Adelia Noreen Marquardt, 92, passed away quietly on the night of Saturday, March 20, 2021, from complications following a stroke in the Chosen Valley Care Center. She was born Adelia Noreen Dunford at 9:30 on the Friday morning of January 11, 1929, to Floyd and Gertrude (Adams) Dunford. The second of seven children, she was raised in the Rochester area. In 1948 she met the … [Read more...]
Delores Loraine Peters
Delores Loraine Peters, 96, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Spring Valley Living. She was born September 9, 1924, to William and Iva Mlenar. She was the oldest of eight children. She was always “Sis” to the family and close friends. Delores grew up in Spring Valley and on March 29, 1942, she married Rexford Peters. He passed away in … [Read more...]
Darrell Herbert Spitzer
Darrell Herbert Spitzer, 77, of Chatfield, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, at his home. Darrell was born March 4, 1944, in Chatfield, to Herb and Mary (Gathje) Spitzer. On May 4, 1963, Darrell married Dianne Marie Hasley at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester. Darrell worked at Sears Automotive as a manager. He enjoyed spending time with his family, playing … [Read more...]
Ronda G. Leibold-Brogan
Ronda G. Leibold-Brogan, 66, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Mayo Clinic- St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn. Ronda Gail Blade was born on October 14, 1954, in Riceville, Iowa, to George Blade and Irene Kruse. She was later adopted by Howard Allen Carr. Ronda graduated from LeRoy-Ostrander High School. In 1973, she married Stanley Clayton … [Read more...]
Linda Wisland
Linda Annette Wisland, 70, of Richfield, Minn., died March 11, 2021, at her Richfield home. Linda was born February 21, 1951, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Gladys and Clarence Wisland. She attended Spring Grove High School in Spring Grove, Minn. She worked for Northwest Airlines as a flight attendant for 10 years prior to her being a building manager for apartment buildings … [Read more...]
Earl Kenneth Wold
Earl Kenneth Wold, age 95, of St. Michael, Minn., passed away peacefully March 12, 2021. Earl was born March 7, 1926, on the home farm south of Rushford, Minn., to Knut and Emelia (Johnson) Wold. He attended rural grade school and graduated from Rushford High School in 1944. After high school he worked as a farm hand for a neighboring farmer. He elected later to leave farm … [Read more...]
Kenneth Lyle Petersen
Kenneth Lyle Petersen, age 86, of Hudson, Wis., formerly of Spring Valley, died at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Sunday March 14, 2021. Ken was born February 10, 1935, in New Ulm. Ken is survived by his sister Vicky (Kenny) Rolloff, his three daughters: Laure (David) O’Connell of Hudson, Wis., Sherry (David) Gottsleben of Bloomington, and Cindy (Steve) Bailey of Oakdale, … [Read more...]
Richard “Dick” Jeffers
Richard “Dick” Jeffers, of Chatfield, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, with his family at his side. Dick was born on August 1, 1944, to Lloyd and Aletha (Young) Jeffers in Rushford, Minn. He would share with others that he was born in the doctor’s office and then he was placed in a shoebox and his parents took him to the hospital in … [Read more...]
Everett J. Hanson
Everett J. Hanson, 83, formerly of Rochester and of Whalan, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Arbor Garden Place in Eyota. Everett was born to John and Edna (Hanson) Hanson September 19, 1937, in Norway Township, Fillmore County. He grew up in Whalan and graduated from Lanesboro High School. Everett then served in the U.S. Army for two years, stationed in Texas. He was … [Read more...]
Ronald Alvin Dix
Ronald Alvin Dix, age 84, of Spring Grove, passed away February 24, 2021, at Gundersen Health Systems, of La Crosse, Wis. He was born September 27, 1936, in Roundhead, Ohio, to Glenn and Grace E. (Porzell) Dix. Part of Ron’s life was spent growing up in Colorado. He later joined the Navy in 1952 and served a tour in Vietnam, and other naval duties. He retired in 1972, after … [Read more...]