Helen (Bates) Scheevel passed away August 23, 2018, in Donna, Tex. Helen was born to Granville and Delia Bates on April 24, 1929. She married Harland Scheevel February 21, 1947, in Harmony, Minn. She is survived by two sons, David (Maleana) of Donna, Tex., and Dan of Litchfield, Minn.; along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Helen was preceded in death by her … [Read more...]
LaDonna Hadland
LaDonna Hadland, age 93, of Ostrander, Minn., died Wednesday August 22, 2018, at Ostrander Care and Rehab Center in Ostrander, Minn. Memorial services for LaDonna will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to … [Read more...]
Norman Arther Woods
Norman Arther Woods, age 97, of Ostrander, Minn., died Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Ostrander Care and Rehab Center in Ostrander, Minn. Memorial services for Norman will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will be in the Ostrander Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior … [Read more...]
Otto Warren Kitzmann
Otto Warren Kitzmann, 92, of Stewartville, passed away Tuesday, August 21, at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minn. He was born September 4, 1925, in Elmore, Minn., the son of Reverend Otto and Priscilla Kitzmann. Otto graduated from Elmore High School in 1943. He attended business school in Minneapolis through the summer and joined the Navy in September 1943. After boot … [Read more...]
Reg Rhodes
Reg Rhodes, 47, of Grand Lake, Colo., died at home unexpectedly on Sunday, July 29, 2018, after a courageous struggle with debilitating, chronic, clinical depression. Reg was born on March 27, 1971, to his parents, Jon and Carol Rhodes of Harmony, Minn. Reg graduated form Harmony High school in 1989 and joined the Army National Guard for six years of service. He attended … [Read more...]
Gerald M. “Jerry” Fritsch
Gerald M. “Jerry” Fritsch passed away on August 20, 2018, after fearlessly fighting Parkinson’s Disease for 20 years. He was born to Archie and Stella Fritsch (Neis) of Rochester on May 23, 1936. Jerry graduated from Cannon Falls High School and graduated from St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minn., in 1958. There he was a founding father of Phi Mu Alpha, the school’s music … [Read more...]
Mary Jean Jeche
Mary Jean Jeche, age 91, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Thursday August 16, 2018 at the Spring Valley Care Center. Memorial services for Mary Jeche will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 20, 2018, at Valley Christian Center in Spring Valley, with Pastor James Leonard officiating. Burial will take place in the Wykoff Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to … [Read more...]
Pastor Eugene E. Larrabee
Pastor Eugene E. Larrabee, 92, died Monday, August 13, 2018, in Princeton, Minn., at the Elim Nursing Home. Eugene was born December 12, 1925, in Dillon, Mont., to Omar and Elsa (Schroeder) Larrabee. After high school, Eugene went to Theology Seminary in Springfield, Ill., and got his BA education at Concordia College in St. Paul, Minn. August 15, 1954, Eugene married … [Read more...]
Roger F. Eskra
Roger F. Eskra, 82, of Beatrice, died Monday evening, August 13, 2018 at the Beatrice Community Hospital. He was born on December 7, 1935 at Owatonna, Miin., and graduated from Preston High School. He married Gayle Roelofs on October 4, 1953 at Greenleafton Reformed Church of Preston. He served in the 101st Unit of the National Guard in Winona, Minn., from 1954 to 1957. He … [Read more...]
Maurice Lynn Kerns
Maurice Lynn Kerns, longtime rural Mabel, Minn., resident and local businessman, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the New Hampton Iowa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Lynn was born February 20, 1940, to Richard and Doris (Booth) Kerns, the oldest of three children. Following his graduation, Lynn married Diana Dotzenrod, during which time they were blessed with … [Read more...]