On September 2, 2024, Chad Alan Pierce passed away at the age of 53 at his home in Spring Grove, Minn. He was born December 16, 1970, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis., to his proud parents Linda (Peterson) and Craig Pierce. From an early age Chad took to talking. This earned him the nickname Chatterbox. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring … [Read more...]

A lifelong resident of Spring Grove, Minn., Gloria Ruth Sagdalen, age 80, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on August 29, 2024.  Gloria was born on January 2, 1944, in Spring Grove to Leslie and Crystal (Strinmoen) Eddy.  She attended Spring Grove Public School and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.  Gloria was kind and very generous and … [Read more...]

Audrey Mae (Gulbranson) Liudahl-Atchison, 97 years old, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove. Audrey was born on December 29, 1926, in La Crosse, Wis., to Knute and Alma (Sandmoen) Gulbranson. She attended school in Spring Grove and graduated in June 1944. That fall, Audrey … [Read more...]

Ruth Odys Brooks passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 11, 2024. She was born on May 22, 1926, to Olga and Clarence Jetson and grew up in Spring Grove, Minn., alongside her siblings. In 1946, Ruth obtained her Elementary Teaching Certificate from Winona State Teachers College. She taught in Byron for five years before marrying Russell Brooks on July 16, … [Read more...]

Richard Alden Killingstad, of Wellsboro, Pa., passed away at the age 84 on Monday, August 5, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family. Richard was born in Spring Grove, Minn., on March 21, 1940, to Harry and Johanna (Klegseth) Killingstad. Richard was the youngest of five children: Gordon, Harry, Jerome, and Joan (Nichols), all of whom predeceased him.  Richard spent his … [Read more...]

Dennis Lloyd Deters, 78, of Spring Grove, passed away on December 17, 2023, after a long battle with heart disease. Dennis was born on April 23, 1945, to Lloyd and Alice Deters. Farm boy, fisherman, hunter, straight A student in college, Marine Corps machine-gunner (Vietnam), logger, exporter, pilot (5,000 hours PIC from coast to coast and from the arctic to South … [Read more...]

Ione Barbara Selness, age 88, of Spring Grove, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center, in Spring Grove, Minn. She was born on December 29, 1935, in Mabel, Minn., to Orville and Irene (Hesby) Hanson. She was baptized on May 17, 1936, and confirmed on June 11, 1950, at Scheie Lutheran Church in rural Mabel, Minn. She graduated from Mabel High … [Read more...]

Edith Jewell Johnson, age 95, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, Wis., into God’s loving arms. She was born on July 30, 1928, in Black Hammer, Minn., to John and Emma (Ness) Rostad. On June 11, 1950. Edith Rostad was joined in marriage to Clarence Johnson. He preceded her in death on January 2, 1997. Edith was a beloved wife, … [Read more...]

Wayne “Butch” Johnson Wayne “Butch” Johnson, age 64 of Spring Grove passed away on April 9, 2024, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove. Butch was born on October 11, 1959, to Eugene and Ione (Omodt) Johnson in Austin, Mn. He lived in Black Hammer, Minn., since 1988 with his wife Sandra Kay (Diggins). They lived in Bemidji, Minn., for three years. Butch … [Read more...]

Another bright star joined the skies when Marcus Allen Coleman, born to this life on February 23, 1956, moved on to his eternal home on March 1, 2024.  Marcus was hospitalized at Gun-dersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis., on January 26, due to respiratory distress.  On February 23, he was air lifted by helicopter to the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in … [Read more...]