FAIRMONT — Betty J. Pannkuk, age 96, of Fairmont, Minn., passed away Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2021, at Goldfinch Memory Care in Fairmont. Funeral services for her will be held at a later date. Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements. Betty Jean was ...

BLUE EARTH — Edward C. Pirsig, age 92, of Blue Earth, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. A live stream of Ed’s service will be available at www.pattonfh.com/obituary/edward-pirsig. ...

LEDYARD — Eldon Dontje, 89, of Ledyard, Iowa, died Thursday evening, Dec. 17, 2020, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, after fighting the COVID-19 virus for 11 days. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethany E & R Church in Ledyard. Visitation will be one ...

FAIRMONT — Private family services for Ardith D. Heupel, 86, of Fairmont, are being held at a later date. Heupel died Sunday morning, Jan. 10, 2021, at Heartland Senior Living in Truman. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

THOMPSON FALLS, Mont. — Wayne L. Markquart, 83, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, of both COVID and his ongoing battle with inclusion body myositis. Due to the pandemic, a celebration of Wayne’s life will be held at a later time. Wayne Lawrence Markquart was born Feb. 15, 1937, on the ...

TRUMAN — Lorna M. Baarts, age 84, of Truman, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm, Minn. A public visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Zaharia Family Funeral Home in Truman. Following the visitation, a private family funeral ...