Richard John Johnson, 94, of Preston, passed away September 29, 2024, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony.  Richard was born June 12, 1930, in rural Peterson, Minn., to Richard A. and Ella (Hoff) Johnson.  Richard graduated from Peterson High School.  He met his wife Florence in Houston, Minn., and they became engaged on Valentine’s Day 1951, marrying on June 17, … [Read more...]

Betty L. Riehl, age 93, of Preston, Miin., died on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, Minn. Funeral services for Betty will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with Pastor Kris Hertsgaard Kincaid officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the start of the service at the … [Read more...]

John Buche, age 92, passed away in St. Paul on September 10, 2024. Born August 10, 1932, in Pine City, Minn., John was preceded in death by his wife Helen (nee Nelson) and parents John (Jack) and Ruth (nee Hazard) Buche. John is survived by his three children: Carol Buche and her husband Jason Hawke, Karen Buche Clark and her husband Don, Karl Buche and his partner … [Read more...]

Stanley (Stan) “The Legend” Kaase was born July 17, 1935, in Preston, Minn, to Albert and Ida (Vaalemoen) Kaase. He passed away peacefully September 11, 2024, surrounded by his family. Stan  attended school with the class of 1955 in Preston.  On December 27, 1969, he married Shirley (Adler) in Cresco, Iowa.  Stan worked for many years at the Preston Packaging Plant and Root … [Read more...]

12/29/1951 – 09/06/2024 Terry Allen Westphal, 72, of Edgewater, Fla., took his final breaths peacefully, surrounded by his family, in his home the morning of Friday, September 6, 2024. Terry was born in Preston, Minn., on December 29, 1951, to William “Bud” Westphal and Nina Westphal (Johnson). He grew up on the family farm outside of Spring Valley, where he spent his … [Read more...]

DeWayne G. Vogt, age 86, of Bloomington, Ill., and formerly of Preston, Minn., died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Luther Oaks Skilled Care in Bloom-ington, Ill.  DeWayne was born on January 23, 1938, in the township of Hebron, Kossuth County, Iowa, to Carl and Geneva Vogt.  DeWayne grew up on a farm outside of Owatonna, Minn.  He attended … [Read more...]

Marion Severson, age 93, passed away on August 16, 2024, in her home at Legacy Assisted Living in Iowa City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. Marion was born on December 26, 1930, in Preston, Minn., the daughter of Raymond and Alma (Clark) Barnes. She graduated from Preston High School in 1948, then married Arlyn … [Read more...]

Llewellyn “Lew” Randall, age 82, of Preston, Minn., died on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at Traditions of Preston. Llewellyn Ordell Randall was born on June 29, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Layne and Eva (Rasmussen) Randall.  Lew grew up in Lanesboro and graduated from Lanesboro High School.  He married his first wife, Myrna Ama, and had three children: David, Tami and Teresa.  … [Read more...]

Ola “Lea” Buenger, age 91, passed away on Sunday morning, August 11, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Lea was born in Rock Island, Ill., March 9, 1933, to Egbert and Ola May Wormen. She was the youngest of three siblings, two sisters and one brother. They moved to Iowa where Lea finished her schooling and worked many odd jobs, two of which were for the veterinarian in … [Read more...]