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...]
Gary Hermanson
Gary Hermanson, 81, of Brainerd, formerly of Hastings, Minn., passed away peacefully at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, N. Dak., after a long-term illness, on May 5, 2022. A celebration of Gary’s life will be 1 p.m. on Friday, May 20 at Cross of Christ Church, Welch, Minn., with visitation one hour prior to the service. A celebration picnic will be held in Brainerd, Minn., … [Read more...]
Betty Hellickson
Betty Hellickson, age 86, of Preston, Minn., passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Care Center in Wabasha, Minn. Betty Ann Roos was born February 4, 1936 in Alton, Iowa, to Edward and Esther (Hyink) Roos. She grew up in the Alton area attending a country school most of the time, until a tornado took their farm in 1944. She then moved to town … [Read more...]
Mary L. Thomas
Mary L. Thomas, 75, of Houston, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minn. Mary Louise Schultz, daughter of Glenn and Agnes (Sather) Schultz was born on February 8, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minn. She was raised on the family farm in Looney Valley (rural Houston), Minn. Mary was a 1965 graduate of Houston High … [Read more...]