Obituaries

The memorial service commemorating the life of Marlene Gottskalkson, 86, of Minneota, will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at the Lincoln Icelandic Lutheran Cemetery in Ivanhoe, Minnesota.

Loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Sharon Plinske Vernlund, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at the age of 87 in Temple, Texas. She was born in Canby, Minnesota, on August 26, 1938, to Hazel and Arthur.

Walter Lacek, age 93, of Canby, Minnesota, passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, surrounded by his family at his home in Canby. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial took place Sept. 6 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Canby. Inurnment was held at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Canby with military honors.

Nathan William Otto lived for 36 hours. He is the infant son of Zachary and Becca (Saltee) Otto of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. He was born on Aug. 25, 2025. 
Grandparents are Alan and Julie Saltee of Canby and Jeffrey and Monica Otto of Lucan, Minnesota. He has two older brothers, Thomas (6) and Theo (3).

Dawn Tyler, of Dawson, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls at the age of 69.
A memorial service was held on Aug. 28, 2025, at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson, with Rev. Kendall Stelter officiating. Interment took place at the Florida Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Canby.

Barb Miller, age 78, of Gary, South Dakota, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service took place Friday, Aug. 29, at the Gary Methodist Church. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel of Canby, Minnesota, was entrusted with handling the arrangements.

Cynthia “Cindy” Hiedeman, age 73, of Canby, Minnesota, passed away peacefully  on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at the Sanford Canby Medical Center.  Celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church.

Dawn Tyler, of Dawson, died Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls at the age of 69.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Rev. Kendall Stelter will officiate, and the interment will be at Florida Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Canby.