Kathleen “ Kitty” Lee, 81 of Rushford, died Sept 12, 2016 at Sauer Nursing Home in Winona, Minn., surrounded by family and friends. Kitty was born on January 19, 1935 in Spring Valley, Minn., to Clarence and Marie Nordby. She was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and Hastings Cosmetology School. Kitty married Wayne Lee of Peterson on November 10, 1956 in Spring Valley, … [Read more...]
Orville Tangen
Orville Edne Tangen, 99, of Chatfield, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus. Orville was born October 9, 1916 on a farm in Chatfield Township to Theodore and Alma (Asleson) Tangen. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 Fifth Armored Division stationed in New York and later shipped overseas to Europe (March 1943.) First he was a cook for … [Read more...]
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Yvonne Lee, 41, of Lanesboro, and formerly of Crosby, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Jennifer was born September 17, 1975 in Crosby to Michael and LeOra (Zenke) Lind. She graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School. She met the love of her life, Mitch Lee, at a country music festival that neither were supposed to be … [Read more...]
Roger J. Ristau
Roger J. Ristau, age 80, of Preston, Minn., died at Green Lea Manor in Mabel,Minn., on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Roger was born on April 10, 1936, in rural Preston, Minn., to Henry F. and Agnes (Drummond) Ristau. He attended country schools in the Forestville and Carimona area and completed the eighth grade. Roger then went on to work at Jerry’s Body Shop in Preston. He … [Read more...]
Wallace L. Osland
Wallace L. Osland, 80, of rural Lanesboro, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus. He was born in Cresco, Iowa, on June 29, 1936 to Nels and Agnes (Miller) Osland. The lived on a farm near Bristol Center in York Township of Fillmore county until 1940, when the family moved to a farm north of Cresco on Golden Ridge Road in Howard County, Iowa. In 1950 … [Read more...]
Jerker Saxentorp
Word has been received of the sudden death of Jerker Saxentorp, 51, of Vargarda, Sweden.On Thursday, August 25, 2016. Jerker passed away on his way to work. He was born April 22, 1965 to Elov and Britta Johansson, and went to school and lived his entire life in the community of Vargarda. Jerker first came to Preston, Minn., at age 19, through the MAST (Minnesota Ag … [Read more...]
Irven Holtegaard
Irven Holtegaard, 90, of Lanesboro, passed away September 8, 2016 at Gundersen Health Care in LaCrosse, Wis. Irven was born March 25, 1926 in Belmont, Mont., to Oscar and Minda (Benson) Holtegaard. He moved with his family to St. Charles as an infant. Later they settled in the Peterson area and he attended Lanesboro schools. He was married on September 10, 1946 to Arlene … [Read more...]
Gary Herbert Heyer
Gary Herbert Heyer, age 73, of Spring Valley, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Ostrander Nursing Home from complications of heart surgery. He was born April 8, 1943 to Herbert and Nina (Haupt) Heyer in LaCrosse, Wis. He grew up in New Hartford, Minn. and graduated from Winona High School in 1960. He graduated from Winona State in 1965 with a degree in … [Read more...]
Chuck Fellows
Chuck Fellows, age 90 of Canton, Minn., went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 7, 2016, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 15 days. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Monday, Sept 12, 2016 at the Cresco Community chapel in Cresco, Iowa. Burial followed in Elliota Cemetery, rural Canton, Minn. Friends called on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at the … [Read more...]
Wallace “Wally” Himlie
Wallace “Wally” W. Himlie, 88, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab Center in Houston, Minn. Wally was born on May 16, 1928, in rural Peterson, Minn., to Lars and Mina (Ferden) Himlie. He was raised on the family farm and attended country school and was a 1946 graduate of Rushford High School. On December 2, 1950, he … [Read more...]