Muriel Jean Waage loved to sing. Muriel, born in Harmony, Minn., on August 31, 1926, died Sunday, May 8, 2022. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Edward and Jane Hoiness. “As long as I can remember I was singing,” said Muriel in an interview in 2019. “I sang in church choirs and we all sang around the Christmas tree.” While attending St. Olaf College in Northfield, … [Read more...]
Richard Roger McCabe
Richard Roger McCabe, 52, passed away in his home on April 27, 2022. Richard was born on January 11, 1970, to Roger and Ingrid McCabe. He is survived by Marnie, his wife of 26 years; son Ryan, 23; daughter Ashley, 20; mother Ingrid Johnson, father Roger McCabe, brother Tim Newton, sisters Angela Rasmussen and Hannah McCabe, and many other relatives. He also had many friends … [Read more...]
Joyce Opal Danielson Fossum
Joyce Opal Danielson Fossum, of Canton, Minn., passed away on May 12, 2022, after being called home, ending her battle with cancer. Joyce was a loving mother to three boys: Todd, Tim, and Troy; a faithful and supportive wife to her late husband Robert Fossum, and beloved grandma and aunt to many. Joyce Danielson was born on April 13, 1937, to Pearl and Edwin Danielson. … [Read more...]
Stella Ann (Hager) VanGrevenhof
Stella Ann (Hager) VanGrevenhof, 75, of Spring Valley, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Stella was born on June 1, 1946, to Joseph and Lorraine Hager in Wabasha, Minn. After Stella graduated from Mondovi (Wis.) High School in 1964, she worked at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn., as secretary to the head hospital dietician. On November 13, 1965, Stella married Glen E. … [Read more...]
DeeAnn Skadsem
DeeAnn was born September 28, 1962, to Willis and Mavis (Benson) Skadsem in Waterloo, Iowa. In 1965 they moved to a farm in Black Hammer where she grew up. She attended school in Houston, Minn., and was baptized and confirmed in Black Hammer. Dee lived in Spring Grove, Rushford, and finally in Mabel, where she and her sister Joyce bought a home together. DeeAnn worked at … [Read more...]
Richard “Dick” Cutler
Richard “Dick” E. Cutler of Tarboro, N. C., died on February 23, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents Max, Enid, and Doris Cutler, sisters Arlene Thatcher and June Hanson. His sister-in-law Mavis Paulson Nixon recently died April 2022. Dick was born May 8, 1936, in Preston, Minn., and graduated from Preston High School. He was a gifted athlete lettering in four … [Read more...]
Cleo Dollie Lohse
Cleo Dollie (Ledebuhr) Lohse died January 13, 2022, at Shoreview Senior Living in Shoreview, Minn. She was born on June 28, 1932, in Money Creek, Minn., to Adeline (Rouse) and Lenard Ledebuhr. Cleo was a member of the Kappa Pi Honorary Art Fraternity and graduated from Winona State Teachers College. She married her forever sweetheart, Ronald Lohse, on January 1, 1954. They … [Read more...]
Gerald Higgins
Gerald Higgins Gerald R. Higgins, 69, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Monday, April 18, 2022, following a long battle with kidney disease, at Mayo Clinic Rochester – Methodist Campus. A time of visitation for family and friends will take place from 2-3 p.m. on Sunday May 15, 2022, at Valley Christian Church in Spring Valley. A Celebration of Jerry’s life will follow the … [Read more...]
Julia “Julie” Fackrell
Julia “Julie” Fackrell, age 77, entered into rest peacefully in her home on April 18, 2022, in Enumclaw Wash. Julie was born in Preston, Minn., in 1944, to Leonard and Frances Hendershott-Severson. She attended Carimona Country School and then Preston Elementary School in Minnesota before moving to Depew, N. Y. in 1956. She graduated from Depew High School in 1962. In 1972, … [Read more...]
Muriel M. Loomis
Muriel M. Loomis, age 84, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022, in Colgate, Wis. She was born December 21, 1937, in Lake City, Minn., to Lawrence and Leocadia (Becker) Karels. Muriel graduated from Loretto High School and attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Rochester, Minn. On July 19, 1958, she was united in marriage to Richard Loomis at St. … [Read more...]