Tuesday the 21st of September, five Journal-covered cross country programs ran only against another Journal-covered programs amidst two meets in Rushford and Harmony. On Thursday, September 30, all five squads descended upon the St. Charles Invite. The top 10 (particularly boys) was littered with Journal-covered athletes. Five of the top six runners were either from LARP, … [Read more...]
John Thomas Jertson
John died in Ocala, Fla., following a stroke. He was 85 years old. John was born in 1936 in Rushford, Minn., to Albert and Myrtle Jertson. John worked on the family farm in Norway Township and graduated from Rushford High School in 1954. John played in the school band and was on the football team. He was active in the school’s FFA Chapter, and the local 4-H Club. In the fall … [Read more...]
Elaine Flaig Pechtel
Elaine Flaig Pechtel, 90, of New Ulm, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center, Sleepy Eye, Minn., after a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at St. Raphael’s Catholic Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. … [Read more...]
Steven Scattum
Steve was born December 12, 1946, in Rushford, Minn., to the late Art and Alice Scattum. He attended Rushford High School. Upon graduation, he entered the Air Force, and later served with the Marines in Vietnam. He is survived by his former wife and ever-present friend, Ann, loving daughter Rachel and her children Ryleigh and Ava, brothers David and Kevin (Leela) Scattum, … [Read more...]
Gene G. Brandvold
Gene G. Brandvold, 84, of Rushford, Minn., and formerly of Bloomington, Minn., died on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at his home, surrounded by family. Gene Gavin Brandvold was born on October 23, 1936, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Gerhard and Lettie (Johnston) Brandvold. He lived in New Richland, Minn., Winthrop, Minn., Janesville, Minn., summers on the family farm in rural New … [Read more...]
Myrna L. (Boese) Jordahl
Myrna L. (Boese) Jordahl, age 84, of Stockton, passed away on Saturday, July 17 at Gundersen Lutheran Health Services in La Crosse, due to complications following a stroke. Myrna was born on April 4, 1937 in Mora, Minn., the daughter of Carl and Lena (Helmke) Boese. She lived in the Lake Wilson area until she was five and then relocated to Rushford with her parents and … [Read more...]
Ione Dorthea Hallum
Our mother, Ione Dorthea Hallum was called home by her heavenly father on July 23, 2021, at the age of 94 years old. Ione was born at home on her family’s farm near Isinors, Minn., on August 7, 1926. She was the fifth of seven children to Ludvig and Edna (Tokvam) Knutson. She began school at the Clear Grif country school and later attended the Ask country school, when the … [Read more...]
Myrtle Irene (Bunke Otis
Myrtle Irene (Bunke) Otis, age 98, of Rushford, died peacefully surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Wis., on July 21, 2021. A funeral service for Myrtle will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in Peterson, Minn. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Hoff … [Read more...]
Ellen Ann Overland
Ellen Ann Overland, age 88, died on July 10, 2021, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Ellen was born February 2, 1933, in Spring Grove, Minn, to Glenn and Violette Maland. She grew up on the family farm in rural Peterson with her five siblings and extended family. She graduated from Peterson High School in 1951 and married Clair Overland on May 2, 1952, at … [Read more...]
Ole Overboe
Ole Overboe, 96, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, in La Crosse, Wis. Ole was born in Stavanger, Norway. In March of 1948, he came to the United States, and started working for one of the largest jewelry companies, Leeds Jewelry, in Minneapolis. On June 10, 1961, he married Helen Jean Jorpeland, in … [Read more...]