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Louis Emil Pochardt Jr

Louis Emil Pochardt Jr

Mar 8, 2019

Louis Pochardt, age 77, of Lynd, Minnesota, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, March 8, 2019, at Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Funeral Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Island Lake Township, Minnesota. Interment will follow in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Island Lake Township, Minnesota. Visitation...

Dennis Philip Mcchesney

Dennis Philip Mcchesney

Mar 8, 2019

Dennis McChesney, age 67, of Marshall, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral Services are 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Marshall. Interment will follow in the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 2:00 – 3:00...

Clifford Raymond Hanson

Clifford Raymond Hanson

Mar 6, 2019

Cliff Hanson, age 83, of Cottonwood, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Funeral Services are 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2019, at Living Word Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. Interment will be at a later date at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Cottonwood, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019, at...

Viola Margaret Braakman

Viola Margaret Braakman

Feb 22, 2019

Viola Braakman, age 92, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Friday, February 22, 2019, at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall. Following a reception, interment will be in the Le Mars Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Iowa. Visitation will be held just before the...

Eileen Kay Bitker

Eileen Kay Bitker

Feb 21, 2019

Eileen Bitker, age 68, formerly of Lucan, Minnesota, died on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Prairie Home Hospice McLaughlin House in Marshall, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota. Following a reception, interment will be in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:30 – 8:00...

Dorothy Marie Rehfeld

Dorothy Marie Rehfeld

Feb 13, 2019

Dorothy Rehfeld, age 88, of Marshall, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Burial will be Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Beverly Jean Butman

Beverly Jean Butman

Feb 12, 2019

Beverly Butman, age 94, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall, Minnesota. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota. Interment will follow in the New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone, Minnesota. Visitation will be held two hours prior...

Arnold "Arnie" Zimmerman

Arnold "Arnie" Zimmerman

Feb 11, 2019

Arnold Zimmerman, age 85, of Ghent, Minnesota, died on Monday, February 11, 2019, at Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marshall. Interment be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the Wildwood Cemetery in Wheaton, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 5:00...

Shirley Jeanne Martin

Shirley Jeanne Martin

Feb 10, 2019

Shirley Martin, age 83, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial Services are 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 15, 2019, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Marshall, Minnesota. Interment will follow in the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from 10:00 –...

Barbara Rose Fier

Barbara Rose Fier

Feb 10, 2019

Barbara Fier, age 69, of Marshall, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at her home in Marshall, Minnesota. Memorial Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall.Barbara Rose Fier was born on May 19, 1949, in Lyon County, Minnesota, to John...

Ruth Maxine Pagel

Ruth Maxine Pagel

Feb 6, 2019

Ruth Pagel, age 84, of Marshall, Minnesota, left this earth on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2019, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. Interment will follow in the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, February 10, 2019,...

Bonita "Bonnie" Weidauer

Bonita "Bonnie" Weidauer

Feb 2, 2019

Bonita Belle Peterson was born May 31, 1929, to Marlin “Red” and Beatrice (McDaniel) Paterson in Balaton, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church and graduated from Balaton High School with the class of 1947. Bonnie then attended beauty school in Mankato before returning to Balaton to work in the local café.On July 15, 1955, Bonnie was...

Allen Louis Rasmussen

Allen Louis Rasmussen

Jan 31, 2019

Allen Rasmussen, age 80, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Prairie View Health Care Center in Tracy, Minnesota. Funeral Services are 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2019, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota. Following a reception, interment will be in the Memorial Hill Cemetery in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour...

Janet Viola Hanson

Janet Viola Hanson

Jan 28, 2019

Janet Hanson, age 77, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Monday, January 28, 2019, at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Interment will follow in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Marshall. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, February...

Adelyne "Boots" Wild

Adelyne "Boots" Wild

Jan 25, 2019

Adelyne “Boots” Wild, age 95, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Celebration Of Life will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019, at Christ United Presbyterian Church in Marshall. Interment will follow at the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019,...

Delores Mae Holm

Delores Mae Holm

Jan 22, 2019

Delores “Dee” Mae Holm, age 91, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at the Prairie Home Hospice McLaughlin House. Celebration Of Life will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Interment will be at a later date at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00...

Jacob Allen Peterson

Jacob Allen Peterson

Jan 19, 2019

Jacob Peterson, age 19, of Russell, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 19, 2019, near Arco, Minnesota. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Grace First Parish in Russell, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2019, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. A prayer service is scheduled for...

Sean Edward O'Donnell

Sean Edward O'Donnell

Jan 18, 2019

Sean O’Donnell, age 79, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died on Friday, January 18, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from Noon - 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. Interment was in the Marshall Cemetery. Sean Edward O’Donnell was born on March...

John Harry Blowers

John Harry Blowers

Jan 6, 2019

John Harry Blowers, age 76, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2019, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Marshall. Interment will be at a later date. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2019, at...

Betty Marie Byer

Betty Marie Byer

Jan 4, 2019

Betty Marie Byer, age 87, of Tyler, Minnesota, died on Friday, January 4, 2019, at the Avera Tyler Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Interment will follow in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Marshall. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 8,...