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Lavon Mae Hoelmer

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Lavon Mae (nee Bach) Hoelmer passed away on July 22, 2025, at the age of 97. She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on Jan. 28, 1928, to William Bach and Wilhelmina (Minnie) (nee Wagner) Bach. After graduating from high school in Hinckley, Minn., in 1946, she attended ...

Marilyn W. Pierson

TRIMONT — Marilyn W. Pierson, 80, of Sherburn, Minn., and formerly of Trimont, Minn., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Mayo Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, Minn. A Celebration of Life service will be held for Pierson at 11 a.m. on Monday, ...

William “Bill” Ascheman

JACKSON — A Mass of Christian Burial for Bill Ascheman, age 89 of Jackson, will be held at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Jackson at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 28, with a time of visitation and gathering from 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery in ...

Thomas E. Gunther

FAIRMONT — Thomas Eugene Gunther, 84, died June 3, 2025, surrounded by his wife and children. Thomas was born Feb. 4, 1941, in LeMars, Iowa, to Herb and Laura Gunther. They moved to Fairmont in 1945. Tom graduated from Fairmont High School in 1959 and attended the University of ...

Jerold Laverne Krumwiede

LEESBURG, Va. — Captain Jerold Laverne Krumwiede, U.S. Navy, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025, of natural causes. He was 94 years old. Jerold was born on Oct. 6, 1930, in St. John’s Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. to Viola and Emil T. Krumwiede. He attended school in Kansas, Missouri and Fairmont, Minn.. He graduated from Fairmont High School in 1948. As a young man he worked on his uncle’s farm in Minnesota and was very active in high school sports, including track and football. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve and attended Northwestern Prep School in ...

Sharon M. Tumbleson

REDMOND, Wash. — Sharon Mau Tumbleson, 82, a longtime resident of Redmond, Wash., passed away peacefully at home on July 8, 2025, due to complications from pancreatic cancer. Born on Oct. 1, 1942, in Fairmont, Minn., to Leo and Hazel Krusemark Mau, Sharon lived a life rich in family, ...