Patrick J. Halloran, a retired Major General of the United States Air Force and a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, passed away May 31, 2024. He was born in Chatfield, Minn., on June 30, 1928. He entered the Air Force as an Aviation Cadet and graduated as a Second Lieutenant fighter pilot in September 1950. He flew 100 combat missions over North Korea in the F-84 … [Read more...]
Lavonne M. (Harwood) Hanson
Lavonne M. (Harwood) Hanson, age 87, of Chatfield, passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center from pancreatic cancer. Lavonne May Harwood was born on September 20, 1936, on the family farm in West Chatfield to Joseph and Martha (Eck) Harwood. She attended Chatfield schools and was a 1954 graduate of Chatfield High School. On June 3, 1955, she married her husband … [Read more...]
Guida (Anderson) Michelson
Guida (Anderson) Michelson, born on March 8, 1926, in Wykoff. Minn., to Olaus Anderson and Frederikke Kjeldsen, passed away at the age of 98 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., on June 24, 2024. Guida was a waitress at the Kahler hotel for nearly 25 years, retiring in 2006. In her free time, Guida loved to go to “the island” with her friends and try their … [Read more...]
Charlotte Colleen (McMahon) Ryan
Charlotte Colleen (McMahon) Ryan, 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, surrounded by her loving family. Charlotte was born on July 26, 1946, to James and Elizabeth McMahon. She grew up on the family farm in Chatfield, Minn., with many siblings and animals to keep her busy. Her love for animals led to her becoming … [Read more...]
LuVerne Frank Barth
LuVerne Frank Barth, 87, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away on June 12, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. LuVerne was born on February 22, 1937, to Lorenze and Helen (Reynolds) Barth. LuVerne was born in Preston and graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1955. On September 21, 1963, he married Margaret Mary … [Read more...]
Teresa Ann (Halloran) Narveson
Teresa Ann (Halloran) Narveson, aged 86, of Chatfield, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Chosen Valley Care Center on May 4, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born to Joe and Ione (Johnson) Halloran on October 15, 1937, in Rochester, Minn., she grew into a life characterized by family devotion, community involvement and unwavering faith. Teresa leaves behind a … [Read more...]
Sally Dee Smith
Sally Dee Smith, formally from Rochester, Minn., peacefully passed away at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. She was born to Richard and Betty Young (Olson) in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 5, 1945. She grew up in Clarion, Iowa where her father was the doctor in town and her mother a nurse. She graduated with a Master’s in Elementary … [Read more...]
Bonnie Mae Olson
Bonnie Mae Olson, 74, of rural Peterson, died Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Rushford, Minn. Bonnie was born June 14, 1949, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Milton and Betty (Soiney) Eide. She was raised in the Rushford and Chatfield area and attended Chatfield School. She worked as a homemaker and spent most of her days gardening, canning, taking care of her children and her husband. … [Read more...]
Mary Elizabeth Allen
Mary Elizabeth Allen, 66, of Chatfield, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Mary was born in Decorah, Iowa, on December 15, 1957, to Marie (Flaskerud) Hegtvedt and Earl Hegtvedt. Mary was raised and attended school in Spring Valley, Minn. After graduation Mary moved to the Minneapolis area where she worked as an administrative assistant and was an … [Read more...]
Neil A. Rowland
Neil A. Rowland, 69, of Chatfield, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus, surrounded by his three boys. Neil Alex Rowland was born November 14, 1954, in Gaylord, Minn., to Arlo and Janice (Redman) Rowland. The Rowland family moved from Gaylord to Byron in 1958, where Arlo started the Rowland Well Co. family business. In 1960 they moved the … [Read more...]