James R. Westby, age 74, mayor of Mabel, Minn., died Sunday, September 11, 2022, at his home, surrounded by family, following a brief illness. Jim was born August 28, 1948 in Postville, Iowa, to Kenneth and Ruth (Ruroden) Westby. He graduated from the Mabel-Canton High School in 1967. In 1967 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he did one tour in Vietnam. … [Read more...]
Forrest Folkedahl
Forrest Folkedahl, age 78, of Hesper, Iowa, died Thursday, September 8, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Forrest was born on July 8, 1944, to Andrew and Nina (Nelson) Folkedahl. He attended school at Mabel and Spring Grove through the 10th grade. After that, he joined the Army on July 20, 1966, and served for two years. He met the love of his life before … [Read more...]
Evelyn Jeannette Arneson Blegen Langland
Evelyn Jeannette Arneson Blegen Langland, age 105, of Mabel, Minn., formerly of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away peacefully into her Lord’s arms on August 12, 2022, at Franciscan Skemp hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Evelyn was born on September 21, 1916, at home in Winneshiek County to Theodore and Ella (Forde) Arneson. She was the second of four children. She lived in the … [Read more...]
Dorothy “Dode” Marie (Stoskopf) Erickson
Dorothy "Dode" Marie (Stoskopf) Erickson passed away peacefully on August 18, 2022, after suffering a stroke on August 3. Celebration of Life will be at Scheie Lutheran Church in Mabel, Minn., on Sunday, August 28 at 1 p.m., with visitation one hour prior. Full obituary may be found at www.mengisfuneralhome.com. … [Read more...]
Electronic sign to note Mabel events
Mabel’s city council met on August 10. All council members were in attendance (Adam Wilder, Mayor James Westby, Kirsten Wyffels, Terry Torkelson and Cory Wilson). Also participating were City Clerk Karen Larson and Jeff Rein. Mayor Westby informed the council that an anonymous donor has offered to purchase a digital electronic sign for the city, to note upcoming events and … [Read more...]
Gerald Maynard Geving
Gerald Maynard Geving, 86, of Mabel, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on July 28, 2022, into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior. Gerald was born in Spring Grove, Minn., on November 27, 1935, to George and Blonda (Skauge) Geving. He graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1954. On July 27, 1957, he married his high-school sweetheart Carol Clark at … [Read more...]
David H. Aasum
David H. Aasum, 78, of Rochester and formerly of Mabel, died Friday, July 22, 2022, in Mabel. David was born August 7, 1943, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Judene and Mildred (Anderson) Aasum. He attended and graduated from the Mabel High School in 1961. In 1964 he graduated from Winona State with a degree in elementary education. He taught at Jefferson Elementary School in … [Read more...]
Pastor Devotion – Giving all
By Pastor Pam Seebach Harmony, Mabel, and Newburg United Methodist Churches Every day when I retrieve the mail from our mailbox there are at least a couple of requests for charitable donations. Organizations around the country need (NEED!) my money. They need me to help protect the children, the trees, the birds, the animals. Other organizations want me to support their … [Read more...]
Rebecca “Becca” Wangen-Kahn
Rebecca L. “Becca” Wangen-Kahn of Plainview, Minn., gained her wings at the early age of 40 on Saturday, July 16, 2022. She was the beloved wife of 11 years to Brock B. Kahn – soulmate, best friend, comforter. Funeral services for Becca will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Plainview Church of Christ in Plainview, Minn., with Pastor Chuck Coggins officiating. … [Read more...]
Lois J. Ask
Lois J. Ask, 85, of Mabel, died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel. Lois was born May 12, 1937, in Stewartville, Minn., to John and June (Krull) Gordon. She graduated from the John Marshall High School in Rochester. She married Stanley Ask. Stanley later passed away. She later moved to the Mabel area with her special friend Dean Crouch. She had … [Read more...]