Robert “Bob” Wold Applen, of Burnsville, Minn., was called home to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Trinity Care Center in Farmington, Minn. Bob was born July 19, 1928, in Harmony, to Ole and Ethel Viola (Wold) Applen. Bob graduated from Harmony High School in 1946. He served overseas in the U.S. Army Signal Corp during the Korean War. Bob met Norma … [Read more...]
Bloodmobile coming to Harmony on March 30
Harmony will be hosting a bloodmobile at the Harmony Community Center, 225 Third Avenue SW, from 1-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Masks will be required. If you don’t have one of your own, one will be provided by the Red Cross. No guests will be allowed at the drive, and everyone will need to have an appointment (no walk-ins will be accepted). All donors will be required … [Read more...]
Gary Lee Mikkelson
Gary Lee Mikkelson, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn., after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Gary was born September 9, 1947, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., to Melenor and Joyce (LaPointe) Mikkelson. The family moved to Harmony, Minn., in 1957, where Gary graduated from Harmony High School. He served in the U.S. Army … [Read more...]
Elton Sikkink
Elton Eugene Sikkink, 83, passed away on March 3, 2021, in Rochester, Minn. He was born January 7, 1938, to Harold and Vera (Boland) Sikkink in Harmony, Minn. On March 21, 1959, he married Sharon Maxine Brueggeman at Ft. Riley, Kans. They have two children, Richard (Pamela Erding) Sikkink, Michelle (Bryan) Root, which resulted in four grandchildren: Thomas (Tina) Erding, … [Read more...]
Ricky Lee Morem
Ricky Lee Morem, 64, passed away unexpectedly at his farm in Harmony, Minn., on February 16, 2021. Services will be held at a later date. Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony, Minn., is handling the arrangements. Rick was born to Ruth (Patterson) and Theodore Morem on July 24, 1956. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1974.On June 24, 1989, he married Tammie Willford of … [Read more...]
Thomas “Tom” William Jarland
Tom Jarland passed away at his home on Sunday, February 28, 2021, with family at his side. Tom was born on February 19, 1938, in Cresco, Iowa, to Joe and Eunice (Goldsworthy) Jarland. He was an only child. Sometimes we joked that Grandma and Grandpa could never have handled more than one like him. Tom graduated from Harmony High School in 1955. After graduating he … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Webster
Jeffrey Webster, of Green Valley, Ariz., died on February 25, 2021 at the age of 79. Jeff was born in 1941 in Idaho to his parents Leon and Marjorie Webster. After graduating from high school in Rochester, Minn., Jeff explored life for a bit as a fishing guide and for the forest service in Idaho and Montana. He returned to Minnesota and attended St. Paul School of Art. … [Read more...]
Lucas “Luke” Campbell
Lucas “Luke” Lee Campbell, age 32, while living his dream in California, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021, due to complications of melanoma cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain. He was born on February, 2, 1989, in St. Paul, Minn., to Jeffrey Lee Campbell and Lori Louise (Harstad) Campbell. In fifth grade, Luke and family moved to the New London/Spicer, … [Read more...]
Harmony council approves quote for splash pad project
At the February 9 Harmony City Council meeting, four quotes were received for the splash pad project, two of which came in lower than the engineer’s estimate of $59,489.50. The lowest bid was from Generation X in the amount of $43,915. Council member Jesse Grabau asked if it would be wise to approve the quote without knowing what the final quotes for all components of the … [Read more...]
Father and son committed to continuing personalized service at Harmony lumberyard
In 1975, a father and son, Jim and Joe Hahn, started Hahn Lumber in Harmony. At the end of 2020, another father and son joined forces to invest in that same lumberyard to continue a tradition of small-town service, offering a full range of building supplies. Gary Nolan and his son Will have purchased the lumberyard and have aptly named their new business Nolan Lumber. While … [Read more...]