Grant Stansbury Caldwell, 61, of Decorah, formerly of Canton, passed away after a sudden and unexpected illness on Monday, November 18 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Grant was born December 1, 1957, to Laurence “Mike” and Lucretia “Luke” (Stansbury) Caldwell of rural Canton. Grant attended Canton Elementary School until first grade when he began school … [Read more...]
Erma Werth
Erma M. Werth of Spring Valley, Minn., died on her 98th birthday, November 19, 2019, at Spring Valley Senior Living. Erma May Schmidt was born November 19, 1921, to Adolph and Caroline (Schultz) Schmidt in Avon, S. Dak. Her family moved from South Dakota to Spring Valley and after she graduated high school, she joined them in Spring Valley. She married Amil Werth one minute … [Read more...]
Eleanor Peterson
Eleanor Dorothy Peterson, 91, of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Eleanor was born January 27, 1928, the eighth of 15 children, to Alvin and Stella (Larson) Bremseth. She was baptized at the Elstad Lutheran church where she remained a lifelong member. After attending Elstad and Durkin country … [Read more...]
Shirley A. Albrecht
Shirley A. Albrecht, age 80, of Preston, Minn., died on Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Funeral services for Shirley will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019, at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with Pastor Dan Bredberg officiating. Burial will take place in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, … [Read more...]
Richard “Dick” Berg
God received a faithful servant into his fold on November 15, 2019. Richard A. Berg, 85, passed away from complications following a stroke, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. He was born May 9, 1934, to Arthur and Elvira (Kahoun) Berg in Milwaukee, Wis. He lived in Lewiston and grew up in Mound, Minn., before graduating from Rushford High School in 1952. He received an associates … [Read more...]
Jean E. Volkman
Jean E. Volkman, 85, formerly of Lewiston, Minn., died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center, Chatfield, Minn. Jean Hamilton was born September 5, 1934, in La Crosse, Wis., to John and Gladine (Moen) Hamilton. She married Wilbert F. Volkman on November 22, 1952. She is survived by her two children, Sherry (Dennis) Zeise, Medford, Minn., and Rocky (Julie) … [Read more...]
John Ruen
John Oscar Ruen went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 27, 2019. He was 83 years old. John was born September 9, 1936, to Howard and Lyla Ruen in Ostrander, Minn. The family moved to Lanesboro in 1949 and John graduated from The Southern School of Agricultural in 1954. John joined the U.S. Air Force in the fall of 1954, was stationed in Waco, Tex., and served in … [Read more...]
Eugene Arnold Hanson
Eugene A. Hanson, 92, of Peterson passed away at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, Wis., on Monday, November 11, 2019. He was born in Winona on October 27, 1927, to Oscar and Gena (Dale) Hanson. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1945, and enjoyed his entire life farming in the Peterson area. On June 28, 1952, he married Bernice Sande at the Arendahl Lutheran … [Read more...]
Bruce Blixt
Bruce Blixt, 71, passed away Monday evening, October 28, surrounded by his loving family and close friends. Born April 26, 1948, in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of Lawrence and Susan (McEwan) Blixt and a long-time resident of Peterson, Minn. Bruce graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1966. He went on to attend Winona State University in Winona, Minn., where he … [Read more...]
Duane Kenneth Bruening
Duane Kenneth Bruening, 90, died peacefully at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah, Iowa, on November 3, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2019, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, with Rev. Donald Hertges and Rev. Msgr. Edward Lechtenberg officiating. Burial was in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah with Military Honors. … [Read more...]