Viola I. (Thompson) Neuman, 88, of Hanley Falls, formerly of Cottonwood, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park.

    Mary Ann Carroll (Martin), 69, of St. Paul, formerly of Asbury-Granite Falls, died in St. Paul on Sunday, January 3, 2010.
    Funeral services were held on January 8 in South St. Paul. She is buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights.

   Arvon Pehling, 81 of Echo, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in his home in Echo.
    Memorial services were held on Monday, January 18, 2010 in Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Echo.

    Agnes Mary Martin, 94, of Clara City died Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City.
    Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, January 20 at St. Clara Catholic Church in Clara City.                                                                      

    Alphuns “Al”  J.  Kurkowski, 83, of Boyd, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, at the Granite Falls Hospital.
    Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, January 14 at St. James Catholic Church in Dawson, with Military Rites by Boyd American  Legion, Olen-Horgen Post #198.
    Burial took place on Friday, January 15 at Ft. Snelling Cemetery in Minneapolis.   

Lucille Hermanson, 88, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson.
    Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 12, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, with Pastor Martha Hanson officiating, and burial at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
    Lucille Florence (Anderson) Hermanson was born October 17, 1921 in Providence Township of Lac qui Parle County to parents Victor and Phoebe Anderson.  She was baptized at Providence Valley Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. Petri Lutheran.  She later attended Clarkfield High School.

    Sharon Lee Standfuss,  65, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, formerly of Renville, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 following a short battle with stage four breast cancer and complications.
    A memorial service was held at her son's house in Waveland, Mississippi on Monday, December 21.

    Al Kurkowski, 83, of Boyd, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at the Granite Falls Hospital.

    Florence M. Roe, 83, of Herndon, Virginia, passed away Friday, December 25, 2009 at the The Johnson Center, Potomac Falls, Virginia.
    A memorial service was held on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manassas, Virginia.

   Peggy Lee (Barber) Ellingson, 63, of Wood Lake, died Wednesday,  December 30, 2009 at the Granite Falls Hospital, following a 3 ½ year battle with cancer, with her husband Vernon and very special friend Traci Storms by her side.

    Margery Cunningham,  77, of Wood Lake died Monday, December 28, 2009 in her home in Wood Lake.
    Memorial services were  held Saturday, January 2, 2010 in the United Methodist Church in Wood Lake.

 Everett Chard, 69, of Granite Falls, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, at the Granite Falls Manor.
    Private family services will be held at a later date in Grayslake, Illinois.
    Everett Warren Chard was born on May 8, 1940 in Grayslake, Illinois, the son of Warren Adolphus and Pauline Florence (Sutton) Chard. He attended St. Gilbert’s Grade school in Grayslake and graduated from Grayslake High School, one of three Valedictorians in his class.

    Minnie Johnson, 94, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Luther Haven in Montevideo.
    Memorial services were held on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 at Bergen Lutheran Church in Stony Run Township, with Pastor Steve Weston officiating.  Burial will take place at the Bergen Lutheran Cemetery in Stony Run Township in 2010.  

    Donna  Holien, 82, of Granite Falls, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Birchwood Hospice House in Hutchinson, surrounded by her family.
    A celebration of her life was held Monday, December 21, at Wang Lutheran Church, rural Maynard, with Rev. Mary Hovland officiating.         

  Marcela “Sally” Bauman, 97, of Clara City, died Friday, December 18, 2009, at the Clara City Care Center. 
    Mass of Christian Burial was held on Sunday, December 20, at the St. Clara Catholic Church, with burial at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens.