Kage Fredrick Kerber, 26 days of age, of Shakopee, Minn., lost the battle of Congenital Heart Disease on April 11, 2020, at Children’s Hospital of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Kage was born on March 16 to Daniel Kerber and Jenifer Lichty. His short time on earth was spent fighting his heart defect and stealing the hearts of his parents, grandparents, siblings and nurses. Due to … [Read more...]
Mavis Dragvold
Mavis Dragvold, 93, of rural Lanesboro, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Mavis was born in Preble Township of Fillmore County, Minn., to Melvin and Petra (Sand) Meldahl. She was united in marriage to James Dragvold on September 18, 1948, in Mabel, Minn. Mavis was a member of Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, … [Read more...]
Astrid Hilker
On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, Astrid M. Hilker entered God’s promised gift of eternal glory for all who believe, as she did, in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Astrid was born on March 2, 1926, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Haakon and Manda Johnson. She graduated from Spring Grove High School and attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. This is where she met her husband Bill … [Read more...]
Arlene O. Feine
Arlene O. Feine, 86, of Rochester, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020, at her Madonna Summit home in Byron, surrounded by her loving family. Arlene was born on June 18, 1933, in Rushford, Minn., to Obert and Alfhild (Hanson) Evenson. She attended Rushford High School through ninth grade. On July 7, 1962, Arlene married Adolph Junior Feine at St. Martins Lutheran … [Read more...]
Cheryl “Sherry” Bornholdt
Cheryl “Sherry” Bornholdt, 67, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at her home. Cheryl Kay Rathbun was born on January 16, 1953, to Erwin and Irene (Winters) Rathbun at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, Minn. She attended Spring Valley schools through ninth grade. On April 6, 1985, Sherry was united in marriage to Ron Bornholdt at First English … [Read more...]
Karilyn Reiland
Karilyn Jean (Pauling) Reiland, 79, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 7, 2020, at The Haven at Cottagewood Senior Communities, Rochester, Minn., of complications of Frontal Temporal Dementia. Karilyn Jean Pauling was born February 27, 1941, in Spencer, Iowa, the first of six children of Martin and Rosella (Froh) Pauling. Martin, an … [Read more...]
Arleen Delores Stensland Soltow
Arleen Delores Stensland Soltow died on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at her home in Decorah, Iowa. She was 86 years old. A graveside service with immediate family was conducted by Pastor Elliott Malm on Monday, April 6. Arleen was born March 2, 1934, at the Spring Grove hospital, to her parents Maurice Stensland and Cora Loing Stensland. She was raised in the Mabel area and … [Read more...]
Raymond Lewis Van Schaick
Raymond Lewis Van Schaick, age 79, of Spring Valley, passed away April 3, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital-St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Raymond was born December 31, 1940, in Rochester to George and Dorothy Van Schaick. In 1965 he was married to Ada Batt, they were later divorced. On January 5, 1980, he married Marilyn (Rudlong) Richards. Ray drove truck all of his … [Read more...]
Herbert J. Barnhart
Herbert J. Barnhart, 92, of Spring Valley, Minn., died at Spring Valley Living in Spring Valley, Minn., on April 4, 2020. Because of COVID-19 limitations on gatherings, private family services will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Herbert J. Barnhart was born on January 22, 1928, in Menomonie, Wis., to Arthur and Louise (Price) Barnhart, where he grew up working on the … [Read more...]
Wesley R. Evenson
Wesley R. Evenson, age 83, of Winona, formerly of Witoka, Minn., passed away on Wednesday April 1, 2020, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona. He was born September 12, 1936, in Rushford, Minn., the son of Oscar and Bernice (Lukkason) Evenson, and married Deloris Horman on December 11, 1965, in Ridgeway, Minn. Wesley worked many years as an auto-mechanic at Dahl’s … [Read more...]