Fillmore County Journal

"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"

Lavonne M. (Harwood) Hanson

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Lavonne M. (Harwood) Hanson, age 87, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center from pancreatic cancer. Lavonne May Harwood was born on September 20, 1936, on the family farm in West Chatfield to Joseph and Martha (Eck) Harwood. She attended Chatfield schools and was a 1954 graduate of Chatfield High School. On June 3, 1955, she married her husband … [Read more...]

James “Jim” Leonard Draper

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James "Jim" Leonard Draper went home on August 5, 2024 after his battle with pancreatic cancer.   Jim was born on December 21, 1947 in Rockford Ill., to Wendell and LaVonne (Stahr) Draper. They lived in lowa until 1958 when they moved to a farm near Highland, Minn.   Jim graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1966 and attended one year of college at Winona State. He then … [Read more...]

David “Dave” George  Hovland “Hovey”

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David “Dave” George Hovland “Hovey”, age 80, of Le Sueur, passed away on July 18, 2024. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 1-4 p.m. at his home, 101 South Park Lane, Le Sueur, Minn. Interment will be in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn., at a later date.  Dave was born on December 8, 1943, to George and Adelaide (Marker) … [Read more...]

Steven “Styver” Thompson

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Steven Robert Thompson, age 70, of Lanesboro, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at his home, due to natural causes. Steven was born on January 30, 1954, to Robert and Marilyn (Sholberg) Thompson in Preston, Minn. He attended country school through the fourth grade and then attended Lanesboro Schools, graduating in 1972. Steven was a lifelong farmer, finding fulfillment … [Read more...]

Marcia Lee

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Marcia Ann was born at the Cresco Hospital in Cresco, Iowa on April 15, 1934, to Vernon and Marjorie (Boland) Miller. She passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Huntington Place in Janesville. She grew up on a farm West of Harmony, Minn. Marcia attended the Bristol Grove County K-8 grade school. She attended Harmony High School from 1948 until 1952. While in high school, … [Read more...]

Thomas D. Klomps

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Tom Duane Klomps, of Preston, Minn., passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at age 70. Tom was born May 4, 1954, to Francis and Lorraine Klomps. He grew up on a dairy farm in rural Fountain, Minn., and graduated from Chatfield Chosen Valley High School, Class of 1972.  Making his home in Preston, Tom married Roxie Bremseth in July 1977; they later divorced. Remaining in … [Read more...]

C. Wayne Thorson

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C. Wayne Thorson, 91, of rural Spring Valley, Minn., passed away, Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Care & Rehab, Ostrander, Minn. Carl “Wayne” Thorson was born February 1, 1933, to Carl William and Dena (Solsrud) Thorson in Bennington Township, Ostrander, Minn. He was Baptized in Christ April 9, 1933, and confirmed in Christ October 13, 1946. He was a lifelong member of … [Read more...]

Fillmore County Death Investigation

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According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, at approximately 12:14 a.m. on August 4, 2024, Fillmore County dispatch received a 911 call of a person lying in the roadway who was possibly hit by a vehicle on county Road 30 east of Granger, Minn. Responding deputies found 23-year-old Cale Jackson of Cresco, Iowa, to be deceased. The initial investigation indicated that the … [Read more...]