Kenneth Edwin Eickhoff, 81, of Fountain, Minn., passed away on April 10, 2017 at Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Kenny was born May 28, 1935 to Edwin and Edna (Kohlmeyer) Eickhoff in rural Wykoff. The family farmed in the Fountain area. He attended kindergarten country school through the fourth grade, then attended St. John’s Lutheran through the eighth grade, graduating … [Read more...]
Craig “Oly” Olson
Craig “Oly” Olson, age 64, of Fairmont, Minn., formerly of Mabel, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home. Craig was born January 30, 1953 in Spring Grove, Minn., to Orvel and Rosie (Treangen) Olson. In 1971, he graduated from Mabel-Canton High School. He then attended Winona Technical School for Sales and Business. On April 27, 1974 he married Linda Amdahl at St. … [Read more...]
John “Johnny” Mensink
John A. “Johnny” Mensink, age 86 of Harmony, Minn., died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Spring Valley Nursing Home in Spring Valley, Minn. Funeral services will be 10:30 Thursday, April 13, at the United Methodist Church in Harmony. Friends may call from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony and at the church for an hour prior to services. Johnny was born in … [Read more...]
Joyce Headington Erickson
Joyce Headington Erickson, age 95, of Harmony, Minn., formerly of Burr Oak, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center, in Harmony, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Burr Oak Methodist Church, 3597 237th Avenue, Burr Oak, Iowa, with Pastor Linda Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr … [Read more...]
Cheryl Burk
Cheryl Ileene Wendorf Burk, 69, of Chatfield, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Cheryl was born March 13, 1948 in Bertha, Minn., to Irwen and Lavay (Burzette) Wendorf. She graduated from Sauk Rapids High School. She then attended St. Cloud State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Business Education. She taught in the Wykoff/Kingsland … [Read more...]
Joel Orville Baier
Joel Orville Baier, 58, of Chatfield, died on March 28, 2017 at his home in Chatfield. Joel was born March 26, 1959 in Rochester to Orville and Joye (Cook) Baier. He was raised in Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1977. In 1981, he married Julie Michelson. The family made their home in Chatfield. Joel worked as a crew leader at Crenlo in Rochester … [Read more...]
Harriet A. Holger
Harriet A. Holger, 95, of Cambridge, Minn., and formerly of Harmony, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at GracePointe Crossing The Commons. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gordon, sisters Muriel Orlue Greiner and Lois Marie Martin. Harriet is survived by her children: Ramona Hermanson of Stillwater, Jeaneen Lewis of Afton, Rollyn Holger of Guatemala … [Read more...]
Dorothy Johnson
Dorothy Johnson, age 88, of Harmony, died Saturday, March 25 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 30 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Dorothy was born December 1, 1928 near Harmony, … [Read more...]
LeRoy “Chad” Chadwick
LeRoy “Chad” Chadwick passed away March 22 at age 91. He was raised in St. Paul, Minn., and was a 45-year resident of rural Peterson, developing many close friendships. Chad spent his youth deeply involved in the Boy Scouts, later becoming a scout master. He was a WWII Combat Veteran with the U.S. Naval-Marine Assault Forces, fighting in South Pacific and rescuing many POWs … [Read more...]
Ronald Henry Selden
Ronald Henry Selden was born on May 30, 1924, in Harmony, Minn., to John and Ruth (Helgeson) Selden. He grew up on a farm in Canton, Minn. Ronald graduated from Canton High School in 1942. After school, he farmed with his parents and drove truck for a time. He later went to work at St. Paul Rental, becoming service manger there. On June 18, 1946, Ronald married Marjorie … [Read more...]