Obituaries

Duane “Dewey” Arnold Sundin, age 88, died Dec. 11, 2025, at Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter, Minnesota, where he has been living with his wife, Ruth Sundin. Funeral services will be planned after the holidays.

Rick Winter, age 70, of rural Canby, Minnesota passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 at his home.  Funeral service was held Dec. 5 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby with burial  at Terrace Lawn Memory Garden Cemetery in Montevideo, Minnesota.  Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel of Canby was entrusted with arrangements.

Rick Winter, age 70, of rural Canby, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, at his home. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby.

Helen L. Johnson, 81 years, passed away on Nov. 20, 2025, at Sanford Canby Medical Center. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby, Minnesota, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Minneota, Minneota.

Shirley Pederson, age 74, of Gary, South Dakota, passed away surrounded by her family after battling cancer on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the Hendricks Community Hospital Nursing Home. Funeral service took place Saturday, Nov. 22, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gary with burial in the Grandview Cemetery in Gary.

Duane Wallert, age 87, of Canby, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield, Minnesota. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, at the First Presbyterian Church in Canby. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

LaVern Elmer Kuester, of Canby, Minnesota, died on Nov. 6, 2025, in Canby. He reached the age of 82 years, 5 months and 5 days. A private internment will take place at a later date. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby is entrusted with the arrangements.

Myrtle "Millie" Osmond, age 95, of Canby, Minnesota, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at the Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby.  A funeral service was held Friday, Nov. 14, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Canby, with Rev. Levi Bollerud officiating and burial in the Canby City Cemetery.