Angela “Angie” Stone, 67, of Stewartville, formerly of Mabel, died Monday, March 24, 2025, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Angela was born March 21, 1958, in Caledonia, Minn., to Leroy and Janice (McCabe) Stone. She graduated from the Mabel-Canton High School with the class of 1977. Shortly after high school she moved to Rochester. She had worked at ABC and Kirby in … [Read more...]
Dale Norman Garness
Dale Norman Garness, 75, of Mabel, died on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at his home surrounded by family and friends following a courageous battle with cancer. Dale was born November 15, 1949, in Spring Grove to Burnell and Berneice (Larson) Garness. He grew up on the family farm in rural Mabel and graduated from the Mabel High School in 1967. He served in the United States … [Read more...]
Deanna Gaare
Deanna Gaare, formerly of Mabel and Preston, Minn., died on February 26, 2025, following a long illness. Deanna was born and raised in Mabel, Minn., daughter of Blaine and Helen Gaare on November 21, 1965. She graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1984. Following high school, she went to St. Cloud Technical and Community College. She worked for 35 years in the senior … [Read more...]
Vivien Dawn (Knudsvig) Mathsen
Vivien Dawn (Knudsvig) Mathsen was born on December 26, 1934, to Garth and Mabel (Norgard) Knudsvig in Wheeler, Mont. She was the eldest of three children, after which came her sister Myrna, and the youngest child and brother, Byron. She was born during the height of the Great Depression when life for most Americans was very uncertain and difficult. Garth worked on the … [Read more...]
David Lee Otis
David Lee Otis, 69, of Mabel, Minn., passed away on December 13, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. David was born on July 11, 1955, the son of Howard and Marjorie (nee Adams) Otis in Oakland, Calif. David attended school in the Burnsville, Minn., area and was a graduate of Burnsville High School. He then furthered his education in welding in a … [Read more...]
Arthur “Art” Merlin Ford
Arthur “Art” Merlin Ford, 103, passed away on February 27, 2025, at his home. He was born June 27, 1921, to Alvin and Minnie Forde at the Forde family farm. He was baptized and confirmed at Garness Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Mabel, Minn. He graduated from Mabel High School on June 2, 1939. He enlisted in the United States Navy on February 19, 1942, and was honorably … [Read more...]
Harlan A. Gjere
Harlan A. Gjere, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 30, 2025, at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, Minn. Harlan was born July 14, 1935, in Spring Grove, Minn., to Alvin and Hattie (Mestad) Gjere. The youngest of three sons, he worked with his parents and uncles to build the house and barn on the family farm where he grew up, south of Highlandville and yet … [Read more...]
Donna J. Jetson
Donna J Jetson, 87, died at New Perspectives Memory Care in Eagan, Minn., on December 5, 2024. Donna was born March 18, 1937, to Charles and Josephine (Hubbard) Shoults. She attended Onalaska High School. On July 5, 1980 she married Milton Jetson of Harmony, Minn. He died October 14, 2017. Donna worked as a cashier at the Harmony IGA for many years. She enjoyed her job … [Read more...]
Minna Hein
Minna Hein, age 95, longtime Canton and Mabel, Minn., area resident, died peacefully at home on November 17, 2024. Private services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to her daughter Irmgard Hein Ellingson in care of Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel. … [Read more...]
Ramon “Ray” Wickett
Ramon “Ray” Wickett, 89, of Decorah, Iowa, formerly of Canton and Mabel, Minn., died Monday, November 11, 2024, at Barthell Eastern Star Home. Ray was born August 11, 1935, in Canton, Minn., to Frank and Beth (Torgenrude) Wickett. In 1954 he graduated from the Canton High School and on November 30, 1956, was united in marriage to Lorraine Hagen at the Mabel First Lutheran … [Read more...]