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Charles “Chuck” George Austin

June 27, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Charles Austin obituary, Fillmore county Journal

Charles “Chuck” George Austin, age 78, of Rochester, Minn., passed away at his home Wednesday, June 22, 2022, surrounded by his family. Charles was born August 30, 1943 to Truman and Olga (Thompson) Austin in Lanesboro, Minn. He attended and graduated from Lanesboro High School. For 31 years he was employed by Crescent Electric, retiring due to health reasons. He was united in … [Read more...]

Eagle Bluff to host nature preschool open house

June 27, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

While nature preschools are not a new concept, the first nature preschool in Southeast Minnesota opened at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in the fall of 2020. With the 2021-2022 preschool term in the books, Eagle Bluff is holding an open house on Saturday, July 9 from 9-11a.m. to invite more preschool parents and caregivers to learn about this exciting, innovative … [Read more...]

From Lanesboro with Love Lanesboro community rallies to support Ukrainian refugees

June 20, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Three Lanesboro organizations recently held fundraising events to support Ukrainian refugees, where collectively over $12,000 was raised.  Kindergartners to octogenarians, residents to visitors, all came together to make sure financial resources could be sent from Lanesboro with love to Ukrainians and those assisting refugees. Discovery, a lay-led community fellowship, raised … [Read more...]

Dorothy Mae Kiehne

June 16, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Dorothy Kiehne Obituary - Fillmore County Journal

Dorothy Mae Kiehne, 88, of rural Lanesboro took her first breath of Glory on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, when her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ welcomed her home. At the time of her death, Dorothy had resided at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., for just over 19 months; she courageously battled colon cancer for over six years. Dorothy was born August 22, 1933, in … [Read more...]

Lanesboro School budgets approved

June 13, 2022 by Wanda Hanson Leave a Comment

At their regular meeting on June 8, 2022, the Lanesboro School Board examined the actual 2021-2022 budget and approved the proposed 2022-2023 budget. Superintendent Matt Schultz informed the board that $25,000 remains to be spent on the recent construction project. The 2022-2023 budget general fund shows projected revenues of $5,458,183 and expenditures of $5,391,502 with a … [Read more...]

Lanesboro approves food truck ordinance

June 13, 2022 by Hannah Wingert Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Lanesboro, MN

At the June 6 regular city council meeting, Lanesboro resident Sarah Pieper from the Old Village Hall Restaurant addressed the council about her concerns with proposed ordinance 113.11 regarding food trucks. She requested that the annual use license be removed from the ordinance and that the price for single use licenses be increased. She also asked whether the council had … [Read more...]

Janeen Lou Honsey

June 9, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal 1 Comment

Janeen Honsey obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Janeen Lou Honsey, age 74, of rural Lanesboro, Minn., passed away on June 6, 2022, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn., after a short battle with metastatic cancer. Janeen was born October 18, 1947, to James and Esther (Runge) Klomp in Preston, Minn.  She graduated from Harmony High School in 1965 and went on to graduate with her Registered Nursing degree from Lutheran … [Read more...]

Carol E. Sjarpe

June 9, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal 2 Comments

Carol Sjarpe obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Carol E. Sjarpe, age 78, of Harmony, formerly of rural Lanesboro, Minn., died Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Harmony Place Assisted Living in Harmony.  Carol was born February 3, 1944, in Cresco, Iowa, to Howard and Helen (Hahn) Berning.  She attended country school in the Harmony area and graduated from the Harmony High School in 1961.  On July 7, 1961, she married Gary … [Read more...]

Dennis Eugene Voeltz

June 6, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal 1 Comment

Dennis Voeltz obituary, Fillmore county Journal

Dennis Eugene Voeltz, 68, of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn., after a very brief battle with cancer. Dennis was born on May 9, 1954, in Spring Valley, Minn., to Maynard and Frances (Krahn) Voeltz. He grew up in Spring Valley and attended Spring Valley High School. Following high school, he enlisted in the United … [Read more...]

Special delivery for Lanesboro couple

June 6, 2022 by Barb Jeffers Leave a Comment

Sometimes things don’t work out as planned.  Thankfully Joe and Sjeila Goetzke of Lanesboro, Minn., were up for the challenge when Sjeila began having contractions on April 29, 2022; a few days before her due date of May 4. The couple were married in 2012 and were blessed with their first child, Amos, in 2021. They are a busy family, with Joe employed by Eagle Bluff … [Read more...]

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