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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.

Theresa L. Swanson

ALPHA — A celebration of life service for Theresa “Bonnie” L. Swanson, 82, of Alpha, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alpha, Minn. Swanson died Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022, at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont, Minn. Visitation will be ...

Janice M. Nelson

SHERBURN — A time of remembering and celebrating the life of Janice “Jan” M. Nelson, 69, of rural Sherburn, Minn., will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Kramer Family Funeral Home in Sherburn, Minn. Jan died Tuesday afternoon, May 31, 2022, in Sherburn, Minn. There will ...

Merle W. Brinkman

FAIRMONT — A funeral service for Merle W. Brinkman, age 86, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2022, at Lakeview Funeral ...