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...]
Lucille M. Dvorak
Lucille M. Dvorak, 90, of Rushford, Minn., died on Monday, July 5, 2021, in Winona, Minn. Lucille Mary Kryzer was born on March 15, 1931, in Winona, Minn., to John and Alice (Guiney) Kryzer. She was raised in Hart and was a 1949 graduate of Rushford High School. On November 15, 1968, she was united in marriage with Raymond Dvorak at St. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church in … [Read more...]
Clifford Thompson
On the eve of Independance Day, Saturday, July 3, 2021, Clifford Reginold Thompson, Sr., 90, of Lewiston, Minn., passed away peacefully on the family farm surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 11, 1931, on Vinegar Hill, Rushford, Minn., to Carl and Emma Thompson. He was united in marriage with Mathilda Hoch, during a candlelight service, on June 4, 1952, in … [Read more...]
Lois E. Torgerson
Lois E. Torgerson, 87, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at her home. Lois Ellen Sievers was born on June 28, 1933, in Hart, Minn., to Arnold and Etta (Heiden) Sievers. Lois was raised in the Hart area where she attended school. She graduated from Rushford High School. On January 30, 1954, Lois was united in marriage with John Torgerson at St. John’s … [Read more...]
Michael Neil Bellock
Michael Neil Bellock of Natrona, Wyo., formerly of Rushford and Winona, Minn, died at his home on May 16, 2021. Mike was born on February 16, 1966, to Alfred N. Bellock and Alta Bellock (Shrum) in Billings, Mont. He was raised in the Rushford area and at times lived with his adored grandma Bellock and various aunts and uncles. He had a love of the mountains of the West and, … [Read more...]
Rushford receives clean audit
Despite technical difficulties at the start, the Rushford Council meeting held May 10 yielded a clean audit for the city. Auditor Jason Boynton and Kali Lentz, of Smith Schafer & Associates joined the meeting virtually to present the findings, which highlighted healthy funds in an unusual year. The city’s tax levy for 2020 was $973,000, up from $936,000 in 2019. The … [Read more...]
Clifford W. Hallum
Clifford W. Hallum, 78, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at his home, with his family by his side. Clifford was the first of five children born to Teman and Geneva (Olson) Hallum in Lanesboro, Minn., on March 29, 1943. He was raised on the family farm south of Peterson, and was a 1961 graduate of Peterson High School. On January 30, 1965, Clifford was … [Read more...]
Anita K. Monsoor
Anita K. Monsoor, age 96, of St. Paul, Minn., died Monday, May 10, 2021, at the English Rose Suites in Edina, Minn. Anita Kathleen Semmen was born January 25, 1925 in La Crosse, Wis., to Alfred and Clara (Ferden) Semmen. She attended Filmore county country schools and graduated as valedictorian of Peterson High School in Peterson in 1942. Anita received her nursing degree … [Read more...]