family graveside service will be at the Franklin, Minn. Cemetery. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home of New Ulm is assisting the family. Karen was born in 1942 in ...

Violet M. Evans

BLUE EARTH — Violet M. Evans, age 93, of Blue Earth, Minn., passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center. Private family services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, with burial taking place at Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth. A luncheon will follow the ...