Obituaries

Shirley Marian Lecy

Shirley Marian Lecy

Nov 15, 2022

The funeral service for Shirley Lecy, 97, of Granite Falls, MN, will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Sunset Funeral Home in Echo, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will take place at the Rock Valle Cemetery in Echo. Shirley Marian...

Brion Danzer

Brion Danzer

Nov 14, 2022

Brion Joseph Danzer, 69 of Waseca, passed away peacefully, surrounded with love on Monday, November 14, 2022. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from 1-3 p.m. with a prayer service at 1:00 p.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota. Brion was born November 5, 1953 to Herbert Danzer and Barbra Vandre. Brion proudly enlisted...

Mary Lee Dove

Mary Lee Dove

Nov 12, 2022

Services for Mary Dove, 66, of St. Paul and formerly of Redwood Falls, will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at the Sunset Funeral and Cremation Association in Echo. Visitation will from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mary Lee (Marquardt) Dove was born October 5, 1956, in the Redwood Falls Hospital to...

Joan Agnes Remiger

Joan Agnes Remiger

Oct 23, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Joan Remiger, 89, of Redwood Falls, formerly of Wabasso, will be Friday, October 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso. A livestream and recording of the service will be available at www.lowafc.org. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow at St. Anne’s...

Harold Carl Jeseritz

Harold Carl Jeseritz

Oct 17, 2022

The funeral service for Harold Jeseritz, 95, of Hutchinson, formerly of Wood Lake, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment with military honors will follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Harold Carl Jeseritz was born on...

Alpha Dagny Mcnamara

Alpha Dagny Mcnamara

Oct 7, 2022

Alpha D McNamara ( Grannes ) - The funeral service for Alpha McNamara, 93, of Rice, MN, will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at the Belview Cemetery. Alpha was born on...

Philip Ervin Schmidt

Philip Ervin Schmidt

Oct 3, 2022

Visitation for Philip Schmidt, 91, of Wood Lake, will take place from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Sunset Funeral Home in Echo, Minnesota. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Philip Ervin Schmidt was born on February 7, 1931, in Posen Township, Yellow Medicine County, to Philip and Amalie (Frank)...

Dallas Ryan Schroeder

Dallas Ryan Schroeder

Sep 16, 2022

No funeral services are planned at this time for Dallas Schroeder, 89, of Echo. Dallas was born on October 14, 1932, in Echo. He died on Friday, September 16, 2022, at the Avera Granite Falls Care Center.

Janet Marcella Werner

Janet Marcella Werner

Sep 1, 2022

The funeral service for Janet Werner, 89, of Golden Valley, formerly of rural Echo, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 5, from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home in Echo. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the...

Leroy Schmidt

Leroy Schmidt

Sep 1, 2022

To watch a recording of the service, click the following link: https://youtu.be/biE2MaD2T0U The funeral service for LeRoy Schmidt, 103, of Wood Lake, will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Posen Township. Visitation will be Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and...

Alice Margaret Kvistad

Alice Margaret Kvistad

Aug 20, 2022

Services for Alice Kvistad, 90, of Granite Falls will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Rock Haven Church in Granite Falls. Visitation will be Friday, August 26, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church. Interment will take place at the Echo...

Wallace Simpson

Wallace Simpson

Aug 6, 2022

Dr. Wallace A. Simpson Dr. Wallace Simpson passed away peacefully on Aug. 6, 2022. He was born on Feb. 2, 1935 in Sisseton, SD, grew up the oldest of three brothers in Wabasso and Belview, and graduated from Belview High School in 1953. He played basketball, baseball and football and met Rose, his high school sweetheart. They married in 1958...

Robert "Bob" Clayton Lalim

Robert "Bob" Clayton Lalim

Jul 22, 2022

The funeral service for Robert “Bob” Lalim, 85, of Granite Falls, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2022, at Grace Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at the Echo Cemetery in Echo. Bob crossed the bridge to be home with The...

Frank Rohden, Jr.

Frank Rohden, Jr.

Jul 17, 2022

Frank Rhoden Jr. age 59 of Belview died on July 17, 2022 at Parkview Nursing Home in Belview. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements with Sunset Funeral and Cremation Association Echo, Minnesota 507.925.4145 www.sunsetfuneralassociation.com

Marie Stelter

Marie Stelter

Jul 1, 2022

Marie Stelter, 93, of Belview, formerly of Echo passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022 at Parkview Nursing Home. Funeral Services will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 11, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vesta, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior at the church. Interment will be at the Vesta Cemetery. A livestream of the...

Joel Johnson

Joel Johnson

Jun 29, 2022

Joel R Johnson (May 11, 1958 - June 29, 2022) It is said to fully understand a man you must walk a mile in his shoes. That was rather difficult with Joel given he rarely sat still long enough for someone to get a hold of them. Even getting him to sit for any length of time in a deer...

Alan Lemay Embree

Alan Lemay Embree

Jun 22, 2022

A public visitation for Alan Embree, 87, of Springfield, will be Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Springfield Library from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Alan died on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the New Ulm Hospital.

Ellsworth Julius Hengel

Ellsworth Julius Hengel

Jun 19, 2022

A graveside service for Ellsworth Hengel, 87, of Lamberton, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Lamberton. Ellsworth was born on January 10, 1935, in Lamberton, to Anton and Gertrude (Schmid) Hengel. He grew up on the family farm outside of Lamberton, which he eventually took over from his grandparents....

Wallace "Wally" Edwin Stage

Wallace "Wally" Edwin Stage

May 28, 2022

To watch the recording of Wallace's service, please click the following link: https://youtu.be/5pPAezrIrkg A public graveside service for Wallace “Wally” Stage, 84, of Redwood Falls, will be Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Redwood Falls Cemetery. A viewing for the public will be Saturday from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls....

Jeffrey Zimmer

Jeffrey Zimmer

Apr 23, 2022

Jeffrey Arlo Zimmer, age 63 of Granite Falls, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born February 1, 1959 in Granite Falls MN to Arlo and Donna (Leupke) Zimmer. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo MN. He attended kindergarten through twelfth grade in Echo, graduating in 1977. During high school, he participated in football,...