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Janet Kiehm

MANKATO — Janet C. Kiehm, 94, of Mankato, Minn. passed into the arms of her loving Lord on Jan. 24, 2026, surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Winnebago, Minn. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at Spencer-Owen Funeral Home in Winnebago and at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at a later date in Rice Lake Cemetery. Janet Carolyn Jensen was born on May 9, 1931, in rural Aroma Park, Ill. to Herman and Pearl (Jensen) Jensen. She spent her early years ...

Gary E. Meyer

BLUE EARTH — Gary E. Meyer, 84, of Blue Earth, passed away on Jan. 20, 2026. Patton Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Betty Lou Huber Snyder

BLUE EARTH — Betty Lou Huber Snyder, age 87 of Blue Earth, passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 at United Hospital District in Blue Earth. Betty Lou was born Jan. 14, 1939, to Ray and Rhoda (Honstad) Evans in Waseca, Minn. In 1955, she married Bob Huber and together, they raised three ...

Ronald D. Snyder

FAIRMONT — Services for Ronald D. Snyder, age 91, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held at a later date. Ronald passed away on Jan. 21, 2026, at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements. www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net

Emma M. Simmering

FAIRMONT — Funeral services for Emma M. Simmering, 90, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Burial will be held next to her husband, Howard Simmering, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Wilbert, Minn. ...

Norman Gran

FAIRMONT — A Celebration of Life for Norman Gran, age 83 of Fairmont, Minn. and formerly of Jackson, Minn., will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Visitation will be held prior to services from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Lakeview Funeral Home. Those ...