Floyd Shipman, age 70, of Cresco, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Hawkeye Care Center in Cresco. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco. Interment will be in Wacousta Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. Friends may call on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Floyd was born on December 26, 1946, in … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Tracy Gulbranson
Tracy Gulbranson, age 40, of Preston, Minn., died at her home on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2017. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, May 15 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, followed by burial in Greenfield Cemetery, Harmony. Visitation was Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Tracy LeAnn Gulbranson was born on August 19, 1976. She … [Read more...]
Jon Bessingpas
Jon Bessingpas, age 83, of Harmony, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. The family is honoring his wishes for cremation and no public funeral service. There will be a private family gathering honoring his life. The Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Jon was born August 11, 1933, in Fillmore County, Minn., to Virgil and … [Read more...]
Dorthelda Mary (Meyer) Musty
Dorthelda Mary (Meyer) Musty, 94, of Chatfield, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Chosen Valley Care Center. Dorthelda was born December 21, 1922, in Glendive, Mo., to Louis and Aurelia (Lamb) Meyer. She graduated from Mazeppa High School as the Salutatorian of her class. On September 26, 1945, she married Bernard William Musty in Mazeppa. The couple moved to … [Read more...]
Gertrude (Trudy) Elizabeth Ellestad
Gertrude (Trudy) Elizabeth Ellestad, 97, entered new life May 13, 2017. She was born in Winneshiek County, Iowa, June 12, 1919, to William Walter and Rose Emy (Gresbrink) Gossman. Following graduation from Canton High School in 1936, she attended Normal Teachers Training and taught in the Amherst and Scheie country schools. On September 30, 1939, she and Sanford G. Ellestad … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal Athlete of the Week ~ Ashley Agrimson
Patricia Jean Matson Dinsen
Patricia Jean Matson Dinsen passed away May 10, 2017, following a sudden illness. Patricia was born on March 23, 1948, to Leland and Esther Matson, and graduated from Preston-Fountain High School in 1967. In 1970 she married David Thiede in Preston; they were later divorced. She married Harry Dinsen on August 10, 1974. She served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany, … [Read more...]
Wayne Quincy Johnson
Wayne Quincy Johnson, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on January 6, 2017 after a battle with cancer. The fifth son of Willard and Norma (Hanson) Johnson of Preston, Minn., he was born in Harmony, Minn., on October 29, 1966. Wayne was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Doug Johnson of Independence, Iowa. He is … [Read more...]
1976 Champion Harmony basketball team reunites
On Saturday, May 7, members of the 1976 District Champion Boys Basketball Team from Harmony gathered with their coaches, cheerleaders and fans at Estelle’s Eatery & Bar in Harmony. This was the 40 +1 anniversary of their winning season. They had big plans to be in the July 4th parade last year on the 40th anniversary, even having commemorative shirts printed with their … [Read more...]
Spring Valley Council mulls animal limits
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session May 8, with all members present (Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, Jessy Betts, Mike Hadland, and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). A main issue in the meeting was the ongoing discussion about animals being kept within the city. Zimmer shared a draft of Section 10.05 “Animals and Fowl,” which now states “other … [Read more...]