Marilyn (Dahl) Torgerud, 70, of Harmony, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2024, with her loving daughters by her side. She was born in Spring Grove, Minn., on December 12, 1953, to Melvin and Norma (Vick) Dahl. Marilyn grew up on a farm outside of Mabel with her beloved sister Norene. She graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1971. Throughout her life, Marilyn … [Read more...]
Linda Ann (Peterson) Kingsbury
Linda Ann (Peterson) Kingsbury, beloved wife, mother, grand-mother, cousin and sister-in-law, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, 2024, after fighting cancer bravely for years. Born on June 9, 1953, to parents Oscar and Olive (Fossum) Peterson, Linda grew up as an only child on her mother’s family farm, surrounded by many cousins, aunts and uncles who played an … [Read more...]
Dolly Pearl (Lange) Mensink
Dolly Pearl (Lange) Mensink passed away peacefully Monday May 20, 2024, in Pine Island, Minn., surrounded by family. Dolly was born March 13, 1931, to Friebert and Sarah (Miller) Lange on the family farm west of Harmony Minn. She attended Big Spring School for eight years before graduating from Harmony High School in June 1950. Dolly attended Big Spring Church where she was … [Read more...]
Peterson Sets Up For New Year
At the January 10 meeting, of the Peterson Council, Mayor Chris Stenzel led a sparse room through annual meeting items. Councilors Tracy Seelbinder and Justin Simon were also present. Clerk Chris Grindland and Councilors Gail Boyum and Kristina Grindland were absent from the meeting. First up, a quick update from Public Works noted that the department had no issues with the … [Read more...]
Harriet Naomi Agrimson
Harriet Naomi Agrimson, age 92, died Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Harriet was born in Mount Pleasant Township of Wabasha County, Minn., to Harry and Hilda (Wohlwend) Brostrom. She married Harold Agrimson in Lake City, Minn., on March 29, 1952. They farmed south of Utica and later lived in Peterson for many years. They moved … [Read more...]
Charlene Hegland
Charlene, 86, died peacefully at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn., on Saturday, December 2, 2023. Charlene was born at home in rural Peterson, Minn., on May 17, 1937, to Bernhard “Ben” and Karina (Bremmer) Sande. She was the fourth of six children. She attended school in Peterson and graduated in 1955. She played French horn and baritone in the high school … [Read more...]
John Raymond Jeffers
John Raymond Jeffers, 86, of New Hope, Minn., passed peacefully on Saturday, November 25, 2023. He was born in Kewanee, Ill., in 1937 and was raised on a farm near Peterson, Minn. John is preceded in death by his mother Aletha (Young), father Lloyd, brothers Richard and William, and half-brother James Garvalia. He is survived by his partner Greg Kobylinski, sister … [Read more...]
Peterson Water Inspections Nearly Complete
During a Public Works update at the November 7 meeting, the Peterson Council learned that more than 80% of the water connection inspections are complete. The inspections were part of the Lead and Copper Rule regulation. Originally published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1991, the agency revised the rule, and the state put it into effect in 2021 to support actions to … [Read more...]
Beverly Rose (Egge) Klinski
Beverly Rose (Egge) Klinski, age 83, of Peterson, Minn., died Saturday, October 21, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. Beverly was born August 5, 1940 in Lanesboro, Minn., the daughter of Arnold and Rosetta (Gilbertson) Egge. She was united in marriage to Jerome “Joe” Klinski July 3, 1959. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church for many years, where she was very … [Read more...]
Lyle Stanley Bremmer
Lyle Stanley Bremmer, age 92, of Peterson, died Thursday, October 12, 2023, at his home. Lyle was born September 28, 1931, in Peterson, the son of Adolph and Judith (Woxland) Bremmer. He graduated from Peterson High School, and was a life-long farmer. He was united in marriage to Carol Johnson June 9, 1956, and the couple raised their family in Peterson. Lyle enjoyed boating … [Read more...]
Peterson Gets Policing Update
At the invitation of the Peterson, Minn., council, Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge attended the September 13 meeting. He discussed services provided for contracted and non-contracted cities and county jail progress. The council also discussed a policing contract with DeGeorge in June 2021. Within Fillmore County, only Rushford Village, Whalan and Peterson have no city … [Read more...]
Ross Boyum
Ross A. Boyum, 80, of Peterson, Minn., died on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at his home with his family at his side. Ross Ardell Boyum was born on July 28, 1943, in Rushford, Minn., to Arthur and Helen (Johnson) Boyum. He was raised on the family farm, where he lived all his life. Ross worked on the family farm raising hogs from farrow to finish as well as growing corn and … [Read more...]
Peterson Inspections on the Way
At the August 9 meeting, the Peterson, Minn., city council announced it would begin home water connection inspections. Driven by a revision to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule two years ago, all Minnesota cities must develop lead service line inventories of every water connection in its municipality. Cities must submit this documentation by October of … [Read more...]
Peterson gnomes make Quirky Minnesota Places list
At the July 12 Peterson City Council meeting, Councilwoman Gail Boyum shared that she’d been approached by visitors to the city as she worked in the garden in back of the museum, asking where the gnomes were throughout the city and if there were gnomes for sale. It turns out that Peterson has gained notoriety on Facebook in the group Quirky Minnesota Places; now people are … [Read more...]
Peterson forms Museum Board after loss of curator
Long-time Peterson enthusiast and volunteer museum curator John Erickson passed away on May 30, leaving an obvious hole in museum operations. Erickson had an avid interest in history and genealogy. He was instrumental in the creation and operation of the Peterson Station Museum. “We lost John, as we know. We want to keep the museum going,” said Councilor Gail Boyum. She and … [Read more...]