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Obituaries

Jason M. Carter

JACKSON — Jason Michael Carter was born on March 20, 1972, in Lakefield, Minn., to Patricia Carter. He attended school in Jackson and Fairmont, graduating in the class of 1990. After high school, Jason attended Jackson Vocational School for Carpentry. Jason was a proud father to two ...

Lonney L. Skaar

BLUE EARTH — Lonney “Lon” Lee Skaar, 86, of Blue Earth passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025, at UHD. A celebration of his life will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, at Patton Funeral Home. Visitation will be an hour before the service, and burial with military honors will be at Calvary ...

John P. Jensen

SAINT JAMES — John Peter Jensen, 75, of Saint James, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2025, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minn. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue on Wednesday from 10 until 11 ...

Paul J. Halfpop

HARDIN, Mont. — Paul Joseph Halfpop of Hardin, Mont., passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the Big Horn Hospital in Hardin, Mont.. Paul was born on Aug. 18, 1958, in Belmond, Iowa, to loving parents Bernard and Harriet (Anderson) Halfpop. In 1959, the family moved to Albert Lea, ...

Loren W. Gratz

MARANA, Ariz. — Loren Gratz passed on to the next place on June 3, 2025, at his home in Marana, Ariz. He was born Nov. 25, 1945, in Red Wing, Minn., at St. John’s Hospital to Marlin Albert Gratz and Muriel Gerrish Gratz. Loren grew up in Fairmont, Minn., and graduated from Fairmont High ...

Yvonne Wheeler

MINNEAPOLIS — Yvonne Wheeler (nee Westfall), formerly of Minneapolis and Rothsay, Minn., went home to be with her Savior on Sunday, June 8, 2025. A visitation will be at 10 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 21, at Cross of Glory Baptist Church in Hopkins, Minn. A ...