By Pastor Nissa Peterson Chatfield and Root Prairie Lutheran Churches Matthew 10:29-31 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. I worked in an office setting for several years prior to … [Read more...]
Gerald “Jerry” Clemens
Gerald “Jerry” M. Clemens, 85, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center surrounded by his family on Monday, October 3, 2022. Jerry was born February 9, 1937, in Rochester, Minn., to Charles and Margaret (Healy) Clemens. He grew up in Chatfield, Minn., and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1954. On November 25, 1958, he married Shirley … [Read more...]
Beverly Ann Patterson
Beverly Ann Patterson, 80, of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, surrounded by her family at the Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. Beverly was born November 19, 1941, in Waukon, Iowa, to William “Bill” and Mary (Hennessey) Nelson. She graduated from the Spring Grove High School in 1959 and then attended Winona State University. On August … [Read more...]
Carlton “Tommy” Eugene Thomson
Carlton “Tommy” Eugene Thomson, age 94, of Austin, Minn., passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at his home, surrounded by family. Carlton was born on April 18, 1928, in Ridgeway, Iowa, to Carl and Leda (Jacobson) Thomson. His early childhood was spent in Preston, Minn., where his father owned and ran the Thomson Cafe. The Thomson family then moved to Austin where he … [Read more...]
Spencer Gustav Shaw
Spencer Gustav Shaw passed away Friday, September 30, 2022, at the Chatfield Care Center, surrounded by family. Spencer was born June 26,1934, to William (Bill) and Edna (Stender) Shaw, in Jordan Township in Chatfield, Minn. He attended rural country school and attended Chatfield high school, from where he graduated. He worked for Chatfield Dairy as a house-to-house … [Read more...]
Debby Kvam
Debby Kvam, 56, of Green Bay, Wis., passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay, after a brief illness. Debby was born on August 29, 1966, in Milwaukee, Wis., to James & Sharron Schenker. On May 11, 1996, she married the love of her life, Allan E. Kvam of Canton, Minn., and together they raised two boys, Michael and Kevin, … [Read more...]
LaVonne M. Jacobson
LaVonne M. Jacobson, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on her 71st birthday, September 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. LaVonne Marlene (Berge) Jacobson was born in Lanesboro, Minn., on September 29, 1951, to parents, Bennett and Jeanette (Crowson) Berge. After graduating from Lanesboro High School in 1969, she earned an … [Read more...]
Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports
Caledonia Police Department Shay Robert McReynolds, 41, Caledonia, Minn.; 7/7/2022, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. Chatfield Police Department Gavin John Presnall, 23, Eyota, Minn.; 2/23/2022, DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $1,000 (stay $500 until 9/12/2024), Total Fees $695. Local Confinement - 365 … [Read more...]
Five new (or new-ish) faces join the L-O School District
By Axel Gumbel Five new staff members have joined or re-joined the LeRoy Ostrander School District this school year. Some of them also are familiar faces because of other roles they’re currently holding. Here is a round-up of the new faces you’ll see at L-O. Georjeanne Carlin It’s also a homecoming of sorts for Georjeanne Carlin. She is the new student services advisor … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – The case of the missing chocolate
By Pastor Pam Seebach Harmony, Mabel, and Newburg United Methodist Churches I get excited about Halloween – not because of the decorations, because I find a lot of them kind of creepy-scary – but because of the candy! When I was younger and could burn it off easily, I used to buy a few bags for the trick-or-treaters and a bag just for me. I don’t do that anymore (I’m not … [Read more...]