Elizabeth Ann Ukkestad LaFleur of Rushford, Minn., died Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Beth was 66 years old. Beth was born March 23, 1957, at Johnson Hospital in Lanesboro, Minn., to Rachel Witt Ukkestad and Glenn M. Ukkestad of Rushford, Minn. Beth attended Rushford Public School and graduated in 1975. After high school, … [Read more...]
Duane Milford Hungerholt
Duane Milford Hungerholt, 90, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2023, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Dewey was born near Highland in Fillmore County on December 4, 1933, the fifth of nine children and Hungerholt. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 and then married Velma Rinderknecht of Urbana, Iowa. He worked at Iowa Manufacturing in Cedar … [Read more...]
Joanne D. Lovejoy
Joanne D. Lovejoy, 94, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Joanne Dorothy Herrick was born June 12, 1929, in Rochester, to Courtney and Dorothy (Cunningham) Herrick. Joanne graduated from Chatfield High School in 1947. She worked at Mayo Clinic until her marriage to Glenn Lovejoy on April 12, 1950, … [Read more...]
Eric Christopher Gjellstad
Eric Christopher Gjellstad, 71, of Waconia, Minn., passed away on December 13, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society home in Waconia, Minn. Eric was born in Cody, Wyo., on June 7, 1952. His family later moved to Decorah, Iowa, where he attended elementary school, and then to Lawrence, Kans., where he graduated high school and attended the University of Kansas. Eric made his … [Read more...]
Lucille Prinsen
Lucille Prinsen, 90, of Apple Valley, Minn., died peacefully Friday, November 17, 2023, while in hospice care. Lucille Joan Berning Prinsen was born February 24, 1933, to Eugene and Leona (Nagel) Berning near Cherry Grove, Minn. Lucille lived in Wykoff with Will and Minnie Brusse Berning (paternal grandparents) after the death of her mother in 1941. She attended Cherry … [Read more...]
Lorraine M. (Dehning) Peter
Lorraine M. (Dehning) Peter, age 90, of Caledonia, Minn., died Monday, December 11, 2023, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Min. She was born on December 27, 1932, to George and Emma (Kumpf) Dehning on the Dehning family farm in Dorchester, Iowa. On September 10, 1955, she married Ronald Peter at St Peter’s Catholic Church in Caledonia, Minn. They were … [Read more...]
Thomas Harold Moenck
Thomas Harold Moenck, age 70, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at Mayo Medical Center, La Crosse. He was born December 15, 1952, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, to Harold and Lila (Andersen) Moenck. Tom graduated from Caledonia High School, where he was an excellent athlete. He held a school record for over 30 years. Following high school, he was drafted into the … [Read more...]
Fredrick Opheim Williams
Fredrick Opheim Williams, 89, of Mabel, passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 9, at his home, surrounded by family. Fred was born on September 18, 1934, in Mabel, Minn., to Bruce and Delia (Bakken) Williams. He graduated from Mabel High School in 1952. He thoroughly enjoyed playing sports for the Mabel Wildcats. He was united in marriage to Regina Gamboni on February … [Read more...]
Orrin L. Olson
Orrin L. Olson, age 81, formerly of Lanesboro, Minn., died after a brief illness, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn. Orrin Leslie Olson was born on August 21, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Oscar and C. Lillian (Peterson) Olson. Orrin spent his childhood in Lanesboro and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1960. … [Read more...]
Robert (Bob) Marzolf
Robert (Bob) Marzolf, age 75, died peacefully in his sleep on December 2, 2023. He was born July 8, 1948, in Preston, Minn., and taught agriculture and horticulture for 27 years at Forest Lake Senior High School. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Le Sueur, Minn. Military honors and luncheon to follow … [Read more...]