Randy J. Lange, age 62, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Randy Joe Lange was born on July 10, 1954 in Spring Valley, Minn., son of Albert and Adeline (Fimon) Lange. He graduated from Spring Valley High School with the class of 1972. In April 1973, Randy married Paula McDonald; she later passed away. On May 30, 1987, … [Read more...]
Jeanne B. Herlihy
Jeanne B. Herlihy, 70, of Rushford, Minn., died on Monday, November 21, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Jeanne was born on November 21, 1946, in La Crosse, Wis., to Byron and Mildred (Anderson) Buross. She was raised on the family farm in Bratsberg, south of Rushford. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1964, St. Olaf College in Northfield in … [Read more...]
Orland Brunsvold
Orland Brunsvold, age 89 of Harmony, Minn., died Monday November 21, 2016 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony. A visitation will be held Monday, November 28, 2016 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony. Inurnment will be at a later date in Big Spring Cemetery, rural Harmony. (There will be no services, only the visitation on Monday.) Orland … [Read more...]
Michael “Coach Mike” Donahoe
Michael Patrick “Coach Mike” Donahoe of Chatfield died peacefully at home on Monday, November 28, 2016. Mike was born November 8, 1953, to Vincent and Amy Donahoe in Napoleon, Ohio. He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1971, then served in the US Army. He attended college studying auto mechanics and business. Mike married Rebecca Peterson, they later divorced. On … [Read more...]
Geraldine (Jeri) June O’Byrne
Geraldine (Jeri) June O’Byrne, 85, of Wykoff, passed away on November 24, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she resided for 1 ½ years. Jeri was born on June 20, 1931 in the Village of Fillmore, Minn., the daughter of Glenn and Maxine (Manley) Winslow. She graduated from Wykoff, Class of 1949. She was united in marriage to Robert O’Byrne Jr. on June 5, … [Read more...]
Patricia L. Hanson
Patricia Lorraine Hanson, 80, of Chatfield, Minn., died on Monday, November 21, 2016 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. She was born in Chatfield to Darrell and Edith (Holets) Horsman on February 19, 1936. She graduated from Chatfield High School in 1953. On January 30, 1954 she married Thomas E. Hanson at Chatfield United Methodist Church. The couple … [Read more...]
Andrew “Andy” N. Grinde
Andrew “Andy” N. Grinde, 79, of Rushford, Minn., died on Monday, November 21, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Andy was born on November 24, 1936, in La Crosse, Wis., to Odin A. and Bertha E. (Anderson) Grinde. He was raised in the Rushford and Peterson areas. He was a 1954 graduate of Peterson High School. Andy served in the U.S. Army during the Korean … [Read more...]
Ronald D. Brummond
The funeral service for Ronald D. Brummond, 63, of rural Stewartville, Minn., was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Stewartville, with Rev. Lyle Fritsch officiating. Lunch was served after the service and burial followed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Chatfield, Minn. Mr. Brummond died on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at his home, … [Read more...]
Joseph J. “Joe” Ptacek
Joseph J. “Joe” Ptacek, age 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Monday November 14, 2016 at his home in Spring Valley. Joseph Jerome Ptacek was born July 15, 1926 in Granger, Minn., to Joseph and Emma (Valvoda) Ptacek. He attended school in Spring Valley through the 8th grade and was united in marriage to Mildred McConnell at the St. Ignatius Parsonage in Spring Valley, Minn. … [Read more...]
Wayne D. Tostenson
Wayne D. Tostenson, 62, of Rochester, Minn., passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Rochester Mayo Clinic – Saint Mary’s Hospital. Wayne David Tostenson was born June 8, 1954 in Rochester, Minn., to Norman and Hazel (Thorness) Tostenson. Wayne graduated from Mayo High School in 1972. After high school, he worked at various places, including bartending at various bars … [Read more...]