Marjorie Hegna, 88, of Granite Falls passed away on Sunday, May 29 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls and continue one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.
Alice Lukken, 97, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Nelson Gables Assisted Living in Alexandria. Alice was born on April 17, 1924 in Riverside Township to Andrew and Hilma (Lee) Westgaard.
Savannah Villarreal, 17, of Sacred Heart passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home. A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls with interment following at First English Lutheran Cemetery near Sacred Heart. Visitation was Wednesday, June 1, 2022 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls and will continue one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Kem Black, 64, of Sacred Heart passed away at the Granite Falls Hospital on Monday, May 23, 2022. A Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls with visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
William “Willie” Upton, 81, of Granite Falls passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held Friday, June 3, 2022 from 3-5 p.m. at Wing-Bain Funeral Home and the celebration will continue at the Granite Falls Golf Course.
Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald “Ron” Stevens, 59, of Marshall will take place at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 6, 2022, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be Sunday, June 5, 2022 from 4 - 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Monday, June 6, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the remembrance center. Interment will take place at the Hazel Run Lutheran Cemetery in Hazel Run.
Last August, Bob Barnes of Syracuse, New York, packed up his belongings to store at his brother’s home, gave up his apartment and his job as an Uber driver, and took off on his second big adventure. The first was a bicycle ride around the country done four years ago in which he managed a trek totaling roughly 5,800 miles. For this trip, Barnes planned an even more challenging journey - one that would bring him back and forth across the country multiple times in an effort to visit the state capital of all fifty states, for a total of approximately 16,300 miles, all on bicycle. He’s titled the trip “Great American Triple Switchback”. Barnes says that a trip like this has never been done in the past.
Last Tuesday, the YME baseball team defeated Canby in an away game 12-0. Leaders in the game included Nikson Knapper who went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, three runs, and an RBI. Complete scoring from that game follows:
Tarin Gatchell, a senior at Yellow Medicine East High School, was one of 23 Eagle Scouts selected by Northern Star Scouting to receive a $1,500 scholarship. Tarin earned his Eagle as a member of Troop 3269, chartered to the Clara City Lion’s Club, where he served in many leadership positions.
Ronald Kleven, 86, of Springfield died on May 18, 2022, at Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye. Visitation was on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.