Beulah Viola (Ganrud) Onstad, 93, of Spring Grove, Minn., passed into the eternal Care of our Lord on May 25, 2021, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center. Beulah was born on December 29, 1927, at the Spring Grove Hospital to Benhard “Benny” and Violet (Christopher) Ganrud. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church where she was a lifetime member. On February 15, … [Read more...]
Morris “Mike” Tweeten
Morris “Mike” Truman Tweeten was born July 19, 1926, on a homestead near Bucyrus, Adams Co., N. Dak., to Lewis and Matilda Anderson Tweeten, homesteaders on the North Dakota prairie. He was baptized at Wolf Butte church, September 5, 1926. Morris attended the Argon and Darling Spring Schools. Morris’ youth was spent on the North Dakota prairie where he gathered arrowheads … [Read more...]
Wayne Bunge
Wayne Franklin Bunge was born on April 21, 1935, to Franklin and Hilda (Fruechte) Bunge, and was the youngest of four children. He was a lifelong resident of Spring Grove, Minn., and graduated from Spring Grove High School in 1953 as “Most Likely to Succeed.” On October 2, 1954, he married Marian Rostad at Faith Lutheran Church in Blackhammer, Minn. Wayne was a dairy farmer. … [Read more...]
The end of school is a busy time for Spring Grove students, parents, and staff
The Spring Grove School board met on Tuesday evening, May 17, 2021, from 7:08 p.m. to 7:43 p.m. in the school’s Learning Resource Center. Board members in attendance were Chairman Aaron Solum, Stephanie Jaster, Kelly Rohland, Jenny Stender, and Aric Elton. Absent was Board member Rhan Flatin. Staff in attendance included Cindy Thorson, Gina Meinertz, Luke Kjelland, Rachel … [Read more...]
Verly Holty
Verly Holty, 83, born in Mora, Minn., on June 20, 1937, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at her home in rural Mabel, Minn., after a six-month battle with bone and bladder cancer. Married to Richard Holty for over 64 years. Mother to James (Elaine), Pamela (Brian), Joyce (Tony), and Ronald (Kimberly). Grandmother to Natalie, Nicholas (Nancy), Reid, Wesley, Lydia, Luke, Moriah … [Read more...]
Dale Bunge
Dale Bunge, of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, on a beautiful spring morning doing what he loved to do. He was beginning the field work for another season of planting. He was a farmer. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove, Minn. Dale was a 1976 graduate and valedictorian of Spring Grove Pubic School. Like … [Read more...]
Everett Silas Sollien
Everett Silas Sollien, 89, of Decorah, Iowa, passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family on the night of April 3, 2021. Everett was born in Spring Grove, Minn., to Syver and Florence (Rauk) Sollien on September 16, 1931. He graduated from Decorah High School in 1949. Everett grew up farming with his family. Outside of his enlistment in the U.S. Army from 1954 to … [Read more...]
Spring Grove welcomes Heart Rock Coffee Shop
Thanks to the husband and wife team, Jeff and Tricia Babinski, Spring Grove residents and their fellow neighbors in the bluff area can now purchase freshly roasted artisan coffee from the top coffee-producing regions in the world. Tricia Babinski is the roaster and general operator of Heart Rock Coffee Shop in downtown Spring Grove and her husband Jeff, a retired Air Force … [Read more...]
Audrey Dahl Fennie
Audrey Dahl Fennie, age 91, died on Saturday, March 27, 2021. She was born on December 23, 1929, at Spring Grove Hospital in Spring Grove, Minn, to Elvin and Marie (Jameson) Dahl. Audrey was baptized and confirmed at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church. She grew up on the family farm in Rushford, Minn. She attended elementary school at Sandsness School, a country school that … [Read more...]
Spring Grove senior class trip to Washington D.C. cancelled
The Spring Grove School board met on Tuesday evening, March 15, 2021, from 7-7:45 p.m. in the school’s Learning Resource Center, adhering to the Governor’s guidelines for capacity (maximum 10 people). Board members in attendance Chairman Aaron Solum, Stephanie Jaster, Kelly Rohland, Jenny Stender, Rhan Flatin, and Aric Elton. The board unanimously approved the March 15 agenda … [Read more...]