Mary Jean Jeche, age 91, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Thursday August 16, 2018 at the Spring Valley Care Center. Memorial services for Mary Jeche will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 20, 2018, at Valley Christian Center in Spring Valley, with Pastor James Leonard officiating. Burial will take place in the Wykoff Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to … [Read more...]
Pastor Eugene E. Larrabee
Pastor Eugene E. Larrabee, 92, died Monday, August 13, 2018, in Princeton, Minn., at the Elim Nursing Home. Eugene was born December 12, 1925, in Dillon, Mont., to Omar and Elsa (Schroeder) Larrabee. After high school, Eugene went to Theology Seminary in Springfield, Ill., and got his BA education at Concordia College in St. Paul, Minn. August 15, 1954, Eugene married … [Read more...]
Roger F. Eskra
Roger F. Eskra, 82, of Beatrice, died Monday evening, August 13, 2018 at the Beatrice Community Hospital. He was born on December 7, 1935 at Owatonna, Miin., and graduated from Preston High School. He married Gayle Roelofs on October 4, 1953 at Greenleafton Reformed Church of Preston. He served in the 101st Unit of the National Guard in Winona, Minn., from 1954 to 1957. He … [Read more...]
Maurice Lynn Kerns
Maurice Lynn Kerns, longtime rural Mabel, Minn., resident and local businessman, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the New Hampton Iowa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Lynn was born February 20, 1940, to Richard and Doris (Booth) Kerns, the oldest of three children. Following his graduation, Lynn married Diana Dotzenrod, during which time they were blessed with … [Read more...]
Beulah Vongroven
Beulah Lavonne Vongroven, 93, of Mabel, formerly of Canton, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel. Beulah LaVonne Vongroven was born on July 2, 1925, to Oscar and Inga (Storlie) Treangen in Houston County. She was baptized and confirmed at the Riceford Lutheran Church. She attended the Kelly School in the Riceford area, where she also worked … [Read more...]