Obituaries

Paul David Ims Sr.

Paul David Ims Sr.

Mar 29, 2017

Paul D. Ims Sr., 81, of Echo, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Clara City Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo and...

Laverna M. Schrader

Laverna M. Schrader

Mar 13, 2017

LaVerna M. Schrader of Echo, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Sunwood Good Samaritan Society in Redwood Falls. A private family service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo. The Sunset Funeral & Cremation Association is caring for the family.   LaVerna M. Schrader was born at home on the farm near Echo, baptized and confirmed...

Lavonne Marie Gladitsch

Lavonne Marie Gladitsch

Mar 11, 2017

LaVonne Gladitsch, 76, of Vesta passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls, MN. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vesta with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sunset Funeral & Cremation Association is caring for...

Morris Jerome Pendleton Sr.

Morris Jerome Pendleton Sr.

Mar 8, 2017

Morris Jerome Pendleton Sr., 81, of the Lower Sioux Indian Community passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Lower Sioux Indian Community Hall. Visitation will be from 10 – 2 PM on Saturday also at the Lower Sioux Indian...

John Hubert Pohlen

John Hubert Pohlen

Feb 28, 2017

John Pohlen, 85, of Wabasso, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Wabasso. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Friday at the church with a parish prayer service at 7:00 PM....

Joseph Edmund Baune

Joseph Edmund Baune

Feb 22, 2017

Joseph Baune, 63, of Wood Lake passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at his residence in Wood Lake.  A sharing of memories will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be in the Cottonwood Catholic Cemetery following the...

John Nicholas Franta

John Nicholas Franta

Feb 17, 2017

John Nicholas Franta, 84, of Wabasso, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Seasons Hospice House in Redwood Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. Visitation will be from 4-8 PM on Monday at the church with a prayer service at 7:00 PM followed by...

Alphonse N. Goblirsch

Alphonse N. Goblirsch

Feb 16, 2017

Alphonse N. Goblirsch, 91, of Wabasso, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Sunwood Good Samaritan Society in Redwood Falls.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Monday, February 20, 2017 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso.  Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Sunday at the church with a prayer service at...

Joy Darlene Janachovsky

Joy Darlene Janachovsky

Feb 7, 2017

Joy Janachovsky, 58, of Spirit Lake, IA, formerly of Lucan passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at the Spirit Lake Hospital in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 PM on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Lucan. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of service at...

Genevieve Eloise Morken

Genevieve Eloise Morken

Feb 2, 2017

Genevieve Morken, 89, of Cottonwood, passed away on Thursday, February 02, 2017 at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Monday at the church with a prayer service at 7:00 PM and will continue one...

Evelyn Julia Marks

Evelyn Julia Marks

Jan 21, 2017

Evelyn Julia Marks, 92, of Milroy, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Milroy. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Wednesday also at the church with a CCW rosary at 5:00...

Elaine "Freckles" Lou Ella Haak

Elaine "Freckles" Lou Ella Haak

Jan 1, 2017

Elaine Lou Ella Haak, 77, of Echo, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Saturday, January 7, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Seaforth. Visitation will be from 4 – 8 PM on Friday at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo with...

Kenneth Elroy Sward

Kenneth Elroy Sward

Dec 30, 2016

Kenneth Sward, 86, of Belview, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Wednesday at Grace Lutheran with a prayer service at 6:45 PM and will continue one hour prior to...

Michael Lubeck

Michael Lubeck

Dec 29, 2016

Michael Lubeck, 71, of Belview, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Belview on Thursday, December 29, 2016. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Thursday at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo and will continue one hour prior to the...

Llewellyn "Punky" Hagen

Llewellyn "Punky" Hagen

Dec 15, 2016

Llewellyn “Punky” Hagen, 87, of Wood Lake passed away on December 15, 2016 at the Renvilla Nursing Home in Renville. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Rock Valle Lutheran Church in rural Echo. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Monday at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo with a prayer service...

Roberta "Cookie" Ann Klante

Roberta "Cookie" Ann Klante

Dec 13, 2016

Roberta “Cookie” Klante, 75, of Lucan, MN passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at her residence in Lucan. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lucan. Visitation will be from 4 – 8 PM on Sunday with a prayer service at 7:00 PM at the church and will continue one...

Gary Orville Kremin

Gary Orville Kremin

Dec 11, 2016

Gary Kremin, 69, of Redwood Falls, MN passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Friday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vesta. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Thursday with a prayer service at 6:45 PM at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo and...

Gifford Marvin Liebswager

Gifford Marvin Liebswager

Dec 5, 2016

Gifford M. Liebswager, 92, of Marshall, formerly of Milroy, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Friday, December 9, 2016 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Milroy. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Thursday at Rehkamp-Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall and...

Karen Ann Jenniges

Karen Ann Jenniges

Nov 26, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Karen Jenniges, 65, of Wanda, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at St. Mathias Catholic Church in Wanda.  Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m.  on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the church in Wanda.  Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. –...

Thomas Huso

Thomas Huso

Nov 21, 2016

Thomas Huso, 83, of Cottonwood, MN passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Marshall-Avera Regional Medical Center in Marshall.  Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Living Word Lutheran Church in Marshall with visitation one hour prior to the service.  A private family interment will take place.  The Sunset Funeral & Cremation Association...