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Faye M. Draper

FAIRMONT — A memorial service for Faye M. Draper, 92, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. on July 2, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Fairmont. Inurnment will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. Draper passed away Saturday afternoon, June 18, 2022, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on July 2, at the church. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Illa Ficken

BLUE EARTH — A memorial service for Illa Ficken, 86, of Blue Earth, Minn., will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth. Ficken passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Friendship Court Assisted Living in Blue Earth, with her loving family by her side. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth is in charge of arrangements. Illa was born in rural New Richland, Minn., to Leonard and Frieda (Kranz) Casper. Survivors include: her ...

Bruce W. Burton

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bruce W. Burton, age 83, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Scottsdale, Ariz. A Minnesota native, Bruce served as Dean of William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul from 1975-80, where he also ...

George R. Ellis

TRIMONT — A celebration of life service for George R. Ellis, 86, of Trimont, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 17, 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 ...

Arla M. Ringeisen

SHERBURN — A celebration of life service for Arla M. Ringeisen, 84, of Sherburn, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 16, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Welcome, Minn. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Ringeisen died Thursday morning, June 9, 2022, at Season’s ...

Elnora Rasche

FAIRMONT — Private family services for Elnora Rasche, 91, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held at a later date, with inurnment at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery, Fairmont. Rasche passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.