Gregory "Frog" Davis, 49, of Chatfield, MN died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at his home in Chatfield. Funeral services for Gregory Davis will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Preston United Methodist Church in Preston, MN. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans … [Read more...]
Dollar Store development agreement approved
Twiford redevelopment dominated discussion at the Chatfield City Council’s January 28 meeting. Kristi Clarke, consultant planner, explained issues that have come up regarding the platting of the property located at the intersection of Twiford and Division Streets, which extends southward toward Grove St. The 1.3 acre lot across from the former Kwik Trip is the planned future … [Read more...]
Sharon Kranz
Sharon (Dahl) Kranz, 73, of Rochester, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester Methodist Campus. God delivered Sharon to Andy and Clarice (Braithwaite) Dahl on May 14, 1945. She was the third of five children her parents had received from God. Growing up in St. Charles, Sharon shared many great days with her siblings and parents, as well as grandpa … [Read more...]
Dianne Marie Spitzer
Dianne Marie Spitzer, 74, of Chatfield, died peacefully Tuesday, January 29, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. During a two-month battle of bile duct cancer, she never lost her sense of humor. Dianne was born on August 25, 1944, in Rochester, Minn., to Elger and Anita (Block) Hasley. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1962. On May 4, 1963, Dianne married … [Read more...]
Rev. Father Joseph A. LaPlante
Rev. Father Joseph A. LaPlante, 90, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Home in Wabasha, Minn. Joseph Allen LaPlante was born December 6, 1928, in Rochester, Minn., to Walter and Hazel (Allen) LaPlante. He grew up in rural Chatfield on the family farm and attended country schools. As a high school freshman in 1946, he entered high school at … [Read more...]
HBC Cable TV service coming to Chatfield
The Chatfield City Council met on January 14, their first meeting in the new year. Councilor Josh Broadwater was absent. A public hearing was held on the application submitted by Daniel Pecarina, president and CEO of Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC). HBC wants to provide cable television service to the city. The same terms and conditions of a current franchise … [Read more...]
Chat & LARP Go To Cal For Tri
The unabbreviated way to say it was, Chatfield and Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson’s wrestling teams each trekked to Caledonia for a triangular with Cal/Houston. The three-way begged and delivered good mat competition. The Gophers and Screamin’ Eagles went first. It was back-and-forth up thru 152. LARP led after 106 (Tyler Kreidermacher 16-6 MD), 120 (Ross Herber pin), … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Lee
Jeffrey Lynn Lee, age 69, of Blair, Wis., died on Friday, January 11, 2019, in the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, Wis. Jeff was born on September 14, 1949, in Northwood, N. Dak., to Gordon Orville and Elaine Bernice (Johnson) Lee. He graduated from the Chatfield High School in Chatfield, Minn., in 1967 and attended art school in La Crosse. Jeff married Ann M. … [Read more...]
Rickey A. Neis
Rickey A. Neis (Rick), 50, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at St. Marys Hospital, surrounded by family. Rick was born July 17, 1968, to Ron and Rita (Niemeyer) Neis in Rochester, Minn. He attended Chosen Valley High School and graduated in 1986. Following graduation, he worked at Touhy Furniture, Andy’s Liquor, Chatfield Trucking, and … [Read more...]
Phyllis Marie (Bartels) Fulwider
Phyllis Marie (Bartels) Fulwider, 90, passed peacefully at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., on Friday, December 28, 2018, after a lengthy illness. It was her wish to be cremated and the family will have a graveside ceremony in the spring in Anamosa, Iowa, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband. Phyllis, the daughter of William and Mary Bartels, was … [Read more...]