Irvin Ernest Carl Evers, age 91, of Wykoff, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. Funeral service for Irvin Evers will be held 1 p.m. Monday January 29, 2018, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Rev. Michael Harman officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. Sunday, January 28, … [Read more...]
LaVonne Keller
LaVonne Keller, age 85, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at the Ostrander Care and Rehab Center in Ostrander, Minn. LaVonne Mae Mlenar was born October 14, 1932, to William and Iva (Kolstad) Mlenar in Spring Valley, Minn. LaVonne was raised and grew up in Spring Valley. In July of 1950 she married Herbert Kendall and from this marriage they had two daughters, Evelyn “Snooky” … [Read more...]
Lola M. Thorson
Lola M. (Myhre) Thorson went to be with the Lord on January 23, 2018, at the age of 96. She was born June 15, 1921, to Martin and Stella (Qualey) Myhre in Spring Grove, Minn. She graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1938. After high school Lola went to business school in Minneapolis, and then took a job at Dayton’s in Minneapolis in the business department. Her next … [Read more...]
Frances Fried Wainwright
Frances Fried Wainwright went to be with her Lord on December 27, 2017. Frances was born on July 18, 1927, to Harry and Hilda McKay of rural Harmony. Frances graduated from Harmony High School in 1945 and then attended business college in Winona, Minn. While working as a bookkeeper at a department store in Winona, she met her future husband, Myron Fried. They were married … [Read more...]
Edith A. “Edie” Brekke
Edith A. “Edie” Brekke, 81, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Edie was born on April 30, 1936, in Houston, Minn., to Abraham and Hazel (Lanz) Peterson. She was a graduate of Houston High School. In 1954, she married Corry M. Burt. To this marriage were born two children, Sharon and Corry. Edie’s husband, … [Read more...]
Erma Shaw
Erma Shaw, age 98, passed away on January 21, 2018 at Cottagewood in Rochester, surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 25 at 11 a.m., with visitation on Wednesday, January 24 from 5-7 p.m., and one hour prior to the funeral; lunch will be served following the service. All services will be at the Free Methodist Church in Fillmore, 19127 … [Read more...]
Marge (Moran) Utley
Marge (Moran) Utley, age 67, passed away on January 17, 2018, in Rochester. Marjorie Renae Moran was born June 30, 1950, to Marvin and Evelyn (Olness) Moran in Rushford. She was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Peterson and confirmed at Rushford Lutheran Church in Rushford. She attended K-12 school in Rushford and then Rochester State Jr. College and Rochester Area … [Read more...]
Kenny Mensink
Kenny Mensink, age 96, of Lime Springs, Iowa, died Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Ostrander Care and Rehab in Ostrander, Minn. Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Friday, January 27, 2018, at the United Methodist Church in Lime Springs, Iowa, with burial in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Lime Springs Community Center and at the church … [Read more...]
Sylvester “Ves” Tuohy
Sylvester “Ves” Richard Tuohy, 92, of Chatfield, died Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Chosen Valley Care Center. Ves was born July 9, 1925, to Cyrus and Lucille (LaPlante) Tuohy in Chatfield. He lived and worked on the family farm. Sylvester “Ves” Tuohy served in the United States Army in the Korean War era. He completed Basic Training at Ft. Knox, Ky., and served at … [Read more...]
Craig Alan Mensink
Craig Alan Mensink, 61, of Preston, Minn., passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on January 17 after his heroic fight against cancer. Craig was born in 1956, in Preston, to Wendell and Cleo (Miedema) Mensink. Craig graduated from Preston High School in 1974 and went on to graduate from Rochester Community Technical College in accounting. Craig … [Read more...]