Roger Bennie Boyum, 83 of Peterson, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Roger was born October 10, 1938, in Rushford to Bennie and Mildred (Hanson) Boyum. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Peterson High School. Roger served in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile … [Read more...]
Vernon Arthur Anderson
Vernon Arthur Anderson was born March 7, 1932, to Arthur and Anna Anderson in Lakefield, Minn. He grew up in Lakefield, graduating high school in 1950. From a young age he was involved in music. He was also involved in many sports, but especially excelled in music (trumpet and singing). At Luther College he continued his love of music in touring the country with a male … [Read more...]
Ernest “Ernie” O. Tuff
Ernest “Ernie” O. Tuff, 91, of Rushford, Minn., died on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston, Minn. Ernest Orlando Tuff was born on May 29, 1930, in Rushford to Elvin and Ida (Edwardson) Tuff. He was raised in Rushford and worked on the family farm until he entered the U.S. Army, serving in Germany during the Korean Conflict. After his … [Read more...]
Lyla V. Johnson
Lyla V. Johnson, 102, of Houston, Minn., died at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston, one month and one day before her 103rd birthday. Lyla Virginia Onstad was born on April 22, 1919, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Peter and Jorgina (Suldahl) Onstad. She was raised in Blackhammer and was a 1937 graduate of Spring Grove High School. In 1938, Lyla graduated from Winona … [Read more...]
Martha Maria Ferden
Martha Maria Ferden, 105, died in Bemidji on February 8, 2022. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on May 21, 2022, at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson, Minn. Visitation will be one hour before the service followed by a luncheon after the service. Martha was born the second of eight children to Carl and Hilda (Bakken) Olstad on May 9, 1916. She went to Grindland … [Read more...]
Keith Burmeister
An avid sports fan, Keith Burmeister was a Harmony Cardinal in his youth and an enthusiastic Lanesboro Burro booster as an adult. Franklin Keith Burmeister was born in Harmony, Minn., to Frank and Clara (Berg) Burmeister on July 20, 1929. In his 92 years, Keith was in the U.S. Army, a barber, a math teacher, an insurance salesman, a guidance counselor, a city clerk, a golf … [Read more...]
Joanne “Jo” Margaret Haugen (Hall)
Joanne “Jo” Margaret Haugen (Hall), of Bloomington, Minn., entered into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ on March 11, 2022, at the age of 81, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Cyrus and Helen Hall in Fountain, Minn., on October 21, 1940. Jo enjoyed growing up on a farm with her four siblings. In 1960, she married James Haugen and moved to Biloxi, Miss., … [Read more...]
William “Bill” Vreeman
Funeral service for William “Bill” Vreeman will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Rev Mark Woodward officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4–7 p.m. on Wednesday at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue one hour prior to the service at the … [Read more...]
Susanne “Susie” Johnson
Susanne “Susie” Ruth Johnson of Houston, Minn., passed away early Sunday morning due to complications from lung cancer. Susie was born on March 18, 1956, in Sacramento, Calif., to Charles and Violette Johnson. After a carefree childhood in a loving home, Susie graduated from Luther Burbank High School, upon which she immediately began the colorful life not untypical of an … [Read more...]
Grace A. Nelson
Grace A. Nelson, 91, of Houston, Minn., died on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Claddagh Senior Living in Caledonia, Minn. Grace Alice Bienhoff was born to Ralph and Ingrid (Ringstead) Bienhoff on September 23, 1930, in St. Paul, Minn. Grace graduated from Humbolt High School in 1948, then attended the University of Minnesota majoring in home economics. She met Lowell Nelson at … [Read more...]