Edwin Arthur Distad Jr., 76, of rural Byron, MN passed away at his home on Sunday, December 21, 2025. 
Edwin was born on in Dodge County, MN to Edwin and Irene (Madson) Distad on August 16, 1949.  The family moved to rural Byron, MN. He started elementary school in Byron and graduated from Byron high school in 1967.  He was confirmed at East St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Rock Dell, MN. 

Bonnie Jean Lien, 84, of Lawrence, KS, formerly of Kasson, MN passed away peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS.
Bonnie was born in Mantorville, MN on March 7, 1941, the daughter of Kenneth and Helen Ruport. She graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 1959. After high school, Bonnie began her career of 35 years as a medical transcriptionist at the Mayo Clinic.

Jean Weitzenkamp, age 96, of Dodge Center, a beloved mother, grandmother and matriarch, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 13, 2025, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. Jean was born to Albert & Hazel (Mae) Pettitt on July 28, 1929, in Little Cedar Iowa. Her life was one defined by compassion, devotion, and an unwavering love for those she held dear.

Louvain Boettner, 92, Grand Forks 
 
Louvain Mae Boettner passed away Dec. 11, 2025, at Valley Senior Living on 42nd, in Grand Forks, N.D., with family by her side. 

Philip Schuster, 85, Kasson
Philip John Schuster, 85, of Kasson, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin.

GH Customs, which opened two years ago in Hayfield, has now moved into a new retail location in Dodge Center.
The business has expanded from laser engraving into embroidery and direct-to-film printing with heat transfers on clothing and other items.