Funeral Mass for Velda I. Schulte will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2019, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Spring Valley, with Father Marreddy Pothireddy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church. Velda Irene Schulte, age 84, formerly of Spring Valley, died Monday August 5, 2019, … [Read more...]
Glen Feine
On Sunday, August 4, 2019, Glen Feine, 63, retired to farming in heaven where he was immediately welcomed by his parents Vernon and Ethel (Sievers) Feine. He’s catching up with the farmers who have gone before him and relishing in the news that John Deere is the tractor of choice for plowing the heavenly fields. The weather is perfect, the soil is rich, and there is always … [Read more...]
Renee “Stella” Larson
Renee “Stella” Larson, 56, of Mabel, died Friday, August 2, 2019, at her home, surrounded by family. Renee was born February 9, 1963, in Rockford, Ill., to Richard and Patricia (Ostern). She graduated from the Spring Grove High School in 1981, where she was active in sports, especially basketball and softball. She worked in road construction for a short time, then with the … [Read more...]
Alta Mildred (Borgen) Reese
At the age of 106, Alta Borgen Reese died peacefully on July 29 at Edenbrook Care Center in Rochester, Minn. Alta Mildred Borgen was born June 3, 1913, on the family farm in Pilot Mound Township, Minn., to Gilman and Alida (Foss) Borgen. After attending Paulson school, a rural common school near the family farm, Alta boarded in Lanesboro, Minn., and graduated from … [Read more...]
Shirley H. Baker
Shirley H. Baker, 83, of Wykoff, Minn., walked through the gates of Heaven into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be held at Fillmore Free Methodist Church Thursday, August 1, 2019, at 2 p.m., with Pastor Tim Ward officiating. Burial will be in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Minn. … [Read more...]
LaVern Curtis Knoepke
LaVern Curtis Knoepke passed peacefully on Thursday, July 25, with his family at his side in the very house he built in 1956. He lived with his wife Betty in that house for 63 years. LaVern was born August 15, 1928, to John and Margaret (Saxton) Knoepke in Minneapolis, Minn. He moved with his family to Fillmore County as a young boy, where he grew up in and around various … [Read more...]
Randall “Randy” Nierling
Randall “Randy” Nierling, 58, of Burr Oak, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 25 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He was born April 4, 1961, in Cresco, Iowa, to Francis and Crystal (Van Horn) Nierling, He is survived by his three children: Jessica Howe of Blair, Wis., Christopher Nierling of Tomah, Wis., and Tiffani (Michael) Newton of Wilmington, N. C.; two grandchildren; Alexxis and … [Read more...]
Ardis Lucille (Mensink) Souhrada
Ardis L. Souhrada, age 99, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Spring Valley, Minn. A visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at Cherry Grove Methodist Church in Cherry Grove, Minn. Burial in Cherry Grove Cemetery will be held at 9 a.m., Thursday, August 1 with funeral services to follow at 11a.m., at Stewartville United Methodist Church. Ardis was born on … [Read more...]
Vernon “Bud” Allan Karli
Vernon “Bud” Allan Karli, 94, of Clive, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Bud, or Doc as he was sometimes known, was born January 22, 1925, the third of four children, to Ruth (Allan) and Arthur Karli. He grew up on a farm near Valley Springs, S. Dak., where he attended a one-room school house until high school age. He chose to attend a high school in Brookings, … [Read more...]
Julie K. Sveen
Julie K. Sveen Julie K. Sveen, 61, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Julie was born on September 20, 1957, to Melvin and Muriel (Hildestad) Sveen in Harmony, Minn. She was a 1975 graduate of Peterson High School in Peterson, Minn. She worked at Rush Products in Rushford for many years. Julie was a member … [Read more...]