Wilbert (Wil) Reinhold Mohlis, aged 95, of Kasson Minn., originally from Spring Valley, passed away on October 17, 2025. He was born May 7, 1930, in Sumner, Iowa to Frederick and Hulda (Kirchman) Mohlis. He went to school in Waterloo and Cresco, Iowa. Wil met the love of his life, Evelyn Davis, in Cresco while registering for school. Wil and Evelyn were married in Cresco on … [Read more...]
Richard (Dick) Allen Rislove
Richard (Dick) Allen Rislove, 79, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Rochester, Minn., passed October 6, 2025, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester. A graveside service followed by a celebration of life will be held on October 20 at 1 p.m. at the Washburn-McReavy Dawn Valley Memorial Park in Bloomington, Minn. Dick was born on September 18, 1946 in Rushford, Minn., the son of Robert … [Read more...]
Sharon Lorna (Gady) Unnasch
Sharon Lorna (Gady) Unnasch, age 77, of Houston, Minn., passed away unexpectedly at her home from natural causes on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Sharon is survived by her husband of 38 years, Jerome; daughters Carol (Jamie) Teale and Kathy (Tim Loomis) Unnasch, grandchildren Jesse (Amber), Arrie (Damion), Ellie (Devon), Nikki and Cheyanne; great-grandchildren Alex, Willow and … [Read more...]
Rebecca “Becky” Hanson
Rebecca “Becky” Hanson, 80, of Rushford, died peacefully, Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home surrounded by her family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Becky was born July 30, 1945, to Henry and Clarice (Haugen) Tudahl in Rushford. She grew up in Rushford alongside her 9 siblings and graduated from Rushford High School in 1964. She met … [Read more...]
Kevin E. Hareldson
Kevin E. Hareldson, age 38, of Winona, passed away on October 9, 2025, at Mayo Health System-Rochester on St. Marys Campus surrounded by his family. Kevin Eugene Hareldson was born on August 3, 1987, the son of Diane Kay Hareldson in Spring Valley. He attended school in Lanesboro and graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 2005. He bought his first chainsaw at a young age … [Read more...]
Kenneth Jacobson
Kenneth Jacobson, 83, of Rushford, died Friday, October 10, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family. Ken was born on July 22, 1942, in Spring Grove to Orran and Olga (Olson) Jacobson. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1960. On October 16, 1971, Ken married Helen Laumb at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. They made their home on his family farm outside of Peterson where … [Read more...]
Merle Riddle
Merle Riddle, 86 years young, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on October 5, 2025. He was born in Wykoff, Minn., on June 25, 1939. His life was spent in the service of others. He spent four years as a SeaBee in the United States Navy, was a maintenance supervisor at Tonka Toys, and ended his career as maintenance supervisor at D.C. schools for many years, … [Read more...]
Elden W. Salwey
Elden W. Salwey, age 84, of rural Rushford, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in La Crosse. Elden was born on August 26, 1941, in Winona, to Williard and Clara (Ebert Lafka) Salwey, and attended local schools. He was united in marriage with Lila Mundon on December 26, 1961, at Peace Lutheran Church in Platteville, Wis. He … [Read more...]
Ronald Bornholdt
Ronald Bornholdt, age 77, of Spring Valley, died on Monday, October 6, 2025, at his home in Spring Valley, Minn. Ronald was born on January 5, 1948, to Russell and Caryle (Martin) Bornholdt in Kasson, Minn. He married Dwyllis Westphal, they later divorced. On April 6, 1985, Ronald married Sherry Bornholdt at the First English Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn. Ronald … [Read more...]
Robert Donald Ellinger
Robert Donald Ellinger, affectionately known as Bob, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2025, in Decatur, Tex., surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on September 8, 1945, to Donald George and Mary Jane Ellinger, Bob’s early years took him from the plains of Iowa to the beauty of Billings, Mont., and on to Preston, Minn., where he … [Read more...]