Marlene Ruth Fishbaugher, age 87, of Harmony, Minn., died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Monday, November 6, 2017, at the United Methodist Church in Harmony, with interment following in Prairie Queen Cemetery, rural Preston. Friends called from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, November 5, at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in … [Read more...]
Dennis Buegler
Dennis LeRoy Buegler was born on June 15, 1971 in Baudette, Minn. Dennis attended elementary school and high school in Baudette and graduated from Lake of the Woods High School in 1989. He earned a Business Degree from South Central College in Mankato, Minn. He married Debora Shofner on July 4, 2009, in Baudette, Minn. They had one son, Kevin and two “fur babies,” Peanut … [Read more...]
Merle Francis Stamer
Merle Francis Stamer died Sunday October 22, 2017, at age 71, in his home, of cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. A private memorial was held on October 25, 2017. Merle was born on November 13, 1945, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Alvia and Andrew Stamer. He attended school in the Mabel area. On January 5, 1965, he married Diane Lois Bush; he lost her to cancer on … [Read more...]
James Elliott
James (Jim) Dean Elliott, age 71, of Harmony, died October 26 at St. Marys Hospital. James was born May 23, 1946 to Gordon and Thelma (McCabe) Elliott and was one of 11 children. He attended Kennedy Country School and moved into town when he was in the sixth grade. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1964. James served in the Army from 1965-1967 and was stationed in … [Read more...]
Donald Curtis Haug
A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 28, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., at Grace Church in Algona. Inurnment will follow at Riverview Cemetery. His family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Donald Curtis Haug was born in Grafton, N. Dak., on August 18, 1933, to Selmer and Dagny (Bakken) Haug. He enjoyed raising cattle and farming … [Read more...]
Delores E. Ruffridge
Delores E. Ruffridge, age 87, of Mabel, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel. Delores was born January 26, 1930, in rural Mabel to Arland and Alma (Soiney) Peterson. She graduated from the Mabel High School. On April 17, 1948, she was married to Richard Ruffridge in Mabel. They lived in Mabel. Delores worked at Jim’s Café, the … [Read more...]
Leanne Kay Turner
Funeral services for Leanne Turner will be held on November 4, 2017, at the Canton Scotland Presbyterian Church in Canton, Minn., at 11 a.m. Burial of the ashes will be in the Henry on the Hill cemetery. Leanne Kay Turner was born November 7, 1947, in Harmony, Minn., and passed away on July 8, 2017. … [Read more...]
Dr. Edwin Sylvester (Sid) Brokken
Dr. Edwin Sylvester (Sid) Brokken Jr passed away Monday evening, October 9, 2017, at home in ColtsNeck, N. J. He was 82 years of age. The son of Edwin S. Brokken Sr. and Benita Murilda (Redalen) Brokken, Sid was born on July 27, 1935 in Lanesboro, Minn., the eldest of seven children. He attended the one-room Brokken School in Bristol Township, graduated from Harmony High … [Read more...]
Milton Jetson
Milton L. Jetson, 87, of Harmony, Minn., died at his home on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Milton was born November 17, 1929, in Mabel to Elsworth and Jesse (Sherburne) Jetson. He attended the Canton and Mabel Schools. He served in the United States Air Force. On July 5, 1980, he married Donna Shoults Sokolik. Milton did many jobs over the years, but his main one, and the … [Read more...]
Carroll Vaalemoen
Carroll Gordon Vaalemoen, age 78, of Cresco, Iowa, and formerly of Preston, Minn., passed away at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, Iowa, on October 13, 2017, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Memorial services will be held at the Cresco Community Chapel in Cresco on Saturday, October 21 at 11 a.m., with Pastor Michael Simiele officiating. Friends may call from 10 … [Read more...]