Merlin Wesley Christenson, of Ostrander, Minn., died early Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Ostrander Care and Rehab. He was 94. Merlin was born February 15, 1926, on a farm near Ostrander, the first-born child of Milo and Alice Christenson. From first to eighth grade he attended a one-room country school a mile from the home farm, then went on to graduate from LeRoy High … [Read more...]
Donna Hart
Donna Mae (Danielson) Hart, age 87, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Chatfield Care Center September 13, 2020. Donna was born September 29, 1932, to Chester and Gladys (Brenno) Danielson. She graduated from Chosen Valley High School in Chatfield. She married Richard Hart June 30, 1951. They just celebrated 69 years of marriage and were still just as in love … [Read more...]
Carol Bentson
Carol Jane Bentson, born April 28, 1947, in Watertown, S. Dak., to Harold (Babe) and Lorraine (Gapp) Johnston went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, surrounded by her family. Carol grew up on Strouston Farm in Summit, S. Dak., and graduated as a Waverly (S. Dak.) Woodchuck in 1965. She went on to attend General Beadle College in Madison, S. Dak., on a … [Read more...]
Robert Pierce
Robert “Soak” Pierce, 82, of Stewartville, Minn., formerly of Spring Valley, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at his home. Robert E. Pierce was born March 14, 1938, at his grandparents’ home in Canton, Minn. He played basketball and football in school and graduated Salutatorian of his class in 1956. He then worked at his family’s business in Canton and also at Fillmore … [Read more...]
Kenneth Earl Hodson
Kenneth Earl Hodson, age 87, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Ostrander Care & Rehab, where he resided since March 2019. He was born in Forest City, Iowa, on July 10, 1933, to Nile and Esther (Hanna) Hodson. In March 1940, at the age of 6 ½, he moved from a farm near Crystal Lake, Iowa, to a farm south of Ostrander. He attended the grade … [Read more...]
Douglas Kelly
Douglas Peter Kelly passed away peacefully at St. Marys emergency room Sunday, August 30, 2020, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 11, 1945, in Decorah, Iowa, and grew up in Canton, Minn., where he graduated in 1963. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1963-1967. Douglas was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in the 4420th Civil … [Read more...]
Hazel Bernard
Hazel Bernard, age 90, of Erskine, Minn., passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine, with the Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Erskine. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. on … [Read more...]
Eileen Helen Tucker
Eileen Helen Tucker, 98, of rural Lewiston, Minn., died on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Eileen was born at home in rural Stewartville, Minn., to William and Rose (Schroder) Baker. She attended School District 118 Dogtown and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1938. Eileen graduated from Winona Teachers College in … [Read more...]
Marjorie Patwell
Marjorie Patwell passed away August 28, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., at the age of 94. She was born January 31, 1926, on her great-uncle Cab Hoag’s homestead in Haakon County, S. Dak., to Wesley Elliott and Patricia Kimball. As an infant Marjorie was struggling in the South Dakota prairie. During a visit by her grandmother Amy Elliott, it was … [Read more...]
Robert K. Johnson
Robert K. Johnson “Sonny” (Bob) passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020, in his home, with his family by his side. Born in Mabel, Minn., to Leonard and Iva (Todd) Johnson on June 10, 1929, he was 91 years young. Growing up in Mabel he played baseball and basketball and was student council president. He graduated at Mabel High School in 1947. Sonny first attended … [Read more...]