The Reverend Curtis H. Johnson, age 88, died on October 10, 2020, of congestive heart failure at his home at The Waters on Mayowood Road in Rochester, Minn. Reverend Curtis Hubert Johnson was born November 29, 1931. in Lanesboro, Minn., to Peter and Maria (Jensson) Johnson. He was baptized on November 29, 1931, into the family of God. Curtis grew up in Lanesboro, belonged … [Read more...]
Albert “Larry” Lange
Albert “Larry” Lange, 83, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away October 11, 2020, at his home, with his wife of 62 years by his side. He was born on June 3, 1937, to Albert and Adeline (Fimon) Lange. They moved from Racine to their current homestead in 1941. Larry was the oldest of four children. His parents were charter members of First English Lutheran Church where Larry … [Read more...]
Audrey Joanne Hegland
Audrey Joanne Hegland left us for her eternal home Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., after a brief illness. She was born August 6, 1942, to John and Ardell (Lemke) Hegland, in La Crosse. She spent her childhood on the family farm in rural Houston, Minn. Audrey was a graduate of Houston High School and Winona Secretarial School. … [Read more...]
Robert A. Wilson
Robert A. Wilson, age 72, of Preston, Minn., died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at home. A graveside service will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 17, 2020. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home Preston is assisting the family. Robert Alan Wilson was born on February 18, 1948, son of Kenneth Woodrow and Clara (Hahn) Wilson at the Preston Hospital. He … [Read more...]
Margaret E. Sorum
Margaret E. Sorum, age 92, of Rushford, Minn., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. She was born on July 27, 1928, in Hart Township, Minn., to Arthur and Anna (Block) Haedtke. She was united in marriage with Clarence M. Sorum on June 18, 1949, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilson, and he preceded her … [Read more...]
Clifford “Kip” Hamlin
Clifford “Kip” Hamlin, age 85, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Friday, October 2, 2020, in Spring Valley. On January 14, 1954, Kip was united in marriage to Kathryn “Kate” Johnson in Spring Valley, Minn., and to this union, five children were born: Janine, Susan, Vicki, Brady, and Rory. Kip worked as a truck driver for Foster Grain, Ruan, and in later years, Fred … [Read more...]
Donna Smith
Donna F. Smith was born in Rochester, Minn., on January 22, 1959. She was 61 years old when she passed away peacefully on September 28, 2020, in Petaluma, Calif. Donna loved music and books and she had a beautiful smile. She was known as a happy person and will be missed. Donna will be buried at the Spring Valley Cemetery in Minnesota along with her parents, Erwin and Leona … [Read more...]
Kerry Scrabeck
Kerry M. Scrabeck, 54, died on October 3, 2020, at his group home in Preston, Minn. Kerry was born on September 6, 1966, to Marvin and Marlys (Sorenson) Scrabeck of Preston, Minn. Kerry attended the MN School for the Blind in Faribault, Minn., from August 1976 until January, 1985. He then moved to the former Fillmore Place Group Home in Preston, Minn., where he lived until … [Read more...]
Mackenzie Marie Kvam
Mackenzie Marie Kvam, 16, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away suddenly September 16, 2020, from a vehicle accident in Keystone, Iowa. Mackenzie was born October 20, 2003, to Shelley Kostohryz and Andrew Kvam in Winona, Minn. At the age of three Mackenzie moved with her mom and step dad David to Belle Plaine, where she became a part of the Benton Community. As a junior at … [Read more...]
John Heppner
John Heppner, 73, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on October 1, 2020, at home, with his wife Pat by his side, due to complications with cancer. John was born in Virginia, Minn., to Peter H. & Katharina (Enns) Heppner on December 14, 1946. He went to school at Swift & Warroad. He married Patricia (Gaetz) Heppner on December 27, 1968, in Pembina, N. Dak. He … [Read more...]