Roger Eugene Tienter, age 82, passed away on April 7, 2021. He was born May 6, 1938. The last eight years Roger was a resident of the Ostrander Care and Rehab Center. He is survived by his three children and three siblings. No services are being planned at this time … [Read more...]
Rodney “Rod” Skare
Rodney “Rod” Skare, age 85, of Spring Valley, Minn., died peacefully on Sunday April 11, 2021, surrounded by his family at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Rodney Dean Skare was born November 8, 1935, in Spring Valley, Minn., Fillmore County to Verna Guy Skare. He attended school in Spring Valley and graduated in 1953. Following graduation he attended Austin Area … [Read more...]
Michael “Mike” Roney
Michael “Mike” Roney, 57, of Hesper, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. Mike was born January 24, 1964, in Decorah, Iowa, to Robert and Joanne (Kimber) Roney. He attended Decorah Public Schools. On August 29, 1987 he married Lisa Folstad at the Hesper Lutheran Church. They lived near the North Winneshiek for a short … [Read more...]
Kathryn (Patty) Virginia Malley
Kathryn (Patty) Virginia Malley, 92, of Preston Minn., passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, surrounded by her family. Patty was born on September 4, 1928, in Preston, Minn., to Olaf and Bertha Hanson. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Malley on January 19, 1948, and they made their home in Fountain and Preston. Patty was … [Read more...]
Beverly Brenno
Beverly D. Brenno, 96, of Rochester, Minn., passed away Wednesday morning April 7, 2021, at Samaritan Bethany, Rochester, Minn. Beverly was born October 22, 1924, in Burr Oak, Iowa, to Miles and Valeda (Murdock) Wilbur. She attended country schools and graduated from Decorah, Iowa, High School. On June 1, 1942, she joined in marriage with Fordyce L. Brenno of Mabel, Minn. … [Read more...]
David “Dave” Haug
David “Dave” Haug, age 60, died April 4, 2021, at Methodist Hospital, surrounded by family, after a lengthy illness. Visitation at Henrytown Lutheran Church will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. David Donald Haug was born on December 26, 1960, to Don and Marie Haug of LeRoy, Minn. He met the love of his life, Bonnie Mehrkens from … [Read more...]
Leon Odenbrett
Leon Odenbrett, 86, of Stewartville, Minn., passed away on December 19, 2020, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Leon was born on November 21, 1934, in Fulda, Minn., to Bill and Agnes Odenbrett. He was sent on a train in 1950 to Illinois to join the Catholic Seminary. In 1954, he joined the Army and was stationed in Germany. In 1958, he moved to Rochester, Minn., … [Read more...]
Everett Silas Sollien
Everett Silas Sollien, 89, of Decorah, Iowa, passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family on the night of April 3, 2021. Everett was born in Spring Grove, Minn., to Syver and Florence (Rauk) Sollien on September 16, 1931. He graduated from Decorah High School in 1949. Everett grew up farming with his family. Outside of his enlistment in the U.S. Army from 1954 to … [Read more...]
James O’Connor
James O’Connor, age 81, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn. Visitation for Jim will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021, at St. Columban Catholic Church in Preston, Minn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the St. Columban Catholic Church in Preston, Minn., on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., with Fr. Edward … [Read more...]
Douglas Ferguson
Douglas H. Ferguson, 57, died March 19, 2021, with family and friends by his side in St. Cloud, Minn. A graveside service was held Thursday, March 25, 2021, at the Chatfield Cemetery in Chatfield, Minn. He was born in Fort Collins, Colo., to William Ferguson and Ellen Ferguson. His father was a dentist in Fort Collins. His mother was a speech therapist. Douglas … [Read more...]