On March 21, 2019, Lanesboro community members, including Andrzej Zalasinski, Jr. (LACC Director), Jason Resseman (Mayor), Adam Wiltgen (Lanesboro Arts), Lori Bakke (Granny’s Liquor), and Alison Leathers (Cottage House Inn and SE RSDP Board Member) met with the University of Minnesota Extension Southeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (Southeast RSDP) to … [Read more...]
Susan (Tibbals) Rodgers
Susan Marie (Tibbals) Rodgers of Lanesboro, Minn., formally of Evansdale, died Saturday, March 30 after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 64. Sue was born May 11, 1954, in Harmony, daughter of Curtis Tibbals and Mary Pierce. Sue married Joseph Rodgers of Waterloo, on May 12, 1973, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Sue was a licensed daycare provider for … [Read more...]
Helen Benson
Helen Benson, age 80, of Lanesboro, Minn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on March 26, 2019, at Park Lane Estates in Preston, Minn. Helen Arlene Thoen was born September 9, 1938, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Amos and Amy (Hilden) Thoen. She graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1956. Helen was united in marriage to Roger Huwert Benson at Bethlehem … [Read more...]
Richard Paul Thompson
Richard Paul Thompson, 86, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully February 19, 2019, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Richard was born January 19, 1933, in Cresco, Iowa, to David and Vinona (Schneckloth) Thompson. He attended Gribben Valley and Whalan schools in Lanesboro and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1952. Richard was a farmer, but mostly loved … [Read more...]
Robert O. Olson
Grandpa Ted’s words of wisdom, “If the roof doesn’t leak, you’ve got a good bed to sleep in and plenty to eat and you can still work, don’t complain,” certainly rang true in the life of his son Robert O. (Bob) Olson of Lanesboro, Minn. Bob and his twin brother Raymond were born to T.D. and Jeanette (Honsey) Olson on October 21, 1917, in Pilot Mound Township where Bob and his … [Read more...]
Melissa Marie (Donehower) Benson
Melissa Marie (Donehower) Benson died peacefully Monday, March 4 at age 70, surrounded by her loving family following a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Melissa was born in St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Dr. Clifford and Rosemary (Galvin) Donehower. She grew up in West St. Paul and graduated from Sibley High School in 1966. Melissa attended Hamline University in St. … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school district continues to fine tune upcoming facility project
Lanesboro School Board member Steve Storhoff gave the Facility Committee report at the February 21 Lanesboro School Board meeting. The facility project plans are continuing to be reviewed and tweaked by the committee before they are finalized. Storhoff noted that it’s an ongoing process. More information on the project can be found under the Future Facility Project tab on the … [Read more...]
Robert Dale Peterson
Robert Dale Peterson passed away on January 29, 2019, after his battle with cancer. He attended the Benson Country School and graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1948. Robert is survived by his wife Lois (Lyngen) and they celebrated 69 years together. They were blessed with three children: Linda (Robert) Hamper, Larry W. (Debbie) Peterson, and Richard D. (best friend … [Read more...]
Duane Dean Benson
Duane Dean Benson died peacefully Saturday, January 26, at age 73, surrounded by his loving family, following a battle with cancer. Duane was born August 5, 1945, in Belmond, Iowa, the son of Dale and Hazel (Arends) Benson. At the age of three, he moved with his family from Iowa to a farm between Grand Meadow and Elkton, Minn. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in … [Read more...]
Jane Johnson
Jane Olstad Johnson, 66, of Wabasha, Minn., passed away the evening of Monday, December 31, 2018. Born August 5, 1952, Jane grew up in Lanesboro, Minn. She attended Lanesboro High School and Winona State University, where she received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. On June 26, 1976, she married the love of her life, Randy Johnson, and together they … [Read more...]