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Brenda Jans Darling, 49, daughter, sister, mother, niece, aunt, friend, teacher, mentor, and role model, passed away at her home in Montevideo on September 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 1 at 3 p.m. (220 S 13th St, Montevideo). Visitation will be held Friday, September 30, 2022, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Arrangements are with Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home of Montevideo. www.andersontebeest.com. She is preceded in death by grandparents Jake and Winnie Jans, Clarence and Grace Riecke, uncle Stanley Harms, and brother-in-law Sean Gallimore. As the first-born to Rodney and Martha Jans on April 16, 1973, in Montevideo, she set the bar high for her three sisters, Laura (Gene) Streich, Debra (Sean Gallimore) Jans, and Anna (Michael Barber) Jans. She transformed into a fierce advocate of a mother for Cadence Jans (18) and Rowan Darling (15), who enchanted her world with love and purpose. She is also survived by nieces and nephews Gage Wambeke, Stephan Streich, Blake Streich, Sydni (Jacob) Kirkwood, McKayla Streich, Ashtyn Streich, and greatnephew Bentley Loftberg. A graduate of Montevideo Sr. High School (’91), Brenda received her bachelor’s degree (’95) in Music from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and obtained her master’s degree in Secondary Mathematics Education at Eastern Illinois University in 2014. For her outstanding graduate research, creative activity, and scholarship while teaching at International American schools in Seoul, South Korea (2010-14), and Jakarta, Indonesia (2014-16) she was awarded the esteemed King-Mertz of Excellence in the College of Sciences Research in 2015 before returning to her hometown of Montevideo to share her teaching talents in both choir and math from 2017-2021. Her international career allowed her to travel the globe and expose herself and her childre

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If you ask Meander artist Curt Soine how he began his journey to becoming a wood craftsman, he will tell you, “I used to carve when I was a kid in Boy Scouts. Fast forward to around 1983 when I asked my wife what she wanted for her upcoming birthday and she pointed to a swan carving in a magazine. It was $400 and I thought that doesn’t look so hard, I’ll just carve one myself. That started it. A person learns a lot over a 40year timespan.” Soine has expanded his repertoire since then. He says, “I branched into many different kinds of decoys. I started out carving waterfowl, and moved into shorebirds and spearing fish decoys. Occasionally I’ll make twig tables and assorted other carvings, like feathers, whales, and songbirds. I have exhibited in a number of galleries over the years, and I’m down to doing about 3-5 different shows, such as the Alexandria Rudy Zwieg show (March) and the Perham Gathering (April).”

Esther H. Schmidt, 75, of Granite Falls passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022, at the Bethesda in Willmar. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 24 at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Saturday. Esther was born to Marvin and Irene (Schultz) Geske on December 18, 1946. She was the 6th of 12 children. Esther was baptized on January 12, 1947, and confirmed in 1960 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall. She graduated from Lynd School and she attended cosmetology school. She met Doug Schmidt and they were united in marriage on August 17, 1968, in Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marshall. Their union was blessed with three children and more than 52 years together. Esther was a lifetime member of the Granite Falls VFW Auxiliary and managed the VFW in the 1980’s. Douglas and Esther completed Project Turnabout, Growth group and eventually becoming Growth Group facilitators while attending AA and Al Anon. Esther worked at several business over the years, including H&R Block, Granite Falls Bank, and Geske Home Improvement. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and watching them grow. Esther was active with her quilting and embroidery clubs in Minnesota and Texas; Doug referred to her hobby as her ‘therapy’. Esther was an avid reader and she enjoyed traveling with Douglas until their mobility made traveling difficult. Five years ago, they sold the property in Minnesota and relocated to Harlingen, Texas. Esther survived by their three children: Brenda Gates of Maynard, Kirby Schmidt of Renville, and Douglas Jr. (Darla) Schmidt of Montevideo, nine grandchildren: Christopher, Elizabeth, Garrett, Dustin, Crystal, Nathan, Carrie, Chelsea and Jasen; one greatgrandchild Bexley; siblings: Ina Geske, Richard (Karen) Geske, Wayne Geske, Bob (Naomi) Polzin, Pat (Janice) Geske, Ronnie (Claire) Geske, Bob (Cynthia) Steinbeisser, Glenn Geske, Nelia Gary;

Daryl Hermanson, 62, passed away at his home in Boyd on Thur sday, September 15, 2022, as a result of cancer. He was born on April 12, 1960, in Montevideo to Vernel and Janice (Moen) Hermanson.

Daniel Maiden of Granite Falls passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at his home at the age of 59. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 10:30 a.m.

Marvin Laverne ' Kortgard, 92, of Glenwood, | formerly of Sacred Heart, died Friday, September 2, 2022, at his home in Glenwood Estates in Glenwood. Funeral services were held on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 2 p.m. in Our Savior’s Lutheran