Doris B. Cooley died January 4, 2018, at her home in Ridgeway, Iowa. She was born in Osage, Iowa to Thorvold and Lotti Syrsby on November 29, 1923. She went to Hamilton Business College and worked for Oliver. Doris met the man of her dreams, Orland (Bud) Cooley from Ventura, Iowa, and married him on May 5, 1943. To this union three children were born: Ronald of Pilot … [Read more...]
Truman Ivan Hadoff
Truman Hadoff passed away at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis., on January 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 12 at Whalan Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services. Burial will be held at the Whalan Lutheran Church cemetery. Hindt Funeral Home is assisting the family. Truman Ivan Hadoff was born … [Read more...]
Duane Michener
Duane Michener, 92, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully Saturday January 6, 2018, at the Spring Valley Care Center in Spring Valley. Funeral services for Duane will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2017, at Cherry Grove United Methodist Church in Cherry Grove, with Rev. Deanna Woodward officiating. Burial will be in the Cherry Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be … [Read more...]
Marie Ann Dempewolf
Marie Ann Dempewolf, age 77, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Friday, January 5, 2018, at the Spring Valley Care Center. Marie was born February 28, 1940, to Otto and Bernice (Cipra) Ziebell in London Township, Freeborn County, Minn. She attended and graduated from Austin, Minn., High School. Marie met her husband Virgil at the Terp Ballroom in Austin, Minn. They married … [Read more...]
Irwin R. “Irv” Stender
Irwin R. “Irv” Stender, 78, of Elkhart, Ind., died at home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Irv was born on February 10, 1939 in Wykoff, Minn., to the late August and Eldora (Horstman) Stender. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Ruth Garnatz. On August 13, 1960, Irv married the love of his life, Linda L. Moore. Linda died August 30, 2016. Surviving are three sons: … [Read more...]
Dorothy Culbertson Guetzlaff
Dorothy Culbertson Guetzlaff, 90, of Russellville, Ark., passed away peacefully Friday, January 5, 2018, at her home. The daughter of Robert and Lou Ella Johnson Culbertson, she was born July 28, 1927, in Lanesboro, Minn. Dorothy obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. Dorothy was a retired elementary teacher. She served as an officer in various … [Read more...]
Kathryn M. Fishbaugher
Kathryn M. Fishbaugher, age 94 of Harmony, Minn., died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Harmony Care Center in Harmony. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 6 at the United Methodist Church in Harmony, followed by burial in the State Line Cemetery, rural Harmony. Friends called on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. Kate was born June … [Read more...]
Something’s got to give
2017. Not the best year, was it? Some of the country’s on fire, some of the country’s under water, some of the country’s getting snow where they never do, and some of the parts that usually get snow could use a little more. And, to top it all off, me even saying some of the words might get me dragged off to a camp or slapped for saying the no-no words about climate change. … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, January 8 • Whalan City Council, City Hall, 5 p.m. • Houston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Spring Valley City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • City of Rushford City Council, City Hall, 6:30 p.m. • Chatfield City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. • Wykoff City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 9 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. •Harmony … [Read more...]
The coming King
By Aaron Swartzentruber Greenleafton, MN At Christmas time we celebrate the first coming of Christ. Thank God for the first coming but, much more, thank God for the promise of the second coming of Christ. So many of us worship baby Jesus instead of King Jesus. Baby Jesus can’t save anybody. Only the crucified, buried, resurrected, and glorified Lord Jesus who is alive at … [Read more...]