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...]
Kathleen “Kitty” Sween
Kathleen “Kitty” Sween, age 89, died peacefully on September 4, 2016 at the Grand Meadow Health Care Center, where she had been a resident for the past two years. Kitty was born on July 29, 1927 in Grand Meadow, Minn., to Alvin and Marcella (Armstrong) Stier. She graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1945 and attended St. Teresa’s College in Winona. On July 26, 1947, … [Read more...]
Gordon Jerome Olson
Gordon Jerome Olson, 83, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Gordon was born September 20th, 1932 in Gibbon, Minn., to Clarence and Hulda (Swenson) Olson. He grew up in the Gibbon community, graduating from Gibbon High School in 1950. Gordon served in the Korean War from 1953-1955. Upon returning from the military, he graduated from … [Read more...]
Dale Finseth
Dale Finseth, 89, of Fountain, passed away Friday September 2, 2016 at Gunderson Harmony Health Care in Harmony. Dale was born July 13, 1927 in Carrollton Township to Justin and Ida (Skrukrud) Finseth at the home on the farm in Carrollton Township, Fountain. Dale went to rural school until the eighth grade. He worked for area farmers until he started hauling cream three … [Read more...]
Coty Vickerman
Coty Curtis Vickerman, age 29, of Mabel, Minn., died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 near Hesper, Iowa from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Coty was born July 21, 1987 in Decorah, Iowa to Lori Vickerman and Albert Monson. In 2005 he graduated from the Spring Grove High School and then from the HVAC program at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wis. He had been … [Read more...]