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Jennifer Gray

BLUE EARTH — Jennifer Gray, 61, of Blue Earth, Minn., passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at her home. A visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth is in charge of arrangements. Jennifer Gerard was born Oct. 16, 1960, in Blue Earth, Minn., to Harold and Mary Jane (Grimm) Gray. Survivors include: her sisters; Sallie Raleigh of Belle Plaine, Minn., Helen Peterson of Le Sueur, Minn., Margaret Anderson of Dolliver, Iowa, Marianne Brenckman of Eden Prairie, Minn.; brother, Richard Gray of Ocklawaha, Fla.; other ...

Alice Faye Bruns

TITONKA, Iowa — Alice Faye Bruns, 82, of Titonka, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 8, 1940, to Donald and Berniece (Ehrich) Sweet in Blue Earth, Minn., and grew up on the family farm as the third of seven children. She ...

Phyllis Jeanne Betts

FAIRMONT — A memorial service for Phyllis Jeanne Betts, age 92, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Phyllis passed away two days short of her 93rd birthday ...

Irene E. Umbreit

DUNNELL — A celebration of life service for Irene E. Umbreit, 100, of Dunnell, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dunnell. Burial will be in Lake Fremont Cemetery, rural Dunnell. Umbreit died Friday afternoon, July 1, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James, Minn. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 8, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dunnell, and one hour prior to the service Saturday, July 9 at the church. Kramer Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Maurice W. Sonnicksen

FAIRMONT — Private family services for Maurice W. Sonnicksen, age 89, of Fairmont, Minn., formerly of rural Winnebago, Minn., are being held at Riverside Cemetery, Winnebago. Maurice passed from this Earth on Friday morning, July 1, 2022, at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in ...

Gary R. Peterson

GRANADA — Services for Gary R. Peterson, 72, of Granada, Minn., are pending at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Peterson passed away Friday evening, July 1, 2022. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.