Dale W. Schunke, 84, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away peacefully on May 4, 2023. Dale was born on April 11, 1939, to Oscar and Edith Schunke. Dale graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1957. He was confirmed and married at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley to Ruth Lindholm. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1962, and retired in 1982. He and Ruth settled … [Read more...]
John Erickson
John T. Erickson, age 88, of La Crescent, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in La Crescent. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Schumacher-Kish Funeral and … [Read more...]
Dwaine Clifton Kamnetz
Dwaine Clifton Kamnetz, 74, of Chatfield, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Green Lea Nursing Manor in Mabel. He was diagnosed with ALS/FTD in December 2022. Dwaine was born to Clifton and Rosella (Tienter) Kamnetz on December 15, 1948. He spent his youth growing up on the farm in Cummingsville, rural Chatfield. Along side his dog, Buster, he learned about nature, … [Read more...]
Norma Koch
Norma J. Koch, 88, of Chatfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at her apartment in Chatfield. Norma Jean Johnson was born August 5, 1934, in Anamosa, Iowa, to her adopted parents Frank and Leona Johnson. She attended a small country school in Wyoming, Iowa. On October 28, 1953, she married Keith Koch in Wyoming, Iowa. They farmed many years in Onslow, … [Read more...]
2023 Graduation
Pastor Devotions – From every nation under heaven
By Pastor Jeff Jacobs Unity Lutheran Parish - St. Paul, Saetersdal and St. Matthew’s, Granger Pentecost Sunday and Memorial Day were the same weekend this year. Pentecost celebrates the Holy Spirit’s outpouring on Jesus’ disciples and how “Jews from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) first heard the Gospel proclamation. People from all over the Roman Empire and … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Matthew John Morey, 45, Caledonia, Minn.; 4/25/2023, Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. Juan Manuel Tehuintle-Zacarias, 20, Caledonia, Minn.; 3/18/2023, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Alcohol, Fine $300, Total Fees $400. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 … [Read more...]
Rushford hires ambulance director
At the last meeting, the Rushford City Council learned that longtime Rushford Ambulance Director Lynn Humble would retire effective mid-June. The city posted the vacancy internally, and one applicant came forward. On May 18, the Personnel Committee of Mayor Terri Benson, and Councilor Jim O’Donnell, with Humble, City Administrator Tony Chladek, and City Clerk Kathy Zacher met … [Read more...]
MaryAnn Theresa Jack
MaryAnn Theresa Jack passed away peacefully with her family around her on May 23, 2023, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. MaryAnn was born October 7, 1927, in Rochester, Minn., to George and Ida (Schleusner) Caflisch. She was raised in Simpson Township, attending school there through eighth grade. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1946. MaryAnn married Eugene … [Read more...]
Wayne Thompson
Wayne Thompson passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Traditions in Preston, Minn. He was a police officer his entire working career, working as chief of police in Wabasha, Goodhue, and Morton, Minn. He was the youngest chief of police, at the age of 25, in Minnesota. He was a theology enthusiast. He is preceded in death by his parents Warren and Lois Thompson, two … [Read more...]
