Roger Lawrence Skauge, age 81, passed away June 6, 2025, surrounded by family in Spring Grove, Minn., after multiple battles with cancer. Roger was born to parents Lawence and Delores (Sagdalen) Skauge in Spring Grove, Minn., on September 1, 1943. He was raised on the family farm in the valley north of Black Hammer. He was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church of … [Read more...]

Shirley Ann Swenson, 95, died Wednesday, June 5, 2025, at Park Lane Assisted Living in Preston, Minn. Shirley was born December 17, 1929, to Edgar and Olga (Thompson) Selness in Allamakee County, Iowa.  Her father died when Shirley and her brother Gaylen were elementary school students, and eventually the family moved to Spring Grove.  She was a 1948 graduate of Spring Grove … [Read more...]

Rachel Dawn Hegge, age 63, passed away April 21, 2025, at the Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minn.   Rachel was born on May 30, 1961, to Arthur and Eleanor Hegge and grew up in Black Hammer, Minn.  She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Black Hammer Swift Scooters 4-H Club.  Rachel enjoyed the many 4-H activities, but moreso loved making friends. She … [Read more...]

Charlotte Lorraine Solum, age 99, of Spring Grove, died on April 19, 2025, at Spring Grove Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 23, 1925, in Choice, Minn., to LeRoy and Clara (Ryan) Hauge. She moved with her family in 1933 to manage the Fillmore County Poor Farm for a few years, until her parents bought their farm in Spring Grove. She … [Read more...]

Truman Hollis Omodt, 88 years old, of Spring Grove, Minn., went home to be with his Lord. He passed away on Ash Wednesday at 7:32 a.m. at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, in La Crosse, Wis. He went quietly and peacefully after a short illness, with his wife by his side, on March 5, 2025. Another branch tragically fell from the family tree. Truman was born on February 24, 1937, … [Read more...]

Joe Wilt, age 47, a former resident of Spring Grove, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on January 31, 2025.   The funeral services will be Friday, March 14, at House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Ave., St. Paul.  Visitation is at 1 p.m., with services at 2 p.m.  There will be a gathering in the church hall following the service.  Burial will be in Iowa.   A full … [Read more...]

Eleanor Luella Hegge, age 83, passed away on January 30, 2025, at the Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, Minn. She was born on November 27, 1941, in Spring Grove to Clarence and Gelina Moen. She married Arthur Hegge in 1958, and they were lifelong residents of Black Hammer and members of the Faith Lutheran Church of Black Hammer. Eleanor worked at Control Data … [Read more...]

Laurel Gatz, age 84 of Bloomington, Minn., passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024, after surviving lymphoma. Laurel Shannon Ness was born September 21, 1940, in Spring Grove, Minn., the daughter of Arnold and Helen Thorson Ness. Laurel was baptized in the Black Hammer Lutheran Church. She attended Black Hammer Country School and Spring Grove High School, graduating as … [Read more...]