Funeral Information

Joyce L. Vlaminck, age 71, of Marshall, MN, passed away Monday, August 3, 2026 at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks, MN. Memorial service will be 2 pm Friday, August 7, 2026, at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, MN with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be in the St. John Cantius Catholic Cemetery, Wilno, MN.

Sandra Scholten, age 79, of Ivanhoe, MN passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am on Monday, August 10th Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ivanhoe, MN. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6pm on Sunday, August 9th at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ivanhoe, MN with a prayer service at 6pm. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery in Ivanhoe, MN. Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Brian Carl Marten passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 23, 2026, at the age of 61 years and 9 months and 19 days from a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00am on Saturday, August 1st at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ivanhoe, MN. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7pm on Friday, July 31st at the Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ivanhoe, MN with a prayer service at 7pm and rosary to follow. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at the Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery in Ivanhoe. Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Hendricks has been entrusted with the arrangements.

MaryAnn, daughter of Kate (Bednarek) and Alex Lipinski, was born on Christmas Day, 1938, in Royal Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was the youngest of six children and the only daughter among five brothers. MaryAnn joked that she could run faster than all her brothers—and even the other children at school. During her childhood, the family lived on two different farms in southwestern Minnesota. She graduated from Minneota High School in 1956. Following graduation, MaryAnn was enrolled in a program involving finance, accounting and a job at Community First Bank in Ivanhoe which brought her, Phyllis Lietz and Ruth Marczak together as students, co-workers and roommates. They went everywhere together and were described as the “Three Musketeers.”