Conrad Ardis Erickson, 92, of Highland, died peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Conrad was born July 15, 1928, in rural Lanesboro, to Arnold and Cora (Glenna) Erickson. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1947, and went to business college in Winona. On October 15, 1950, he married Dorothy Seem; they were later … [Read more...]
Walter Robert Hammell
Walter Robert Hammell, 96, of Caledonia, died April 17, 2021, at his home. He was born May 11, 1924. Walter attended Iowa #5 School in Allamakee County, Iowa. On June 25, 1946, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Byrnes at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Hanover, Iowa. They farmed on the Sand Cove near New Albin until they moved to Minnesota in 1969, where he farmed … [Read more...]
Betty Ann Palmer
Betty Ann Palmer passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at her home. Betty was born on October 19, 1931, to Aletta (Jensen) and Jennings Marquadt in rural Lanesboro. She grew up helping on the farm and attended Gribben country school and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1950. She then worked as a secretary in Chatfield, Marigold Dairies and Pako Photo in … [Read more...]
Gordon “Gordy” LuVerne Nagel
Gordon “Gordy” LuVerne Nagel, age 88, of Lime Springs, passed away in the home that he was born, on Tuesday April 13, 2021, surrounded by his family ,after a short battle with cancer. Gordon was born on September 9, 1932, and farmed with his father. At the age of 21, Gordon spent two years in the Army during the Korean War. After returning from the Army, Gordy married Janet … [Read more...]
Kaye Susette Ronnenberg
Kaye Susette Ronnenberg, 65, of Rochester, Minn, died Saturday, April 3, 2021, peacefully at her home. Kaye was born July 19, 1955, in Rushford, Minn., to Clifford and Avis (Palmquist) Heiden. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1973 and earned a diploma in Medical Transcription from Rochester Community College in 1974. On May 5, 1979, she married Albert J. Ronnenberg … [Read more...]
Ronald Burkholder
Ronald Gene Burkholder passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Montecito Rehabilitaion Center in Mesa, Ariz. Ron was born January 7, 1946, to Clifford and Phyllis (Bates) Burkholder in Preston, Minn. Ron grew up on a farm outside of Mabel, Minn. He graduated high school in Mabel in 1964. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served four years … [Read more...]
Dale Bunge
Dale Bunge, of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, on a beautiful spring morning doing what he loved to do. He was beginning the field work for another season of planting. He was a farmer. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove, Minn. Dale was a 1976 graduate and valedictorian of Spring Grove Pubic School. Like … [Read more...]
Spring Grove baseball: “walk-in” win over GMLOK; losses at W-K and L/P
Spring Grove’s Isaac Griffin was exceptional on the mound in what was a classic pitchers’ duel until it turned out to be a pitchers’ nightmare for visiting Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland. The Lions’ 2-1, “walk-off, walk-in” conference win on April 15 was sandwiched between less satisfying road setbacks - a 12-3 non-conference loss at Wabasha-Kellogg on April 12 and an … [Read more...]
Vickie L. Block
Memorial service for Vickie L. Block will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, Minn., with the Rev Herman Bakker officiating. Visitation will also be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander on Friday, May 21, 2021, from 4-7 p.m. and will continue for one hour prior to the service. Please wear masks and follow social … [Read more...]
Kevin Holmen
Graveside service for Kevin Holmen will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 2 p.m. at the LeRoy Lutheran Cemetery, with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends from noon until 2 p.m. on May 1, 2021, at Sweets Hotel in LeRoy. Kevin J. Holmen, age 55, of Austin, Minn., died at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus, in Rochester, … [Read more...]