Gary ElRoy Kruse, 71, of St. Augusta, Minn., died Saturday, June 13, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minn.. Gary was born November 15, 1948, in Decorah, Iowa, to George and Donna (Tollefsrud) Kruse. He graduated from Mabel High School, Mabel, Minn., in 1966 and attended Upper Iowa University. Gary married Eloise Norland on September 14, 1968, in Wiota, Wis. He … [Read more...]
Irvin G. Asp
Irvin G. Asp, 83, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He was one of 11 children born to Elmer Paul Asp and Mary Allie (Kately) Asp on May 13, 1937, near Springbrook, Wis. He grew up in the Hayward, Wis., area and attended Smith Lake and Munger country schools. He then attended Hayward Public … [Read more...]
Georgena Stole
Georgena Stole, age 95 of Ostrander, Minn died Saturday June 13, 2020 at Wildwood Grove in Le Roy, Minn. Georgena Ruth Luing was born on April 9, 1925, in Collins, Iowa to Lyle and Lota (Link) Luing. She attended and graduated from Collins High School and was united in marriage to Ray Warren Deo on January 27, 1945.They were later divorced. Georgena was united in marriage to … [Read more...]
Michael “Mike” Ellingson
Michael “Mike” Ellingson, age 49, of Spring Grove, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully of an apparent heart attack, on June 13, 2020. Mike was born November 28, 1970, to Jerome “Jerry” and Audrey (Kjome) Ellingson in Spring Grove Minn. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove and graduated from Spring Grove Public School in 1989. Mike was a … [Read more...]
Donald H. King
Donald H. King of Chatfield, Minn., formerly of Rochester, Minn., died Sunday, June 14, 2020, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., following an almost three-year battle with brain cancer. Donald, “Donnie,” was born on March 16, 1945, to Herbert and Agnes (Twedt) King in rural Racine, Minn. He attended school in Hamilton, Racine and Stewartville. In 1962, he … [Read more...]
David R. Theiss
David R. Theiss passed away peacefully, at home with family surrounding him on Sunday, June 14, 2020. David Roy Theiss was born to Roy and Helen (Winters) Theiss on November 7, 1946, in Spring Valley. Dave graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1964. He married the love of his life, Mary Danielson, on December 9, 1972, at St. Ignatius Church in Spring Valley. He retired … [Read more...]
Robert “Bob” Bakken
Robert “Bob” Bakken, age 72, of Harmony passed away Tuesday evening, June 9, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be Sunday, June 14 from 2-5 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Friends are welcome to call during that time. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m Monday, June 15 at Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony, followed by burial in … [Read more...]
Gordon “Gordy” Myhre
Gordon “Gordy” Anthony Myhre, age 68, of Spring Grove, passed away suddenly at his home on May 30, 2020. Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Gordon died of Coronary Artery Disease. He was born on Sept. 14, 1951, in Spring Grove to Arnold and Alice (Munkel) Myhre. He was a Spring Grove High School graduate and attended Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wis., … [Read more...]
Mathew Vreeman
Mathew C. Vreeman, 43, passed away unexpectedly June 4, 2020, on the family farm in rural Preston, Minn. Mat was born May 21,1977, in Rochester, Minn., to Konnie E. Vreeman and Paula A. (Lockwood) Vreeman. He graduated from Kingsland High School in Spring Valley in 1995. Mat was united in marriage to Carrie D. Beckendorf on September 11, 2004, at Cherry Grove United … [Read more...]
Gordon Wayne Eddy
Gordon Wayne Eddy, age 76, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away on Friday May 29, 2020, at Regional Health Services of Howard County. Gordon was born March 20, 1944, in Spring Grove, Minn., to parents Bernard (Bud) and Irene (Staven) Eddy. He was raised by his stepfather Gilman Treangen and mother on farms in the Black Hammer, Mabel, and Highland areas. He was baptized and confirmed … [Read more...]