Memorial service for Vickie L. Block will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, Minn., with the Rev Herman Bakker officiating. Visitation will also be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander on Friday, May 21, 2021, from 4-7 p.m. and will continue for one hour prior to the service. Please wear masks and follow social … [Read more...]
Roger Eugene Tienter
Roger Eugene Tienter, age 82, passed away on April 7, 2021. He was born May 6, 1938. The last eight years Roger was a resident of the Ostrander Care and Rehab Center. He is survived by his three children and three siblings. No services are being planned at this time … [Read more...]
Ostrander discusses snow removal
The Ostrander City Council met in regular session on March 2, with all members present (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). Snow removal was a topic of much discussion during the meeting. First, the council heard from Terry Stackhouse, who asked, “Is there any way we can take that county snow, push it … [Read more...]
Marsha E. Sorenson
Marsha E. Sorenson, age 80, of Ostrander, Minn., died February 18, 2021, at her home. Marsha E. Meyers was born September 6, 1940, to Melvin and Fern (Halling) Meyers in Austin, Minn. She was baptized and confirmed at the LeRoy Lutheran Church, and attended and graduated from LeRoy High School in 1958. Marsha worked as a teller at the 1st National Bank in LeRoy for several … [Read more...]
Eugene Francis Simon
Eugene Francis Simon was relieved of his earthly post on February 12, 2021. Born on May 20, 1928, to Hugh and Ellen (Rafoth) Simon and known by “Bull” to his family and friends, he was raised with nine siblings in a loving and spirited family. He was a teen when his elder brother Anton, was killed in action in WWII, which heavily impacted his life. He joined the Navy in 1948 … [Read more...]
Thelma (Hagen) Start
Thelma Ruth (Hagen) Start, 93, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away at Spring Valley Living, on January 26, 2021. Thelma Ruth Start was born on a farm in rural Wisconsin, near the town of Pigeon Falls on June 15, 1927, to Theodore Edwin and Ruth Adeline (Overby) Hagen. Thelma graduated from the Whitehall High School and moved with two of her two sisters, Viola Mae and Phyllis … [Read more...]
Orville Carlton Otterness
Orville Carlton Otterness, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully Wednesday, January 27, 2021. To a fortunate few he was called Dad, to most he was Orv, grandchildren called him Grandpa. As greats came along he became great-grandpa, Gip, or Doc (a boyhood nickname). Orv was born November 11, 1932, in Spring Valley and was raised in … [Read more...]
Ostrander ponders “Freedom County” suggestion
On January 5, the Ostrander City Council met in regular session, with all members present (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). Immediately following the open meeting, the council went into a special closed session to conduct yearly employee reviews. During the open meeting, Brincks brought up some … [Read more...]
Marie Mundfrom Bany
Marie Bertha Bany, 93, died peacefully on December 21, 2020, at the Ostrander Care and Rehab, where she had lived since 2008 She is survived by her brother Fred (Dorothy) Mundfrom of Spring Valley and 17 nieces and nephews. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the memorial service and burial will be in the spring at the Saetersdal Church, rural Harmony. … [Read more...]
Wily coyotes in Ostrander
By Rich Wicks The Ostrander City Council met on October 6, with all members present (Stephanie Start, Dan Hellerud, DJ Start, Vernon Thompson, Mayor Pam Kunert, and City Clerk Wendy Brincks). There was discussion that several citizens have reported coyotes coming into town. Council members said that although there is little risk of a coyote attacking a person, there is a … [Read more...]