Ruby Avilda Tudahl, 93, of Edina, Minn., died on Monday, July 17, 2023, at her home. Ruby was born on April 8, 1930, in Norway Township of Fillmore County to Ole and Nilla (Kinneberg) Tudahl. She attended country school at Highland Prairie and was a 1948 graduate of Peterson High School. In her early 20s, Ruby and her sisters Viola and Betty moved to the Twin Cities, … [Read more...]
Paul Sorum
Paul Duane Sorum, 89, of Rushford, Minn., passed away at his home on Saturday, July 22, 2023, following a short battle with lung cancer. Paul was born on July 25, 1933, in La Crosse, Wis., to Carl and Ellen (Ferden) Sorum. Paul attended Rushford High School and was a 1951 graduate. Following high school Paul farmed on the family farm, established in 1882. Paul married Esther … [Read more...]
Robert “Bob” Kunert
Robert “Bob” D. Kunert, age 82, of Ostrander, Minn., died Thursday, July 20, 2023, at his home with family by his side. He was born March 27, 1941, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Bob attended and graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1960; following high school he worked at the Caterpillar Plant in Peoria, Ill., for a short time. After returning to the Spring Valley area, he … [Read more...]
Mary J Hershberger
Mary J Hershberger, age 72, of Harmony, Minn., passed away at home on July 19, 2023, following multiple illnesses. She was born September 23, 1950, to the late Joe N and Katie J (Zook) Stutzman. In November 1971 she married Emery J Hershberger, who preceded her in death. Mary was a part of the Root River Community Church where she volunteered in children’s ministry … [Read more...]
Joan Kidd
Joan A. Kidd, 87, of Wykoff, Minn., died on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Spring Valley Care Center in Spring Valley, Minn. Joan Ann Dearness was born on June 26, 1936, in Holyoke, Mass., to Frances Dearness and Francis (Hill) Dearness. She met the love of her life at the Mount Holyoke Dance Pavilion in the fall of 1959. She moved to Minnesota and married Lynn Edward Kidd on … [Read more...]
Janyce Elayne Freiheit
Janyce Elayne Freiheit, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on July 15, 2023, at her home. She was 64 years old. Janyce was born on October 25, 1958, in Leroy, Minn., to parents Earl and Geraldine Sawdey. Janyce married her life-long partner and best friend, John Freiheit, in 1977, who preceded her in death in 2022. Janyce and John had four children together and she … [Read more...]
Leo Stoltz
Leo A. Stoltz, 99, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Leo was born on May 25, 1924, in Caledonia to Joseph and Dorothy Stoltz. He was the oldest of four children. After graduating from Loretto High School, Leo began dairy farming in rural Caledonia where he raised award-winning Jersey cattle on the DoMorJersey farm. In … [Read more...]
Percy Hendrickson
Percy D. Hendrickson, 85, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Spring Valley Care Center on July 14, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Percy Dale Hendrickson was born September 24, 1937, in Wykoff, Minn., to Cardnal and Mildred (Berning) Hendrickson. He attended country schools in the Cherry Grove area, Wykoff High School until the 10th grade, and … [Read more...]
Leoba Dotzler
Leoba ‘Tobey’ Dotzler died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 93. She was born on April 20, 1929, in Cresco, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Walburga (Tennessen) Schatz. She attended St. Joseph Grade School, and graduated valedictorian of her class from Assumption High School in Cresco. On June 27, 1950, she was united in marriage to Gerald Dotzler. They farmed in the … [Read more...]
Harriet M. Herrick (née Bondeson)
Harriet M. Herrick (née Bondeson) passed away unexpectedly on July 10, 2023. She was 85. Born June 10, 1938, in Marshall, Minn., to Peter and Minnie Bondeson, she lived in Wabasha and then Chatfield, Minn. Her father was the Chatfield baker in the 1940s and ‘50s. She married Donald Herrick on June 15, 1957. She taught elementary art education until 1974, then pursued … [Read more...]