Alvin “Blackie” Mihm, age 89, of Harmony, died Thursday, November 16 at Rochester West Health Sevices. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, at Pax Christi Catholic Church, 4135 18th Ave NW, Rochester. Friends may call at the church from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will be at Greenleafton Cemetery at a future date. Lindstrom Funeral Home in … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2017
Joy Adkins
Joy Adkins passed away peacefully Monday, November 13, 2017, at the Renville Health Care Center in Renville, Minn., after a short illness. Memorial service for Joy Adkins will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with Rev. Dan Bredberg officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour … [Read more...]
Lester Hyland
Lester Hyland, age 91, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away November 15, 2017, in Rochester. Funeral service for Lester Hyland will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Rev. David Lieder officiating. Burial will be at the Frankford Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017, at … [Read more...]
Charlotte Ann Dahl
Charlotte Ann Helgeson Dahl, 84, died peacefully Tuesday, November 14, 2017, under hospice care and surrounded by family, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Charlotte was born in Blue Earth, Minn., to Charles and Grace Helgeson of Bricelyn, Minn. Charlotte graduated from high school in Bricelyn, Minn., and then went to Mankato State University where she graduated with an … [Read more...]
Christopher Frank Miehlisch
Christopher Frank Miehlisch lost his battle with depression on November 9, 2017, at age 26 in Janesville, Wis. He grew up on a farm near Lanesboro, Minn., surrounded by turkeys, together with his sister who misses him beyond belief. He loved all animals, furry, scaly or feathery and many became part of the family, to his parents bewilderment. He loved to fish, but released … [Read more...]
Eileen M. Eggert
Eileen M. Eggert, 86, of Rushford, Minn., died on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Eileen was born on April 15, 1931, in Whalan, Minn., to Oscar and Anna (Moger) Hildestad. She grew up on the family farm in Whalan and was a 1949 graduate of Peterson High School. Eileen was united in marriage with Norman Eggert on April 7, 1951. She … [Read more...]
Richard J. Keim
Richard J. Keim, age 73, of Dexter, Minn., passed away October 27, 2017, in Rochester, Minn., after a short illness. Memorial service for Richard Keim will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Burial will be in Our Savior’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Richard John Keim … [Read more...]
Fillmore County enters second year with CWD management
Deer Management Area 603, formerly identified as Permit Area 348 in Fillmore County, is entering the second year of management for Chronic Wasting Disease and there doesn’t seem to be a clear indication of how it’s progressing. November 2016, the first positive infection in a wild deer was discovered near Preston. It led to an intensive DNR management plan and reclassification … [Read more...]
Ostrander clerk and council member resign
Christine Hyrkas will be resigning from her position as Ostrander City Clerk, and Councilmember Erin Volkart is resigning her term at the end of the year. Their letters of resignation were shared during the regular council meeting on November 8. Members in attendance were Pam Kunert, Mayor Pat Nesler, Hyrkas, and DJ Start. Volkart joined the meeting already in progress, and … [Read more...]
Canton meets a new face of Fillmore County
Newly employed Fillmore County EDA Director Marty Walsh paid a special visit to the Canton City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting held November 8. Walsh stated his primary purpose as wanting to introduce himself as well as to meet the ever-appreciated members of the council, in addition to briefing on a select few personal areas of interest as the newfound holder … [Read more...]