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George R. Ellis

TRIMONT — A celebration of life service for George R. Ellis, 86, of Trimont, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Trimont. Burial will be in Elm Creek Cemetery, rural Trimont, with military honors by the Foster-Bernhardt American Legion Post 373 of Trimont, Thomas P. Saxton American Legion Post 356 and the Sherburn Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8261. Ellis died Monday morning, June 6, 2022, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield, Minn. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Kramer Family Funeral Home in Trimont, and one hour prior to the service Friday ...

Erwin P. Thiel, Jr.

NORTHROP — Funeral services for Erwin P. Thiel, Jr., 72, of Northrop, Minn., are pending at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Thiel passed away Wednesday evening, June 8, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Delores A. Jepsen

FAIRMONT — Funeral services for Delores “Dee” A. Jepsen, 92, of Fairmont, Minn., are pending at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Jepsen passed away Friday morning, June 10, 2022, at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Wayne G. Harder

CEYLON — A funeral service for Wayne G. Harder, 74, of Ceylon, Minn., will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Fairmont. Interment will be at Tenhassen Township Cemetery, rural Ceylon. Harder passed away Monday afternoon, June 6, 2022, at the Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in Mansfield, Texas. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Betty Joan Vriesen

BLUE EARTH — Betty Joan Vriesen, age 92, of Blue Earth, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at Southview Estates in Blue Earth. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022, at Bethany Evangelical & Reformed Church in Ledyard, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth, and one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. Burial will take place at Highland Home Cemetery, Ledyard. Betty was born April 16, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Edgar and Augusta (Peterson) Fossum. She attended and graduated from Central High ...

Helen B. Van Brunt

FAIRMONT — Private family services for Helen B. Van Brunt, 97, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held at a later date, with burial in Westford Cemetery near Truman, Minn. Van Brunt passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.