Leona was born on March 26, 1920. She married Melvin Slafter on March 20, 1938, and together they had five children. They were later divorced. She remarried and had seven more children. Leona loved being a mother and homemaker. She loved babies, baking bread, pies, and her specialty was bread pudding. Leona is survived by her 11 children: Edith of Harmony, Minn., Merrill … [Read more...]
Joyce Jacobson
Joyce Jacobson, 92, of Harmony, Minn., passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at her home in Harmony. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 10, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will follow the service at the Greenfield Lutheran Church Cemetery in Harmony. … [Read more...]
Luanne Peterson
Luanne Peterson, age 88, of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully at Traditions of Harmony Assisted Living in Harmony on December 29, 2019. Luanne was born on April 19, 1931, to Robert and Marvel (Wheeler) Wentworth in Cresco, Iowa. She graduated from Cresco High School and went to work at a five and dime store in Cresco, where she met her future husband Lloyd Peterson. … [Read more...]
Julie Riehl
Julie Ann Riehl, 63, of Harmony, Minn., passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center of Harmony. A visitation for Julie will be held at the Preston United Methodist Church in Preston, Minn., on Thursday, January 2, 2020, from 10-11 a.m., with Pastor David Stoeger officiating. Burial will be in the Preston United Methodist Cemetery. The … [Read more...]
Anna Will
Anna Mae “Red” Will (Andrews) passed peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2019, surrounded by family at Gunderson Harmony Care Center. She was 90 years old. Daughter of Sigmund Chester Andrews and Elsie Daisy Andrews (Bernet), Anna was born in Groton, S. Dak., on March 11, 1929. During the Great Depression, her family moved to Alma, Wis. A lifelong lover of knowledge, she … [Read more...]