Vera E. Gahnz, 99, of Rushford died Saturday, June 10 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Vera was born July 12, 1917, on the family farm on the banks of Pine Creek in Fillmore County to John and Sarah (Knutson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson. Vera and Robert Gahnz were married March 5, 1960, at Arendahl Lutheran … [Read more...]
Larry Dean Gates
Larry Dean Gates of Lime Springs, Iowa, passed away at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Larry was born in Decorah, Iowa, on October 21, 1950, to Donald and Jeanette (Andersen) Gates. He grew up on a farm in the Kendallville area and attended country schools there through seventh grade. He often talked of fun times and still kept in touch with many … [Read more...]
Norman L. Sjarpe
The funeral service for Norman L. Sjarpe, 75, a Stewartville, Minn., resident, will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Stewartville, with Rev. Byron Meline officiating. Burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville. Mr. Sjarpe died on Saturday, June 10, 2017, following an illness with cancer, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, where … [Read more...]
Charlotte Catherine Lee Hampel
Charlotte Catherine Lee was born January 15, 1931, in La Crosse, Wis., to Delbert (Deb) and Catherine (Murray) Lee. Chat (Shot), as her father called her, along with her three older sisters, Mary Jean, Betty, and Margaret, grew up in Hokah. After graduating from St. Peter’s Catholic School in 1948, Charlotte married Willis Hampel on August 31, 1950. The couple lived first in … [Read more...]
Carol Jean (Lentz) Meyer
Carol Jean (Lentz) Meyer, 80, of Wykoff, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus due to kidney cancer. She was born on December 19, 1936 in Forestville Township to Harold and Gladys (Vrieze) Lentz, the fifth of seven children. She attended Le Fevere and Bateman rural schools and Spring Valley High School, graduating in 1954. On January 8, 1955, … [Read more...]
Lois Estelle Henry
Lois Henry, age 76, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, June 5, 2017, at her home in Decorah, Iowa. Lois Estelle (Gossman) Henry was born on December 27, 1940, the daughter of Leland and Irma (Patterson) Gossman in Cresco, Iowa. Lois attended and graduated from Canton High School in 1959. She was married to Duane Henry on July 7, 1959, at St. Agnes-Plymouth Rock Catholic … [Read more...]
Carla J. Bonnerud
Memorial services for Carla J. Bonnerud will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, with Rev. Herman Bakker officiating. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Carla Bonnerud, age 50, of Spring … [Read more...]
Willard H. Patchin
Willard H. Patchin Willard H. Patchin, 93, of Canton Minn., died peacefully on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Willard was born May 29, 1924, in Canton, Ohio. He attended school in Stewartville, Minn. After, he joined the United States Navy in December of 1943. He was honorably discharged as a Signalman of 3rd Class on May 10, 1946. In … [Read more...]
Raymond F. Bieri
Raymond F. Bieri, age 97, of Cresco, Iowa, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Cresco. Visitation will be held from 12-1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at the church. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco, Iowa, is … [Read more...]
Melvin Bronstad
Melvin Bronstad, age 89, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Monday, May 29, 2017 at Ostrander Care and Rehab in Ostrander, Minn. Funeral services for Melvin Bronstad will be held 1 p.m., Monday, June 5, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, Minn. Burial will take place at the Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville, Minn. Visitation will be held 11-1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran … [Read more...]