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Joan Nowak

WELCOME — A funeral mass for Joan Nowak, 85, of Welcome, Minn., will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont. A private family burial will be held at a later date in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in East Chain, MN. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Gretchen M. Miles

FAIRMONT — Private family services for Gretchen M. Miles, 105, of Fairmont, Minn., were held in Fairmont. Miles passed away on Aug. 25, 2025, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  

Gloria J. Anderson

FAIRMONT — Services for Gloria J. Anderson, 81, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Burial will be held following the service in Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Anderson passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn. Lakeview Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.  

Marlene Kuntz

SHERBURN — A Celebration of Life Service for Marlene Ann Kuntz, 88, of Sherburn, Minn. will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sherburn, Minn. Burial will be held at Sherburn Cemetery in Sherburn, Minn. Kuntz passed away peacefully at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., on Sunday morning, Sept. 7, 2025. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 27, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sherburn. Kramer Family Funeral Home of Sherburn, Trimont and Welcome, Minn. is assisting the family with arrangements.

Richard “Rich” William Andrews

ST. JAMES — Richard “Rich” William Andrews, born July 13, 1956, in Blue Earth, Minn., formerly of Fairmont, passed away peacefully on Aug. 17, 2025, at the age of 69 in St. James, Minn. Rich was a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He is survived by his two children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, as well as several brothers, sisters and friends who will miss him dearly. His legacy lives on in those that he touched and the memories shared by those who knew and loved him. A private family burial will take place at Union Cemetery ...

Joyce Ekstadt

TRIMONT — A Funeral Service for Joyce A. Ekstadt, 92, of Lakeville, Minn. and formerly of Trimont, Minn., will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at First Lutheran Church in Trimont, Minn., with burial in First Lutheran Cemetery in rural Trimont, Minn. Ekstadt was called to her eternal rest on ...