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Volunteer firefighter, Brian Janssen, has been with the Avon Volunteer Fire Department for over 40 years. Brian comes from a firefighting family. His dad, Don, and his brothers, Doug and Keith were all firefighters in Avon. Growing up, Brian watched his dad, Don, go to fires and help save and protect property and lives in the Avon community. It made Brian want to follow in his father’s footsteps and do the same thing for the Avon community.
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My first experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation was during the summer of 1969. I was an orderly in a Minneapolis intensive care unit (ICU) when my patient stoppedbreathing.Icalledforhelpandprovidedmouth-tomouth breathing until the team arrived. Later the doctor told me I saved the patient’s life, further convincing me that medicine was my life’s purpose.
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The Wagner St. John Lutheran Church will celebrate their 125th anniversary Sunday, June 9th. To commemorate this special occasion, there will be a service held at 3:30 p.m. followed by a meal.
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Jeanne Ann Soulek, 85, went to her heavenly home Saturday, May 25 at the Good Samaritan Center in Corsica. Funeral mas was held May 31 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Armour with burial following in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Armour.
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Funeral mass for Kathleen “Casper” Ann Honomichl, 66, of Wagner will be held Wednesday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Burial will be in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner is in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Quinian Ream, 22, of Lake Andes, were held Tuesday, May 28 at the White Swan Community Center in Lake Andes. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Quinian died Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Lake Andes.
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Graveside service for Norma Halbur, 87, of St. Paul, Minnesota will be held Saturday, June 15 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Wagner with a light lunch to follow at the Dante Auditorium, 323 Main Street in Dante.
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