James A. Groth, age 89, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Spring Valley Living. Born to Robert and Agnes (Fuhrmeister) Groth in 1936, James “Jim” was a lifelong resident of Spring Valley. After twoyears in the Army, Jim met and married Lois Skosheim. Together they made a home and raised four boys. Primarily working for the school system … [Read more...]
Vernon Ronald “Bernie” Gehrking
Vernon Ronald “Bernie” Gehrking, 94, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on March 25, 2025, surrounded by those closest and dearest to him. Vernon was born on April 29, 1930, in Spring Valley, Minn., the son of Verna (Miland) and Albert Gehrking. Vernon left school in the eighth grade from St. John’s Parochial School in 1944, and stayed on the farm until age 18. He enlisted in … [Read more...]
Edward R. Ries
Edward R. Ries, age 78, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Tuesday March 18, 2025, at Spring Valley Living. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m. Saturday April 5, 2025, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Edward (Eddie) Ralph Ries was born May 23, 1946, to Ralph and Mary (Schwickerath) Ries in New Hampton, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm near Elma, Iowa, where he … [Read more...]
David Floyd Lecy
David Floyd Lecy was born on April 15, 1962, in Rochester, Minn., to Floyd and Geraldine (Gerry) Lecy. Following their divorce, Floyd remarried Linda Lecy, and Geraldine remarried Ed Buchanan. Dave was first married to Karen Long, with whom he had two children before their marriage ended in divorce. In 1987, he found his soulmate, Paula Johnson, and they built a wonderful … [Read more...]
Lavonne Marie (Jones) Morse
Lavonne Marie (Jones) Morse passed away on March 14, 2025. Born on November 28, 1926, in Howard County, Iowa, to Margaret and Floyd Jones, Lavonne attended country school until fifth grade, then finished her schooling in Chester, Iowa. She attended Iowa State Teacher’s College and Luther College, then taught elementary school in Chester and Spring Valley, Minn. She married her … [Read more...]
Joe Marquardt
Memorial service for Joe Marquardt will be held 11 a.m. Saturday March 8, 2025, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, Minn., with Rev. Mark Woodward officiating. Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Joe Marquardt, age 67, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Saturday March 1, 2025, at … [Read more...]
Curly Jim Werth
Curly Jim Werth, age 82, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Cottage Wood Memory Care in Rochester, Minn. Curly was born on July 16, 1942, to Amil and Erma (Schmidt) Werth in Rochester, Minn. On June 4, 1964, he was united in marriage to Joyce M. Caughel in North Goodland, Mich. Curly attended Spring Valley High School and graduated co-valedictorian … [Read more...]
Victor James Tienter
Victor James Tienter, age 25, of Spring Valley, Minn., died October 12, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minn. Victor was born January 22, 1999, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minn. He was a beloved son of Roger Tienter and Jamie Carson. Victor graduated from Kingsland High School in 2017. He worked at fast food restaurants over the … [Read more...]
Arlene Mae Bestor
Arlene Mae Bestor passed away November 9, 2024. She was born December 13, 1928, to August and Mable (Boland) Vreeman. She was reared in farm life with her parents and sister Dorothy. She had many fond childhood memories, from milking cows with her long polished nails, throwing a stone at a bull causing him eye damage, to tying the legs of her pants to prevent mice from … [Read more...]
Gerald William Bartsch
Gerald William Bartsch, 84, passed peacefully at Spring Valley Senior Living on November 11, 2024. Jerry was born September 3, 1940, in Owatonna, Minn. He was born to Frank and Monica (Maier) Bartsch. He grew up on the family farm with his two brothers. He attended school in Owatonna and Wykoff, Minn. Jerry served in the United States Army. He was married to Janice (Rowe) on … [Read more...]