Magdlin-Gilbertson VFW Auxiliary of Preston donated an American flag to Traditions Assisted Living on December 6 during “coffee with friends.” Pictured are, left to right: Pam Kunert (nurse), Muriel Hanson (auxiliary member), Leona Woellert (auxiliary member), and Andrea Attwood (administrator). Photo submitted … [Read more...]
Tillman Kermit Fingerson
Tillman Kermit Fingerson, of rural Fountain, passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly, on December 21, 2016. Tillman was born April 19, 1939 in Rochester, Minn., to Kermit Conrad and Alma Olivia (Redalen) Fingerson. He grew up in Fountain, attended elementary school in Fountain, and graduated from Preston High School in 1957. He worked on his family farm through his … [Read more...]
Susan M. Petersen
Susan M. Petersen, age 64, of rural Mabel, Minn., died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, Iowa. Susan was born October 30, 1952 in Decorah, Iowa to Russell and Alice (Brandt) Richardson. She attended the Canton Elementary School and in 1970 graduated from the Mabel-Canton High School. She studied at the Rochester Technical Institute for … [Read more...]
Sean M. Maternowski
Sean Michael Maternowski died Friday, December 9, 2016. He was born December 18, 1981. He was a beloved son, brother and uncle. Sean will be missed and loved forever by his parents, Kathy and Robert Culbertson; sisters: Christi, Nicci, Heather, Jennifer and Annie; brothers Pat and Jimmy; nephews Jacob and Matthias, and niece Baby Natalia; as well as Adam and Jared … [Read more...]
Nadine Florence Tunstall
Nadine Florence Tunstall, 68, of Peterson, Minn., passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 15, 2016 surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Health Care, La Crosse, Wis. Nadine was born on March 23, 1948 to Dorothy Blake and Glenn McKeown in Sandwich, Ill. She was raised in Grand Forks, N. Dak., where she also raised her two daughters, Vicki and … [Read more...]
Jerome Odell Gunderson
Jerome Odell Gunderson, age 93, of Mabel, died Monday, December 19, 2016 at Gundersen-Tweeten Health Care in Spring Grove. Jerome was born January 7, 1923 in rural Spring Grove, Minn., to Benjamin and Othilde (Langlie) Gunderson. He attended rural schools and the Spring Grove High School. After High School he farmed with his father. On May 30, 1943 he married Maxine … [Read more...]
Doris “Boyum” Fox
Doris B. Fox, 86, of Peterson, Minn., died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in Rushford, Minn. Doris was born on August 14, 1930, in Peterson, Minn., to Bennie and Mildred (Hanson) Boyum. She was raised on the family farm in rural Peterson. Doris attended country school, graduated from Peterson High School in 1948, and from the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. On June … [Read more...]
Audrey Patterson
Audrey N. Patterson, age 76, of Mabel, Minn., died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, Minn. Funeral services were held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Canton-Scotland Presbyterian Church in Canton, Minn., with burial following in the State Line Cemetery, rural Harmony, Minn. Friends called on Thursday at the church from 12:30 until time of … [Read more...]
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Arden Paul Pederson
Arden Paul Pederson, 90, a longtime member of the Whalan community, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Preston. Arden was born January 13, 1926 in Arendahl Township, Minn., to Peter and Cordella (Bradley) Pederson. At the age of five, he moved to his present farm with his parents. He attending the Lodahl School, in rural Lanesboro, until the eighth grade. From … [Read more...]