All Obituaries

Arnold “Arnie’ Guild 85 of Slayton, MN passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.  Funeral services will be on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the First Reformed Church in Slayton at 10:30 a.m.  Visitation will be on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the church from 4-6 p.m. and one hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday.  Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements.  To send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com

In Loving Memory of Rosemary A. (Collins) LeTendre Rosemary LeTendre, the daughter of Jack and Lillian Applen Collins, was born in Austin, MN, on August 29, 1938.  In 1942, her family moved from Blooming Prairie to Austin, where she attended St. Augustine Catholic schools, graduating from St. Augustine (Pacelli) High School in 1956.  Rosemary graduated from Mt. Mary College in Milwaukee, WI, in 1960, where she was invited into two academic fraternities: Sigma Tau Delta, a ...

In Loving Memory of Eva Ester Swan Ester Swan was born on June 19, 1938, in Minburne, Alberta, Canada to Otto and Rosa Viola Andersen Anderson.  She grew up in Lethbridge and Calgary Canada where she attended school.  On October 12, 1960, she and Marvin Swan were married at Southminster United Lethbridge.  Following their marriage they farmed near Hadley, MN until moving to Pipestone, MN where Ester ran an in-home daycare.  Following retirement, they moved back to the ...

Mary Galles 76 of Westbrook, MN, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society-Westbrook.  Memorial services will be on Friday, May 22, 2026, at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton at 10:30 a.m.  Visitation will be on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton from 4-6 p.m. and one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday.  Interment is at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Avoca, MN.

In Loving Memory of Genevieve Angeline Shonblom Felber Gen Felber was born on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1929, to Hjalmer and Bertha Mickelson Shonblom on a farm outside of Fergus Falls, MN.  Gen attended country school District 31 for eight years, the only one in her class. In High School she worked at Woolworth’s in the candy and jewelry department as well as helping on the farm harvesting, haying, and milking morning, and night.  She even worked the teams of horses in the ...

In Loving Memory Of Ronald “Buzz” Baumhoefner Ronald “Buzz” Oscar Baumhoefner, the son of Oscar and Lillian (Kahler) Baumhoefner, was born on October 8, 1942, in Martin County, MN. He grew up on a farm and later the family moved to a farm near Wilmont, MN. Buzz attended grade school in Reading and graduated from Worthington High School in 1960. He was united in marriage to Wanda Christians on September 21, 1963, at the First Presbyterian Church in Fulda. After their ...

Janet Grace Kirchner was born on March 23, 1948, in Marshall to Marcel and Theresa (Boerboom) Louwagie.  She attended Holy Redeemer Grade School and Central Catholic High School in Marshall, graduating in 1966. Janet met Paul Kirchner at Valhalla Ballroom in June of 1969, and they were united in marriage at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley, MN, on March 30, 1970. The couple raised six children while running a successful tire and rim business and farming near Dundee. Over the ...

In Loving Memory Of Edna Lyons Edna Catherine Lyons, the daughter of Hilary and Elizabeth (Determan) Galles, was born on July 24, 1932, in Wilmont, MN. She grew up in Wilmont and attended Our Lady of Good Council School, graduating in 1950. After graduating, Edna worked with her father in the family hardware store in Wilmont. She was united in marriage to Duane Lyons on September 21, 1954, at Our Lady of Good Council Church in Wilmont. After their marriage they lived in Dundee, MN. She was ...

In Loving Memory of Larry Garland Larry Garland was born April 25,1943, to Orval and Ethel Miller Garland in Bertha, Minnesota. He attended Lincoln Elementary School in Staples, Minnesota and graduated from Staples High School in 1961. Larry attended St. Cloud State College in St. Cloud, MN, graduating in 1965. On August 7,1965, he was united in marriage to Joyce Smith at the Alliance Church in Staples. They moved to Slayton, MN where Larry taught Trigonometry and Algebra at Slayton High ...

In Loving Memory Of Merlyn Dean Anderson Merlyn Anderson was born December 24, 1941, in Slayton, Minnesota to Otto “Minard” and Ethel Vihlen Anderson. He grew up in Slayton and South Dakota graduating from Goodwin High School in 1959.  Merlyn then attended Yankton College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964. He continued his education at the University of South Dakota (USD) where he earned a Master of Arts degree in educational psychology in 1965. After his ...