Graveside service for Kevin Holmen will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 2 p.m. at the LeRoy Lutheran Cemetery, with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends from noon until 2 p.m. on May 1, 2021, at Sweets Hotel in LeRoy. Kevin J. Holmen, age 55, of Austin, Minn., died at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus, in Rochester, … [Read more...]
Blake Coleman
Blake Coleman, 72, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2021. His wife Theresa, daughter Dawn, and daughter’s partner Sean, were all with him when he took his final breath. Anyone who knew Blake, whether for only a moment or all of his 72 years will describe him first as kind. Blake never met a stranger and loved stopping to chat with neighbors and calling up old friends. … [Read more...]
Rossmer Olson
Rossmer V. Olson, of Preston, Minn., formerly of Edina, Minn., went to be with his Savior on April 11, 2021, while a resident at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Rossmer was born on March 24, 1929, in Duluth, Minn., to Olaf and Anna (Peterson) Olson. On March 16, 1951, he was united in marriage to Shirley Grimme in Minneapolis, Minn. He was later married to … [Read more...]
Allene Haugstad
Allene I. Haugstad, 95, of Preston, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Allene was born April 2, 1926, in Preston, Minn, to Albert and Ida (Vaalemoen) Kaase. She attended school in Preston. On July 12, 1947, she married Henry Haugstad at the parsonage in Lanesboro. She worked for many years at Rush Products in Rushford. She was a … [Read more...]
Lawrence “Mick” Rathbun
Lawrence “Mick” Rathbun, age 95, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Spring Valley Living, in Spring Valley, Minn. The Funeral service for Mick will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Pastor Betsy Dartt officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral … [Read more...]
Blake Christensen
Blake Christensen, 68, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021. He was born January 22, 1953, to Barbara Jean (Husby) and Gene Christensen formerly of Canton, Minn. After attending grade school there, he and his only sibling – younger sister Cherie - moved with their parents to Preston, Minn. During high school, Blake was active in band and sports, … [Read more...]
Victor Edwin Denny
Victor Edwin Denny, lovingly known as Vic, Dad, Pops, Grandpa, and Papa, passed away April 9, 2021, at the age of 65, from COVID-19. None of his beloved family and friends were ready to say goodbye. While he left the world a little bit happier and more full of love, he left it much too soon. Vic had many more songs to sing, meals to cook, miles to drive, games to watch, and … [Read more...]
Helen Dorothy Novlan
Helen Dorothy Novlan, 93, of Rushford, Minn., died on Saturday, April 11, 2021, at her home with her loved ones at her side. Helen Dorothy Park was born on April 30, 1927, in Eveleth, Minn., to Walter and Olga (Salonen) Park. She grew up in Eveleth and graduated from Eveleth High School. She also graduated from Ritter’s Beauty School in St. Paul, Minn. On September 6, 1947, … [Read more...]
Diane Jeanette Vogen
On March 30, 2021, Diane Vogen, loving mother of three children, passed away at the age of 76. Diane was born in Chatfield, Minn., to Cyril and Ethel Kester, and graduated from Harmony High School in 1962. At the age of 19, she married Larry Vogen at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony, Minn. In 1982, she and her family moved to Encinitas, Calif., where she received a … [Read more...]
Kris Fairchild
Kris Fairchild, age 58, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Wednesday April 7, 2021 at his home. Kris Perry Fairchild was born February 19, 1963, in Maine to Norman and Dollyann (Johnson) Fairchild. He attended and graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, Minn., in 1981. He continued his education at Cambridge Community College and joined the United States Army … [Read more...]