Blake Christensen, 68, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021. He was born January 22, 1953, to Barbara Jean (Husby) and Gene Christensen formerly of Canton, Minn. After attending grade school there, he and his only sibling – younger sister Cherie - moved with their parents to Preston, Minn. During high school, Blake was active in band and sports, … [Read more...]
Victor Edwin Denny
Victor Edwin Denny, lovingly known as Vic, Dad, Pops, Grandpa, and Papa, passed away April 9, 2021, at the age of 65, from COVID-19. None of his beloved family and friends were ready to say goodbye. While he left the world a little bit happier and more full of love, he left it much too soon. Vic had many more songs to sing, meals to cook, miles to drive, games to watch, and … [Read more...]
Helen Dorothy Novlan
Helen Dorothy Novlan, 93, of Rushford, Minn., died on Saturday, April 11, 2021, at her home with her loved ones at her side. Helen Dorothy Park was born on April 30, 1927, in Eveleth, Minn., to Walter and Olga (Salonen) Park. She grew up in Eveleth and graduated from Eveleth High School. She also graduated from Ritter’s Beauty School in St. Paul, Minn. On September 6, 1947, … [Read more...]
Diane Jeanette Vogen
On March 30, 2021, Diane Vogen, loving mother of three children, passed away at the age of 76. Diane was born in Chatfield, Minn., to Cyril and Ethel Kester, and graduated from Harmony High School in 1962. At the age of 19, she married Larry Vogen at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn. In 1982, she and her family moved to Encinitas, Calif., where she received a … [Read more...]
Kris Fairchild
Kris Fairchild, age 58, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Wednesday April 7, 2021 at his home. Kris Perry Fairchild was born February 19, 1963, in Maine to Norman and Dollyann (Johnson) Fairchild. He attended and graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, Minn., in 1981. He continued his education at Cambridge Community College and joined the United States Army … [Read more...]
Roger Eugene Tienter
Roger Eugene Tienter, age 82, passed away on April 7, 2021. He was born May 6, 1938. The last eight years Roger was a resident of the Ostrander Care and Rehab Center. He is survived by his three children and three siblings. No services are being planned at this time … [Read more...]
Rodney “Rod” Skare
Rodney “Rod” Skare, age 85, of Spring Valley, Minn., died peacefully on Sunday April 11, 2021, surrounded by his family at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Rodney Dean Skare was born November 8, 1935, in Spring Valley, Minn., Fillmore County to Verna Guy Skare. He attended school in Spring Valley and graduated in 1953. Following graduation he attended Austin Area … [Read more...]
Michael “Mike” Roney
Michael “Mike” Roney, 57, of Hesper, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. Mike was born January 24, 1964, in Decorah, Iowa, to Robert and Joanne (Kimber) Roney. He attended Decorah Public Schools. On August 29, 1987 he married Lisa Folstad at the Hesper Lutheran Church. They lived near the North Winneshiek for a short … [Read more...]
Kathryn (Patty) Virginia Malley
Kathryn (Patty) Virginia Malley, 92, of Preston Minn., passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, surrounded by her family. Patty was born on September 4, 1928, in Preston, Minn., to Olaf and Bertha Hanson. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Malley on January 19, 1948, and they made their home in Fountain and Preston. Patty was … [Read more...]
Schaeffer Academy eighth grader is the Southeast Minnesota Spelling Bee Champion
Twelve spellers (six from each Regional Spelling Bee) competed in the Final Spelling Bee on Tuesday, March 23, at 9 a.m. at the Southeast Service Cooperative in Rochester. These 12 students were narrowed down from 36 students from 20 districts in Southeast Minnesota who participated in the two Regional Spelling Bees on March 9, 2021, coordinated by the Southeast Service … [Read more...]