Eunice Elinor Applen, age 89, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2021, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Eunice was born March 14, 1931, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Martin and Alma (Brekke) Eithun. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1951. Eunice married Neil Roger Applen on September 13, 1952, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro. After their … [Read more...]
Betty Sue Roa
Betty Sue Roa of Fremont, Calif., passed away on December 27, 2020, following a stroke a few days earlier. Betty Sue was born in Harmony, Minn., to Harry and Selma Workman on May 3, 1923. After graduating from Harmony High School, she earned her teaching credential at Mankato State, which would mark the beginning of her long teaching career. She taught first grade in Harmony … [Read more...]
Diane Deuser Keenan
Diane Deuser Keenan, age 80, of Austin, died Monday, December 21, 2020. Diane was born November 23, 1940, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Wally and Mary (Cota) Deuser. She graduated from John Marshall High School, Rochester, Minn., in 1959, the first graduating class! Diane received her nursing degree from St. Barnabus Nursing School and proudly served as a registered nurse at St. … [Read more...]
Andy Hogue
Andrew (Andy) Hogue of Golden, Colo., passed away on December 28, 2020, at age 70, after a long battle with dementia. Andy was born in Harmony, Minn., on April 30, 1950, to Harry and Phyllis Hogue. After high school, he served in both the Navy and Air Force branches of the military. He then attended Winona State University, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in business … [Read more...]
Loren Stafford Milne
Loren Milne, 90, of Harmony, Minn., died Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at home. Loren was born on December 22, 1930, to Leland and Mable Ida (Lund) Milne. He attended Scotland Country School for eight years and was a 1948 graduate of Harmony High School. He was drafted into the Army 1952 to 1954, (a Korean veteran) serving overseas. Shortly after returning to California working … [Read more...]
Phyllis M. Berning
Phyllis M. Berning, age 75, of Rochester, Minn., died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at St. Marys Hospital, from complications of COVID-19. Phyllis Margaret Berning was born to Dallas and Virginia (Moos) Junge on February 27, 1945. She was the second oldest of 10 children. She grew up on the family farm in Harmony, Minn., and graduated from Harmony High School in 1963. … [Read more...]
Rosemary (Bowe) Johnson
Rosemary (Bowe) Johnson, 92, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2020, with family, in Nebraska. Rosemary was born in Chatfield, Minn., on August 15, 1928 to William and Margaret (Dwyer) Bowe, who were both Irish immigrants. Rosemary grew up in a happy home with 11 children on the family farm and graduated from Harmony High School. Rosemary married Richard (Dick) A. Johnson … [Read more...]
$87,000 raised for Harmony splashpad
Sandy Strozyk attended the December 8 Harmony City Council meeting to present a giant check in the amount of $87,000 to the council for the splashpad project. $31,723 was raised earlier this year and another $19,128 was raised on Give to the Max Day. Funding was also received from various organizations including the Lions Club, SMIF, Harmony Area Community Foundation, Fire … [Read more...]
Charlene Mae (Elton) Lenz
Charlene Mae (Elton) Lenz, age 91, formally of Spring Valley, died on Friday, December 11, 2020, at the Zumbrota Care Center in Zumbrota, Minn. A private family funeral is being held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Spring Valley, Minn., on Wednesday, December 16. Charlene was born March 5, 1929 to Melvin and Emma Elton in Harmony, Minn., and united in … [Read more...]
Richard Scrabeck
Richard D. Scrabeck, 86, died unexpectedly December 8, 2020, at Decorah Winneshiek Urgent Care. He was born July 2, 1934, in Preston Minn., the son of Carl Scrabeck and Margaret (Maggie) Scrabeck nee Dauman. Richard grew up on the family farm and went to country school in Willow Creek. In ninth grade he entered high school in Harmony where he graduated with the Class of … [Read more...]