On April 10, the Rushford Council held the first of its two monthly meetings. While general business had several minor items, including various approvals for upcoming festivities and fundraising events, the council approved two other notable items. The first was approving an Assistant Director/EMS Training Coordinator job description. Accordion to the agenda, the position is … [Read more...]
Truman Carlson
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris with visitation beginning at 12 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be held later at Valley Grove Cemetery in rural Nerstrand, Rice County, Minn. Truman Bertrum Carlson was born to Clarence and Anna Carlson on November 10, 1926, on the family farm in … [Read more...]
Roger William Brand
Roger William Brand died on March 20, 2023, one week before his 90th birthday. Roger was born on the family farm in Hart Township, Winona County, Minn., to Edward and Mabel Brand on March 27,1933. Roger was the fourth child in a family of 10 children. He attended a one room school and later attended the local church school. He attended Rushford High School, graduating in … [Read more...]
Rushford approves water tower restoration
At the March 13 meeting, the Rushford Council received a recommendation from KLM Engineering to award the bid for a water tower restoration project. Initially, the city intended to have the project completed before July. However, the city altered the bid request to allow flexibility in the completion time. “We got six bids because we weren’t so fussy about the timeline. … [Read more...]
Dale Luther Mundahl
Dale Luther Mundahl, formerly of Rochester, Minn., passed away peacefully in Mequon, Wis., on March 12, 2023, at the age of 80. He was born on April 1, 1942, in Rushford, Minn., to the late Oscar and Evelyn Mundahl. His family later moved to Rochester, MN, where Dale graduated from John Marshall High School in 1960. Subsequently, he graduated from Luther College in Decorah, … [Read more...]
Lucille M. Burke
Lucille M. Burke, 97, of Rushford, Minn., died on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Lucille Maxine Thompson was born on Saturday, October 10, 1925, in La Crosse, Wis., to Martin and Ida (Sweningson) Thompson. She was raised in Rushford and attended Rushford Schools. On March 3, 1946, Lucille was united in marriage with Vernon Burke … [Read more...]
Rushford creates commercial loan fund
At the February 27 meeting, the Rushford Council unanimously approved the Economic Development Authority (EDA) recommendation to implement Business Subsidy/Revolving Loan Fund guidelines. These will assist in marketing a Commercial Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program. The goal of the program is to fill commercial space within the city. “This is the leading priority of the EDA. … [Read more...]
Lois Maria Loven
Lois Loven, 97, of Peterson, Minn., passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, peacefully in her sleep at her home. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hart, Minn. The visitation will be an hour prior to the service, starting at 10 a.m. There will be an additional visitation on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Hoff Funeral Home … [Read more...]
Carol A. Wilson
Carol A. Wilson, 77, of Rushford, Minn., died on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at her home. Carol Ann Feine was born on Friday, August 24, 1945, to Alfonse and Emma (Neitzke) Feine in La Crosse, Wis. She attended Hart Country School and Lewiston Schools. On April 17, 1961, Carol was united in marriage to Harvey Wilson at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hart, Minn. She worked … [Read more...]
Wilma “Doris” Mindrum
Wilma “Doris” Mindrum, 96, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Wilma Doris Evans was born on Monday, June 28, 1926, in Houston, Minn., to Silas and Marie (Johnson) Evans. She was raised in Houston and graduated from Houston High School. On September 2, 1944, Doris was united in marriage with Alf Mindrum in … [Read more...]