May 5, 2021
FAIRMONT A memorial service for Roger D. Oelke, 88, of Fairmont, will be held 10:30 a.m. May 25, at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Fairmont. Military honors by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222 will be held outside the church immediately following the service. Burial will follow at Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. Those wishing to view the service may do so on Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church’s YouTube page.
Oelke died Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Florida. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. May 24, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Apr 28, 2021
WILBERT A memorial service for Velmer J. Meier, 95, of Wilbert, Minn., will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert, Minn. Burial will follow the service in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, with full military honors by the Nassen-Detert American Legion Post 529 and Welcome American Legion Post 553. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert.
Velmer passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021, at his home near Wilbert. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Velmer J. Meier was born Feb. 23, 1926, on the family farm in Tenhassen Township, Martin County, Minn., the son of William and Clara (Leiding) Meier. In 1929, the family moved to a farm near Wilbert that he called home for the rest of his life. Velmer attended parochial school at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Wilbert. He was baptized March 14, 1926, and
Apr 14, 2021
FAIRMONT A funeral service for John Dale Swanson, 86, of Fairmont, will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Burial will follow the service at Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont, with full military honors by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222.
Swanson died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Visitation will be from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday at the church in Fairmont. People are asked to be mindful of social distancing guidelines, the wearing of masks and best practices in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Apr 7, 2021
FAIRMONT –A funeral service for Dorris I. Stromberg, 100, of Minnetonka, Minn., formerly of Fairmont, Minn., will be held 11 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday, April 9, at Lakeview Funeral Home.
Dorris passed away Sunday morning, April 4, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Estherville, Iowa. The family asks that people are mindful of social distancing guidelines, wearing of masks and best practices in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mar 16, 2021
FAIRMONT Services for Robert G. Stewart, 77, of Fairmont, will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Burial will follow the service in Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont.
Stewart died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.