Delores E. Ruffridge, age 87, of Mabel, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel. Delores was born January 26, 1930, in rural Mabel to Arland and Alma (Soiney) Peterson. She graduated from the Mabel High School. On April 17, 1948, she was married to Richard Ruffridge in Mabel. They lived in Mabel. Delores worked at Jim’s Café, the … [Read more...]
Leanne Kay Turner
Funeral services for Leanne Turner will be held on November 4, 2017, at the Canton Scotland Presbyterian Church in Canton, Minn., at 11 a.m. Burial of the ashes will be in the Henry on the Hill cemetery. Leanne Kay Turner was born November 7, 1947, in Harmony, Minn., and passed away on July 8, 2017. … [Read more...]
Crash claims life of Stewartville woman
On October 17, 2017, at approximately 6:27 p.m., the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Communication Center received several 911 calls reporting a two vehicle motor vehicle crash. The crash was located at the intersection of Fillmore County Road 2 and County Road 38 in the northwest part of Fillmore County. A 2008 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by a 37-year-old Stewartville resident … [Read more...]
Dr. Edwin Sylvester (Sid) Brokken
Dr. Edwin Sylvester (Sid) Brokken Jr passed away Monday evening, October 9, 2017, at home in ColtsNeck, N. J. He was 82 years of age. The son of Edwin S. Brokken Sr. and Benita Murilda (Redalen) Brokken, Sid was born on July 27, 1935 in Lanesboro, Minn., the eldest of seven children. He attended the one-room Brokken School in Bristol Township, graduated from Harmony High … [Read more...]
Milton Jetson
Milton L. Jetson, 87, of Harmony, Minn., died at his home on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Milton was born November 17, 1929, in Mabel to Elsworth and Jesse (Sherburne) Jetson. He attended the Canton and Mabel Schools. He served in the United States Air Force. On July 5, 1980, he married Donna Shoults Sokolik. Milton did many jobs over the years, but his main one, and the … [Read more...]
Carroll Vaalemoen
Carroll Gordon Vaalemoen, age 78, of Cresco, Iowa, and formerly of Preston, Minn., passed away at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa, on October 13, 2017, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Memorial services will be held at the Cresco Community Chapel in Cresco on Saturday, October 21 at 11 a.m., with Pastor Michael Simiele officiating. Friends may call from 10 … [Read more...]
Margaret “Marge” (Kumm) Johnson
Margaret “Marge” (Kumm) Johnson, former resident of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away at her home in College Park, Md., on Sept. 21, 2017, following a courageous battle against Stage IV lung cancer. A graveside service will be held at the Lanesboro Cemetery on Saturday, October 21 at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch in the fellowship hall at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in … [Read more...]
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Richard “Dick” Grover
Richard “Dick” Grover, age 77, of Harmony, died Thursday, October 5, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. A visitation will be held from 4-8 pm, Friday, October 20 at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Dick was born Sept 5, 1940, in Austin, Minn., to Clare and Gae (Greenlee) Grover. He married Linda Peterson on October 1, 1975, in St. Croix … [Read more...]