Katherine Cole, 89, of Granite Falls, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the Valin Senior Care in Montevideo. 
    Funeral services were held on Monday, August 30 at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home Chapel in Granite Falls.  Burial was at Yellow Medicine Lutheran East Cemetery.    
    Katherine Cole was born September 18, 1920, the daughter of George and  Sophie (Shkrumeda) Kreshka in Sundown, Manitoba.  She attended country school through the 8th grade and moved to Minneapolis where she graduated from the Minnehaha Academy in 1940.  She worked for Munsingwear in Minneapolis and then moved with her family to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where she was employed with Bethlehem Steel.

    Erna Reiten, 91, of Granite Falls, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Granite Falls Manor.
    Funeral services were held on Monday, August 30 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Granite Falls.  Burial followed at Doncaster Cemetery.
    Erna Wilma Reiten was born October 12, 1918, the daughter of Paul and Anna (Drager) Henke in Wood Lake.  She was baptized on November 1, 1918 and confirmed on March 20, 1932, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wood Lake.  Erna attended St. John’s Parochial School through 8th grade and graduated from the Wood Lake High School.

   Carl Aus, 74, of Granite Falls, died Monday, August 23, 2010 at his residence.
    A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Thursday, August 25 at Granite Falls Lutheran Church with burial in St. Andrew Catholic Cemetery.
  Carl Aus, loving father, grandfather, husband, and brother was born in 1935 to Sylvester and Harriet (Min) Aus in Stillwater, the older of two children. The family moved to Wheaton in 1944 where Carl attended school and graduated in 1953. He attended college at Moorhead State where he studied social studies and played football, but ultimately went to Dunwoody Baking Institute and moved back to Wheaton to bake with his father. He married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Carlson, February 26th of 1955. They welcomed their first of nine children 2 years later.

   Hope Jorgenson Swanson Carey, 56, died Monday August 9, 2010 at the Richmond Hills Assisted Living in Phoenix, Arizona, after losing her battle with lung cancer.
    Hope spent her childhood on a farm in Clarkfield and that warm, caring farm girl, with smiling eyes became a caring, giving friend to all who knew her.

  Alma Jeanette Skalbeck, 96, of Sacred Heart, died Saturday, August 28, 2010, at the RenVilla Care Center in Renville.
    Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, officiated by Rev. Dale Svendsen.  Burial was at First English Cemetery in Sacred Heart.  

    Carl Aus, 74, of Granite Falls, died early Monday, August 23, 2010 at his residence.
    A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, August 26 at 10:30 a.m. at Granite Falls Lutheran Church with burial in St. Andrew Catholic Cemetery.
    Visitation and reviewal will take place from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 25 with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday morning.
    Wing-Bain Funeral Home of Granite Falls is in charge of funeral arrangements.

    Gerald A. Enger, 75, of  Hanley Falls, formerly of Echo, died at the Granite Falls Hospital on Thursday, August 19, 2010.
    Funeral services were held on Sunday, August 22 at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls, with Pastor Allan E. Johnson officiating. Inter-ment followed at East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery in Hanley Falls.   

    Hubert B. Hoff, 91, of Clarkfield, died on Sunday, August 22, 2010, at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital.
    Funeral services will be Saturday, August 28, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Lucas Lutheran Church of Normania Township, with Military Rites by American Legion Post 169 of Clarkfield. Burial will follow at St. Lucas Lutheran Cemetery in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County.

    Faye Marie (Stoufer) Robertson, 74, formerly of Echo, died Saturday, August 14, 2010.
    A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, August 19 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, 2250 St. Anthony Blvd. N.E., Minneapolis. MN 55418

    Elmer LeRoy Walls, 80, of Clarkfield, died on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
    Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 14 at Clarkfield Lutheran Church, officiated by Pastor Jack Torgersen. Interment followed at Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery.
    Elmer LeRoy Walls was born April 3, 1930 in Clarkfield, to parents Elmer H. and Helen Devota (Long) Walls.  He was baptized in Clarkfield and attended Clarkfield Public School. Following school Elmer joined the United States Air Force and was stationed in France during peace time.

   Hollie Hamnes, 44, of Montevideo, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Luther Haven Nursing Home under the care of Hospice.
    Memorial services will be held Friday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo. Burial will take place at the Summit Cemetery in Summit, South Dakota at a later date.            Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home.

    Ardis Estling, 80, of Boyd, died on Monday, August 2, 2010 at her home.
    Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, with Rev. Lori Wold officiating. Interment followed at the church cemetery.       

   Hope Jorgenson, 55, of Prescott, Arizona, died Monday, August 9, 2010 of cancer.
    Hope was a Clarkfield High School graduate and the daughter of the late Glenn and Edith Jorgenson.

    Palmer Grinager, of  Granite Falls, formerly of Boyd, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at the Granite Falls Manor.
    Funeral services were held on Friday, July 30 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, officiated by Pastor Lori Wold, followed by interment at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Boyd.
    Palmer Kenneth Grinager was born August 28, 1928 in Boyd to Melvin and Petra (Martinson) Grinager. Palmer was baptized and confirmed at Riverside Church (currently Grace Lutheran Church) in Dawson.  He lived most of his life in the Dawson and Boyd areas. He attended country school at District #4 by Milan, through the eighth grade.

   Carl Stanley Christiansen, 88,  of Clarkfield, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at his residence.
    Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 31 at Clarkfield Lutheran Church in Clarkfield, officiated by Pastor David Christensen. Military rites were by Cottonwood American Legion Post No. 503.            Interment was at Spring Creek Lutheran Cemetery in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County.

    Cecilia Kathla Finnegan Minelli, 91, of Edina, formerly of Granite Falls,  passed away peacefully on Monday, August 2, 2010 surrounded by love and family at N.C. Little Hospice in Edina.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 9 at 11:00 a.m., at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the Mass.
    The youngest of eight children, Cele was born January 18, 1919, in Minneota to John and Mary Finnegan. She earned her nursing degree at St. Catherine’s in St. Paul where she met and married Philip Minelli. Cele and Phil spent most of their life in Granite Falls. Cele was a nurse administrator at the Granite Falls Hospital and Phil a high school teacher, counselor and coach.

    Ardis Estling, 80, of Boyd, died on Monday, August 2, 2010 at her home.
    Funeral services will be held on Thurs, August 5, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, with Rev. Lori Wold officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday  from 5 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the Anderson Funeral Home in Monte-video.

   Stanley Christiansen, of Clarkfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at his residence.
    Funeral services are pending with the Lynner Funeral Home of Clarkfield.   

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    Jeverna C. Nelson, 98, of  Slaton, formerly of Hanley Falls, died on July 25, 2010,  at the Golden Living Center in Slayton.
    Funeral Services were held at Christ Lutheran Church in Slayton on Tuesday, July 27, with Rev. Ted Kunze officiating. Interment was at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Ceme-tery, Hanley Falls.

   Allison Rose Dahm, age 9, was called to heaven on Friday July 23, 2010 unexpectedly, after a brief illness.  Allison faced many health struggles in her life and smiled her way through each one.
    Allison’s funeral was held July 28 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.            Allison was born on November 19, 2000, in Sioux Falls. She was baptized and attended church at Lord of Life Lutheran. During her short time on earth, Allison touched many lives with her sweet spirit, smile, and laugh.  She attended John Harris Elementary, having just completed the third grade.  Allison also had many friends and fans at Children’s Care Hospital and School.