Donna Mae (Danielson) Hart, age 87, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Chatfield Care Center September 13, 2020. Donna was born September 29, 1932, to Chester and Gladys (Brenno) Danielson. She graduated from Chosen Valley High School in Chatfield. She married Richard Hart June 30, 1951. They just celebrated 69 years of marriage and were still just as in love … [Read more...]
Hazel Bernard
Hazel Bernard, age 90, of Erskine, Minn., passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine, with the Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Erskine. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. on … [Read more...]
Eileen Helen Tucker
Eileen Helen Tucker, 98, of rural Lewiston, Minn., died on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Eileen was born at home in rural Stewartville, Minn., to William and Rose (Schroder) Baker. She attended School District 118 Dogtown and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1938. Eileen graduated from Winona Teachers College in … [Read more...]
Marjorie Patwell
Marjorie Patwell passed away August 28, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., at the age of 94. She was born January 31, 1926, on her great-uncle Cab Hoag’s homestead in Haakon County, S. Dak., to Wesley Elliott and Patricia Kimball. As an infant Marjorie was struggling in the South Dakota prairie. During a visit by her grandmother Amy Elliott, it was … [Read more...]
Chosen Valley Mini Grant program
Root River State Bank and F & M Community Bank-Chatfield are excited to announce their continued sponsorship of the Chosen Valley Mini Grant initiative. Applications for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year will include funding of $5,000.00, bringing the grand total to $95,000.00 that has been allocated over the past 19 years to projects that would not otherwise be … [Read more...]
Carolyn Jane Mundfrom Olsen
Carolyn Jane Mundfrom Olsen passed through the gates of heaven on August, 25, 2020. Carolyn was home surrounded by her family and friends when her earthly journey ended. Her journey began on April 8, 1951. She grew up on a farm in rural southern Minnesota, with two younger brothers, Edward G. Mundfrom and Joseph P. Mundfrom. In 1971 she married Richard A. Olsen, for almost … [Read more...]
Real Bites
The Locker Have you heard about The Locker in Chatfield, Minn.? If you head down Main Street (Hwy. 52) in Chatfield and turn at the corner by Hangman Blinds onto 2nd Street SW, you’ll see a long-time business known as R Four Meats. Right next door is The Locker — an extension of R Four Meats. This business has been in the Reiner family since 1997. In January of 2020, … [Read more...]
NOTICE
NOTICE Minutes of the Chatfield City Council meetings are available upon request, by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 507-867-3810. Publish 31 … [Read more...]
Chatfield upgrades telephone system and police radios
Upgrades to some of the city’s communication systems were on the August 24 agenda of the Chatfield City Council. Police Chief Shane Fox noted that the 10-year-old 800 MHz portable radios that officers are using are outdated. Motorola quit manufacturing the current radios in 2017 and ended support for them in 2018. Fox proposed the purchase of five Motorola APX 6000 portables … [Read more...]
Shirley Johnson
Shirley Johnson passed away peacefully on August 25, 2020, at her assisted living apartment in Chatfield, surrounded by family. She was 87 years old. Shirley Joanne Bothun was born December 22, 1932, to Eilef and Mary Bothun in Chatfield Minn. She attended school in Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1951. After graduation she worked at the Worrell … [Read more...]