Rev. Peter J. Haugen St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church On the evening of our Lord Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples are not rejoicing. They are so captivated by their own anxieties and worries that they have locked themselves in the Upper Room “for fear of the Jews” (St. John 20:19). Even worse, this is after St. Mary Magdalene has reported that our Lord’s tomb was … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Sights at the Smithsonian
By Maggie Lile As a senior nearing the end of my high school experience, I finally got to check the senior trip to Washington, D.C. off of my bucket list a few weeks ago. While I have always known about the contents of this trip, pictures and stories from other students and teachers have never done it justice; it was one hundred times better than I imagined it to be when I … [Read more...]
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 27, 2020 MORTGAGOR: Tyler S Hauser, a single man. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Land Home Financial Services, Inc. its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded … [Read more...]
Carolynn M. DiTrocchio
Carolynn M. DiTrocchio, of Harmony, Minn., passed away suddenly on April 22, 2023, at the age of 78. Carolynn Marie was born to Howard and Thelma (Busse) Applen on April 13, 1945, in Preston, Minn. She graduated from Harmony High School in 1963. After graduation she started working at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., and continued working in the medical field for … [Read more...]
Donna H. Bestor
Donna H. Bestor, 87, of Houston, Minn., died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Donna Helen Hermanson was born on March 15, 1936, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Herman and Beulah (Vickerman) Hermanson. She was raised in the Blackhammer, Preston and Harmony areas. Donna married Wayne Bestor on September 10, 1955. After first getting … [Read more...]
Ronald “Ronnie” Ryan
Ronald “Ronnie” Ryan, age 86, of Harmony, Minn., passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Ronald Charles Ryan was born May 10, 1936, in rural Cresco, Iowa, to Joseph and Madeline (Hauber) Ryan. Ronnie attended country schools and graduated from Harmony High School. Ronnie grew up farming with … [Read more...]
Douglas J. Fairbairn
Douglas J. Fairbairn, 80, of North Olmsted, Ohio, joined his Heavenly Father and family on April 5, 2023. the funeral Mass for Mr. Fairbairn was held April 12 at The Church of St. Clarence and internment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, both in the Cleveland area. Douglas, the second born child to Eldora and Ralph W. Fairbairn (Preston, Minn.) arrived on May 8, 1942, and was … [Read more...]
Jared Michael Moen
Jared M. Moen was born October 7, 1973, in Cresco, Iowa, to Gayle (Kruegel) and Maynard Moen. Jared began elementary school in Preston, Minn., but moved to Mora, Minn., in 1983 where he graduated from Mora High School in 1992. After graduation he attended Kilgore College in Texas. After college Jared lived in Tampa, Fla., and in Dallas and Houston, Tex., before returning to … [Read more...]
Lilas Marie Herrick
Lilas Marie Herrick, age 88, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on May 2, 2023, at her home in rural Chatfield surrounded by her family. Lilas had been ill with Parkinson’s for over 10 years. She was born in Wykoff, Minn., on November 14, 1934, to Bernice (Heidtke) and Glenn Greenlee. She grew up in rural Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School. Lilas married … [Read more...]
Rita Mae McConnell
Rita Mae McConnell, 79, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Spring Valley Senior Living. Rita was born July 22, 1943, in Spring Valley to Frank and Edna (Bergeson) Stein. Rita grew up in Grand Meadow, Minn., on a farm with two sisters and five brothers. She was always outside riding horses with her brothers. In 1961, she graduated from Grand Meadow … [Read more...]