Wesley R. Evenson, age 83, of Winona, formerly of Witoka, Minn., passed away on Wednesday April 1, 2020, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare in Winona. He was born September 12, 1936, in Rushford, Minn., the son of Oscar and Bernice (Lukkason) Evenson, and married Deloris Horman on December 11, 1965, in Ridgeway, Minn. Wesley worked many years as an auto-mechanic at Dahl’s … [Read more...]
Kenneth “Ken” Willard Feine
Kenneth “Ken” Willard Feine, 88, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Ken was born August 5, 1931, at Hart, Minn., to Willard and Eleanor (Papenfuss) Feine. He was raised in the Hart area, was baptized, confirmed and will celebrate his final journey at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Hart. He attended St. John’s … [Read more...]
Evelyn Jeanette Bremseth
Evelyn Jeanette Bremseth, 98, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. She was born January 21, 1922, to John and Bertha (Hermanson) Olness in rural Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed at Peterson Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peterson and graduated in 1940 from Peterson High School. On December 29, 1945, she … [Read more...]
Fern M. Miller
Fern M. Miller, 94, formerly of rural Lanesboro, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Park Lane Estates in Preston. Fern Maurine Anderson was born on February 15, 1926, in rural Rushford to Martin and Ella (Oian) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Rushford Lutheran Church. Fern attended country schoo1 district 13, Bratsburg, Minn. She graduated from Rushford High … [Read more...]
R-P preps for COVID-19 changes
This time of year, school boards are normally headlong into spring events and moving towards policies and plans for the next school year. With Governor Tim Walz’s order to close all schools beginning this past Wednesday, the major focus now is response to ongoing changes and preparedness. Per the governor, schools are to remain closed until March 27. Until then, all education … [Read more...]