At the May 10 regular city council meeting, the Harmony Council accepted a resignation from council member Tony Webber effective June 1. A resolution regarding his resignation will be voted on at a special council meeting on May 19. Anyone interested in filling Webber’s term, which ends this year, should submit a letter to the city by the regular June 14 meeting. Tom Olinger … [Read more...]
Danny Fay Broadwater
Danny Fay Broadwater, age 73, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022, at Broadwater’s Red Acres. He loved his little slice of heaven on earth and was most content leaning on the fence watching his cattle graze. Dan was born on December 14, 1948, to Clair and Marion (Dodge) Broadwater; he was the second baby born at the “old” Harmony Hospital. He attended Prairie Queen Country … [Read more...]
Donald C. Cremer
Donald C. Cremer joined his Savior in heaven on May 4, 2022, surrounded by his family. Don was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather; he died after a hard-fought battle with cancer ,at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Audrey (Copeman); a sister: Dorothea Buisse; sister-in-law Beverly Neubauer, five children: Steve (Umbelina), … [Read more...]
Larry Duane Torgerson
Larry Duane Torgerson, 75, of Harmony, Minn., passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Larry was born on October 4, 1946, to Lester and Dorothy (Matson) Torgerson. He grew up in Harmony where he began working at a young age with the family paint and carpentry business, until being drafted during the Vietnam War in 1965. He served in … [Read more...]
Charles Berning
Charles Berning passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at The Harmony Place in Harmony, Minn., at the age of 76, after a long fight with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. Charles Darrol Berning was born in Cresco, Iowa, on July 21, 1945. He was the second of three sons born to Darrol and Elvira (Scheevel) Berning. He attended Bristol Grove Country School and later … [Read more...]
Manferd Duane Nordsving
Manferd Duane Nordsving was born in Lime Springs, Iowa, on September 14, 1936, to Cyrus and Luverne (Young) Nordsving, and passed away at his home on April 2, 2022, at the age of 85. He moved with his parents to the Henrytown/Lenora area, and it was there that Manferd spent his time helping on the farm and making childhood memories of fishing with his parents and siblings as … [Read more...]
Dean Walter Brunsvold
Dean Walter Brunsvold, a retired carpenter, firefighter and lifetime resident of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, , at the age of 84. Born on August 5, 1937 to Truman and Beatrice (Lien) Brunsvold in Madison Township, located in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Dean attended a one room schoolhouse until the 6th grade when he went to Harmony High School, … [Read more...]
Harmony Council reviews property tax change requests
The April 12 Harmony City Council meeting opened with the Board of Equalization and Appeals. Fillmore County Assessor Jason McCaslin gave a presentation to the council explaining how property taxes and assessments work. The role of the assessor is to ensure that the property tax burden is distributed equitably and according to Minnesota statutes. Physical property inspections … [Read more...]
Keith Burmeister
An avid sports fan, Keith Burmeister was a Harmony Cardinal in his youth and an enthusiastic Lanesboro Burro booster as an adult. Franklin Keith Burmeister was born in Harmony, Minn., to Frank and Clara (Berg) Burmeister on July 20, 1929. In his 92 years, Keith was in the U.S. Army, a barber, a math teacher, an insurance salesman, a guidance counselor, a city clerk, a golf … [Read more...]
William “Bill” Vreeman
Funeral service for William “Bill” Vreeman will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Rev Mark Woodward officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4–7 p.m. on Wednesday at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue one hour prior to the service at the … [Read more...]