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...]
David Alan Berg
David Alan Berg, age 59, of Stillwater, Minn., was called home and received into heaven on December 6, 2021. David was born December 11, 1961, to Elmer and JoAnn (Ferris) Berg of Fergus Falls. He was the second born of three children. Sisters include Vicki Berg Russell of St. Louis, Mo., and Patti Beaudoin of Inver Grove Heights, Minn. David attended grade school and … [Read more...]
Daniel Lee Delaney
Daniel Lee Delaney passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2021, of natural causes. Dan was born January 21, 1966, in Rochester Minn. Dan Lived in several area communities until putting some roots down near Lanesboro Minn., and began going to school there in the fourth grade where he graduated with the class of 1985. Dan lived and worked in the area with several jobs until … [Read more...]
Virginia M. Arnold
Virginia M. Arnold, 104, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Virginia Mae was born on October 1, 1917, in La Crosse, Wis., where she was named, given a birthdate, and cared for by the nurses of the Henke Grandview Hospital (Mayo) and later Gundersen Lutheran Hospital. She was adopted as an infant by Archie … [Read more...]
Thomas Otis (Jake) Earp
Thomas Otis (Jake) Earp, age 71, of Salt Lake City, Utah died unexpectedly from a heart complication on October 30, 2021. Tom was born on September 4, 1950, in Perry, Iowa to Darrel and Mary (Fried) Earp as he was the youngest of four children. The family later moved to a farm outside Mabel, Minn., where Tom attended and graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1969. In … [Read more...]
Vincent James Carolan
Vincent James Carolan, 84, of Spring Grove, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at the Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse. Vince was born in Bluffton, Iowa on August 6, 1937, to Edward and Agnes (Knox) Carolan. He was the second born of four children. Siblings include Rita Selden of Harmony, Minn., Francis (Rose) Carolan of Hudson, Iowa, and Gregory (Rosella) Carolan of … [Read more...]
Leona Mae Whalen
Leona Mae Whalen, of Cresco, Iowa, was 90 years old when she died after a brief illness, on November 26, 2021, at Evans Memorial Home, surrounded by her loving family. Leona Mae Frana was born on May 25, 1931, at home on the family farm outside of Spillville in Winneshiek County, Iowa. She was the daughter of James R. and Adella “Adeline” (Shindelar) Frana and was raised on … [Read more...]