Stanley Andrew Engen, 99, of Caledonia, Minn., died Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Northgate Care Center, Waukon, Iowa. He was born in Caledonia, Minn., on October 18, 1922, to Peter and Celia (Myhre) Engen, the fourth of five children. He attended Caledonia High School. He was drafted to the United States Armed Forces in 1943 for the WWII effort in the European Theatre and … [Read more...]
Eileen Marie Johnson
Eileen Marie Johnson, nee Anderson, passed away on December 1, 2021, age 89. Preceded in death by husband William Bradford Johnson, parents Elmer and Minnie Anderson, and cousin Patricia Anderson. Survived by children Tim (Gennene) Johnson, and Ginny (Tom) Johnson; grandchildren Joe and Chloe, brothers Alan (Nadine) Anderson and David (Verla Jean) Anderson, cousins Janice … [Read more...]
Melvin “Bud” Harold Higbe
Melvin “Bud” Harold Higbe, 87, of St Joseph, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. He was born June 4, 1934, in St. Joseph, Mo., son of Jessie and Clarence Higbe. Bud married Frances Kinnaird on January 27, 1962, in St. Joseph, Mo. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked at Armour & Co. later in the upholstery business and also as a … [Read more...]
Jimmy “Jim” Ptacek
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jimmy “Jim” Ptacek, 83, a longtime Pleasant Grove Township area farmer, took place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Stewartville, Minn., with Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating. Mr. Ptacek died on Friday, December 3, 2021, of natural causes while surrounded by his loving family at The Waters on Mayowood … [Read more...]
Melvin W. Brand
Melvin W. Brand, 93, of Rushford, Minn., died on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Melvin Walter Brand was born on December 8, 1928, west of Hart, Minn., in Winona County to Otto and Clara (Meyer) Brand. Melvin was raised near Hart and was a graduate of Rushford High School. Melvin was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church … [Read more...]
Linden “Lin” J. July
Visitation for Linden “Lin” J. July will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. December 18, 2021, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with burial and military rites following at the church cemetery. Linden “Lin” July, age 74, of Independence, Minn., died Friday December 10, 2021, at his home. He was born August 20, 1947 in Austin, Minn., to Milford and Jeannette … [Read more...]
Ronnie (Ron) Allen Lund
Ronnie (Ron) Allen Lund, 68, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born April 23, 1953 ,to Milton and Leona (Olsen) Lund in the small town of Spring Valley, Minn. He attended school at Wykoff, Minn. Ron was always a hard worker building silos and then switching over to fencing which he continued to do … [Read more...]
Dennis D. “Denny” Hofner
Dennis D. “Denny” Hofner, 69, of Waterloo, died Friday, December 10, 2021, at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital. Denny was born January 24, 1952, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Frank Floyd and Viola Jean Ter Maat Hofner. He graduated from Waterloo West High in 1971. In 1972 Denny went to work for John Deere starting in the foundry; he retired from the Northeast Site in … [Read more...]
Ruth B. Knutson
Ruth B. Knutson, 101, of Peterson, Minn., died on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Ruth Burnette Benson was born on November 25, 1920, in Peterson to Bent C. and Cora (Evenson) Benson. She was raised in Peterson and graduated from Peterson High School. On September 12, 1945, Ruth was united in marriage with Emer Knutson at Our … [Read more...]
Dean Robert Schuttemeier
Dean Robert Schuttemeier passed into the eternal care of our Lord on December 9, 2021, at his home, at the age of 73. He was born March 27, 1948, to Armin and Esther (Busitzky) Schuttemeier in in La Crosse, Wis. He was baptized at home in Eitzen, Minn. He was one of four siblings. In 1950 the family moved to Spring Grove, Minn., where Dean has since been a lifelong … [Read more...]