Judy May (Schott) Horsman 65, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, due to medical conditions, at her home in Galesville, Wis. Judy attended Preston-Fountain High School. She married John Rodney Horsman on March 19, 1973. They divorced in 1986. Judy was the daughter of Marvin and Dora Schott. She is survived by her daughter Melissa Horsman, two grandsons, Eric … [Read more...]
Gregg Sample
A celebration of Life for Gregg Sample will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Pastor Mark Woodward officiating. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 6, prior to service. Gregg Sample, age 79, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at his home on his father’s birthday. … [Read more...]
Lela J. Blagsvedt
Lela J. Blagsvedt, 90, of Houston, Minn., died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Wis. Lela June (Comstock) Blagsvedt was born on June 1, 1929, in Dowling, S. Dak., to John and Nettie (Westby) Comstock. Her family moved to Sheldon, Minn., in 1935. Lela attended grade school in Sheldon for eight years. She … [Read more...]
June Marilyn (Johnson) Kitzmann
June Marilyn (Johnson) Kitzmann, 94, of Stewartville, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Madonna Towers Nursing Home in Rochester. She was born on June 3, 1925, the daughter of Eddie and Minnie Johnson and baptized June 12 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Frost. June graduated from Frost High School in 1943. On March 30, 1947, June Johnson and Otto Kitzmann … [Read more...]
Mildred “Mim” Buross
Mildred “Mim” Buross, 97, of Rushford, Minn., died on Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Mim was born on March 26, 1922, in Rushford to Samuel and Julia (Sauro) Anderson. Mim graduated from Rushford High School in 1939. She married Byron Buross on September 28, 1945, at Rushford Lutheran Church. Mim spent her working career as a … [Read more...]
Thomas Orville Severson
Thomas Orville Severson, 75, died peacefully in his home early Sunday morning, February 23, 2020. Tom was born in Preston, Minn., to Orville and Evelyn (Christianson) Severson. He spent his childhood in Harmony, Minn. Tom graduated from Luther College in 1967, shortly thereafter he accepted being drafted in the U.S. Army to serve in the Vietnam War. In 1969 he met the … [Read more...]
Michael Alvin Kingsbury
Michael Alvin Kingsbury, age 73, of St. Paul, died on Monday, February 10, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown St. Paul. Mike was born September 7, 1946, at Lanesboro, Minn., to Alvin and Evalyn (Campbell) Kingsbury. He graduated from Harmony High School. and from Winona State College. After graduation he served in the Army in Vietnam. Following his service, he worked … [Read more...]
Jim Morcomb
Jim Morcomb, 84, died on February 18, 2020. He was born on a farm in Ridgeway, Minn., on May 16, 1935; the first born of Arlie and Helen Morcomb. He graduated from Winona Senior High School Class of 1953. After graduation and a brief stint in college he married the love of his life, Lois (Johnson) on June 23, 1956, at First Lutheran Church in La Crescent, Minn., and accepted a … [Read more...]
Duane Grooters
Duane Harvey Grooters of Preston, Minn., was born on June 19, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Levern and Beatrice (Sikkink) Grooters. His family lived on different farms in the area of Greenleafton, Minn., before settling on a farm at the intersection of 9 and 44. He attended a one-room school (Bristol Center) all eight years before attending and graduating from the Minnesota … [Read more...]
Donald Eickhoff
Donald William Eickhoff, 91, formerly of Wykoff, Minn., passed away February 15 at Waters on Mayowood, in Rochester, Minn., where he had resided since 2015. Donald was the son of Emil and Irene (Biel) Eickhoff. He was born November 16, l928, in Fountain, Minn. He attended country school, and St. John’s Lutheran School through eighth grade. He graduated from Wykoff High … [Read more...]