Wally Storhoff Wallace Dean (Wally) Storhoff, age 85 of Mabel, Minn., took the long road home and passed away of heart failure on May 20, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. He was a kind, patient, loving, and giving man noted for his friendly smile and ability to make genuine conversation with everyone he met. He was born September 9, 1934, in Lanesboro, Minn., to … [Read more...]
Betty Bigalk
Betty Bigalk, age 87, of rural Harmony, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Betty was born February 2, 1933, in Houston County, Minn., to Martin and Myrtle (Rank) Lund. She attended the Blackhammer School. She married Allen Howard. They farmed in the Blackhammer area. After the death of Allen she married Arlen Pederson. They farmed in the Whalan area. After the death of Arlen … [Read more...]
Laurel Manford Hilden
Laurel Manford Hilden, 91, of Harmony, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center, in Harmony, Minn. Laurel M. Hilden was born March 5, 1929, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Martin and Sarah (Motland) Hilden. He was the fifth born of nine children. After his eighth year in school Laurel worked for many different farmers around the Lanesboro area. In 1951 … [Read more...]
Harmony Council discusses COVID-19 hardships
At the May 12 Harmony City Council meeting, the council discussed a letter received from a Harmony business owner about the cost of liquor licenses when many small businesses are facing financial hardships due to COVID-19. Mayor Steve Donney pointed out that around a third of the year’s business has been or will be lost during the stay-at-home order. As an ordinance would have … [Read more...]
Edith L. Serafine
Edith L. Serafine, age 81, of Harmony, Minn., formerly of Paradise, Calif.,, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Edith Leona Slafter was born on February 10, 1939, in Stewartville, Minn., to Melvin Slafter and Leona Smith. She enjoyed telling everyone that she was the oldest of 12. Edith left Minnesota in 1958 and went to … [Read more...]
Carol Lorraine Rain
On May 1, 2020, Carol Lorraine Rain, age 74, of Chatfield, Minn., entered Heaven’s gates to meet our Lord and Savior and was finally reunited with her beloved son Jamie. Carol was born on September 19, 1945, in Cresco, Iowa, to Robert and Lorraine (Bakken) Greenslade where she grew up on their family farm south of Harmony, Minn. She attended country school for eight years … [Read more...]
Harmony hires new city administrator
Devin Swanberg attended his first council meeting as the new city administrator for the City of Harmony. Due to COVID-19, the council met in the gymnasium of the community center instead of the regular meeting room to allow for social distancing. Fillmore County Assessor Brian Hoff conducted the Local Board of Appeals and Equalization via phone conference. There were no … [Read more...]
Goal exceeded by 12 at Harmony blood drive
Thank you to all the donors who contributed to the success of the bloodmobile held in Harmony on March 31, 2020. Despite the circumstances involved with the COVID-19 pandemic, we exceeded our goal of 48 by collecting 60 units of blood. There were 59 donors presenting, with two first-time donors. In addition to exceeding our goal, the following milestones were reached by local … [Read more...]
Harmony council meets new deputy
The Harmony City Council met on March 10 at 7 p.m. Council member Tony Webber was not present. Deputy Jason Harmening introduced Sam Judd to the council. Judd is the newest hire to the Harmony Police Department and is also working with the Chatfield and Preston Police Departments. The consent agenda was reviewed and included a 3.2 beer off-sale license for Kwik Trip and a … [Read more...]
Marlene Torgerud
Marlene Torgerud, 77, of Lanesboro, Minn., died Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Marlene Johnson was born in Lanesboro on January 8, 1943. She graduated from Preston High School in 1961. On May 26, 1962, she married Hilton “Tony” Torgerud. They lived and worked in the Lanesboro area, operating the Skelly Station. Tony died November … [Read more...]
Thomas Orville Severson
Thomas Orville Severson, 75, died peacefully in his home early Sunday morning, February 23, 2020. Tom was born in Preston, Minn., to Orville and Evelyn (Christianson) Severson. He spent his childhood in Harmony, Minn. Tom graduated from Luther College in 1967, shortly thereafter he accepted being drafted in the U.S. Army to serve in the Vietnam War. In 1969 he met the … [Read more...]
Michael Alvin Kingsbury
Michael Alvin Kingsbury, age 73, of St. Paul, died on Monday, February 10, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital in downtown St. Paul. Mike was born September 7, 1946, at Lanesboro, Minn., to Alvin and Evalyn (Campbell) Kingsbury. He graduated from Harmony High School. and from Winona State College. After graduation he served in the Army in Vietnam. Following his service, he worked … [Read more...]
Todd Dean Himlie
Todd Dean Himlie of Harmony, Minn., passed away on February 17, 2020. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 4-7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Lindstrom Funeral Home is assisting the family. Todd was born on July 21, 1958, to Minar and … [Read more...]
Dairyland Cooperative project going ahead despite delays
Financial consultant Mike Bubany and EDA coordinator Chris Giesen updated the Harmony City Council about the Dairyland project at the February 11 council meeting. The council had been planning to approve the agreement approvals necessary to move forward with establishing a TIF district along with the business subsidy agreement, but Dairyland Cooperative asked the city to table … [Read more...]
Nancy Eerdmans
Nancy J. Eerdmans, 78, of Cambridge, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Harmony Place in Harmony, Minn. Nancy Jean (Rice) Eerdmans was born on March 13, 1941, to Floyd and Harriet Rice of Fairmont, Minn. As an eighth grader, Nancy moved with her family to Cambridge, Minn., where she attended junior and senior high school and later resided with her family. Nancy … [Read more...]