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...]
David William Collett
David William Collett (aka Cool Kitty or DC) “sucked his last breath” the morning of March 14, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus. David was born May 30, 1944, in Preston, Minn., the oldest of three sons to William and Christie Collett. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1962. After graduation he was employed placing underground telephone lines. Most … [Read more...]
Alex P. Hanson
Alex P. Hanson, age 18, died on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident north of Cresco. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco. Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Granger, Minn., with Pastor Tim Sir officiating. … [Read more...]
Paul Bouska
Paul Bouska, 92 years old, of Canton Minn., peacefully passed March 10, 2022, into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior. Paul was born October 25, 1929, to Ray and Grace Bouska. He so loved his parents and his dear sister Pearl. Paul was a man of faith; he enjoyed reading the Bible and times spent at church and in worship. He had a big heart and was a humble, kind, … [Read more...]