Sandra “Sandy” S. Eickhoff, age 70, of Zumbrota, Minn., died on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family. Sandra Sue Leslie was born on September 15, 1951, in Cresco, Iowa the daughter of Harold and Oral (Ness) Leslie. She grew up on the family farm in Beaver Township near LeRoy, Minn. She graduated from Leroy-Ostrander High School in 1969. Following … [Read more...]
Kelvin Lynn Niemeyer
Kelvin Lynn Niemeyer, age 71, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., after a courageous, three-year battle with glioblastoma. Kelvin was born May 8, 1950, to Kenneth and Betty (Burns) Niemeyer in Lanesboro, Minn. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn. Kelvin was the oldest of six … [Read more...]
Manferd Duane Nordsving
Manferd Duane Nordsving was born in Lime Springs, Iowa, on September 14, 1936, to Cyrus and Luverne (Young) Nordsving, and passed away at his home on April 2, 2022, at the age of 85. He moved with his parents to the Henrytown/Lenora area, and it was there that Manferd spent his time helping on the farm and making childhood memories of fishing with his parents and siblings as … [Read more...]
Dean Walter Brunsvold
Dean Walter Brunsvold, a retired carpenter, firefighter and lifetime resident of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, , at the age of 84. Born on August 5, 1937 to Truman and Beatrice (Lien) Brunsvold in Madison Township, located in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Dean attended a one room schoolhouse until the 6th grade when he went to Harmony High School, … [Read more...]
Richard H. Kyllo
Richard H Kyllo, 94, of rural Preston, Minn., died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at his home, of natural causes. Richard was born in Salem Township, Minn., on March 15, 1928, to Justin and Lillian (Severson) Kyllo. He grew up on the family farm in rural Byron, Minn., attended country school and graduated from Byron H.S. in 1945. He enlisted into the U.S. Navy serving as a … [Read more...]
Vilas Marie Cordes
Vilas Marie Cordes, age 85, of Eitzen, Minn., died Friday, April 15, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis., surrounded by family. She was born March 20, 1937, at home in rural New Albin, Iowa, to Albert and Hulda (Wunnecka) Hein. She attended primary school in a one-room schoolhouse not far from the farm and later graduated from New Albin High School. She … [Read more...]
Rosalie Mary Hanley
It is with tremendous sadness that we share that Rosalie Mary Hanley passed away on April 18, 2022. Rosie was born and raised, unloved in Fresno, Calif. Her only solace as a small child was spending time with her father Jesus “Jessie,” and her grandmother Catalina. She was an only child and while she was surrounded by cousins, she always felt she never fit in. She spoke … [Read more...]
Evonne Jeanette Morken
Evonne Jeanette (Treangen Otterness) Morken, age 91, of Spring Grove, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove. She was born on February 24, 1931, in Eau Claire, Wis., to Arthur Cornelius and Norma Blanche (LaForge) Treangen. The family lived in Wheeler, Wis., where she attended Oak Grove Country School until the eighth … [Read more...]
Michael Orvin Otterness
Michael Orvin Otterness was born June 18, 1949, in Caledonia, Minn., to Orvin and Evonne (Treangen) Otterness. He graduated from the Mabel-Canton High School in 1967 and then moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where he joined the United States Marine Corps on August 30, 1967. Mike was stationed in Vietnam for 13 months, Japan for 18 months, and the remaining time in California … [Read more...]
Theresa Ann Weisinger
Theresa Ann Weisinger, age 84, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Regional Health Services of Howard County Hospital in Cresco, Iowa. Theresa was born on April 1, 1938, to James A. and Margaret C. (Popesh) Ryan in Ely, Minn. She married Frank E. Weisinger on November 24, 1954. They resided in Ely, Minn., until 1960, then moved to the Wykoff area, … [Read more...]