Lawrence “Mick” Rathbun, age 95, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Spring Valley Living, in Spring Valley, Minn. The Funeral service for Mick will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Pastor Betsy Dartt officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral … [Read more...]

Kris Fairchild, age 58, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Wednesday April 7, 2021 at his home. Kris Perry Fairchild was born February 19, 1963, in Maine to Norman and Dollyann (Johnson) Fairchild. He attended and graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, Minn., in 1981. He continued his education at Cambridge Community College and joined the United States Army … [Read more...]

Rodney “Rod” Skare, age 85, of Spring Valley, Minn., died peacefully on Sunday April 11, 2021, surrounded by his family at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Rodney Dean Skare was born November 8, 1935, in Spring Valley, Minn., Fillmore County to Verna Guy Skare. He attended school in Spring Valley and graduated in 1953. Following graduation he attended Austin Area … [Read more...]

Dorothy Maxine (Davis) Jahn, 97, of Spring Valley, Minn., died March 28, 2021, at Spring Valley Care Center. Maxine was born May 18, 1923, to H. Clell and Veta L. (Hiatt) Davis in Moravia, Iowa.  She moved to the Spring Valley area as a young girl.  In order to go to high school, she moved into town from her parents’ farm and stayed with a family as a nanny and housekeeper.  … [Read more...]

Delores Loraine Peters, 96, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Spring Valley Living. She was born September 9, 1924, to William and Iva Mlenar. She was the oldest of eight children. She was always “Sis” to the family and close friends. Delores grew up in Spring Valley and on March 29, 1942, she married Rexford Peters. He passed away in … [Read more...]

Ronda G. Leibold-Brogan, 66, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Mayo Clinic- St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn. Ronda Gail Blade was born on October 14, 1954, in Riceville, Iowa, to George Blade and Irene Kruse. She was later adopted by Howard Allen Carr. Ronda graduated from LeRoy-Ostrander High School. In 1973, she married Stanley Clayton … [Read more...]

Kenneth Lyle Petersen, age 86, of Hudson, Wis., formerly of Spring Valley, died at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Sunday March 14, 2021. Ken was born February 10, 1935, in New Ulm.  Ken is survived by his sister Vicky (Kenny) Rolloff, his three daughters: Laure (David) O’Connell of Hudson, Wis., Sherry (David) Gottsleben of Bloomington, and Cindy (Steve) Bailey of Oakdale, … [Read more...]