The Spring Valley Class of 1964 met on Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 for their 55th class reunion. Friday evening, the 1964 Spring Valley Wolves classmates met at Racks Bar & Grill for an informal get together to reminisce and also visited the Wise Guys Social Club in Spring Valley. Saturday included appetizers and a wonderful dinner at the Preston Golf & … [Read more...]
Velda Schulte
Funeral Mass for Velda I. Schulte will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2019, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Spring Valley, with Father Marreddy Pothireddy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church. Velda Irene Schulte, age 84, formerly of Spring Valley, died Monday August 5, 2019, … [Read more...]
Isle of Dreams Event Center a great local option
When you are in search of a venue for your next large event you need look no further than the Isle of Dreams Event Center near Spring Valley, Minn., to meet your expectations. “This has been a dream of mine for a long time,” says owner Linnea Weiser. She always wanted to do something in the event center business, where she could offer a top notch location and a warm and … [Read more...]
Ardis Lucille (Mensink) Souhrada
Ardis L. Souhrada, age 99, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Spring Valley, Minn. A visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at Cherry Grove Methodist Church in Cherry Grove, Minn. Burial in Cherry Grove Cemetery will be held at 9 a.m., Thursday, August 1 with funeral services to follow at 11a.m., at Stewartville United Methodist Church. Ardis was born on … [Read more...]
Milo Odine Mathison
Milo Odine Mathison of Rochester, Minn., age 75, died on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at The Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa, from complications of Alzheimer’s. Memorial services for Milo will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019, at Stewartville United Methodist Church in Stewartville, Minn., with the Reverend Mark Rader officiating. Visitiation was Sunday, July 28, … [Read more...]
Paul I. Merkel
Paul I. Merkel passed away in his home Wednesday, July 24, 2019. He was surrounded by family and loved ones and the most important person to him, his wife Donna. Paul was born in Iowa on February 27, 1934, and grew up in a large farming family. They moved to Minnesota when he was a boy and he lived around the Spring Valley area until his time of death. He was a member of … [Read more...]
Spring Valley to upgrade radios, not squad car
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session on July 22. All members were in attendance (Mayor Tony Archer, Luan Ruesink, Chris Danielson, John Dols, Mike Hadland and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). Deb Zimmer informed the council that two quotes were received for the proposed replacement of Emergency Management radios. The lower bid was from Ancom Communications, … [Read more...]
Brenda Schwartz
Brenda Marie Schwartz, age 58, of Plainview, died on Friday, July 19, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Schad and Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the services at the funeral home. Pastor Mark Woodward will officiate. There will be a reception celebrating … [Read more...]
Eldena “Deenie” Seabright
Eldena “Deenie” Seabright, 84, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Monday, July 16, 2019, at Spring Valley Living. Eldena Lucille Jacobson was born December 20, 1934, in Ostrander, Minn., to Herman and Mae (Clark) Jacobson. On December 31, 1951, Deenie was united in marriage to Jerry Seabright at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn. She loved dancing and would sometimes go … [Read more...]
Karen A. Stackhouse
Karen A. Stackhouse, 64, of Stewartville, Minn., died Sunday, July 7, 2019 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the VFW hall in Spring Valley, Minn., starting at 11 a.m. Karen Ann Wallis was born June 25, 1955 in New Port, Ark., to Jerry and Mary (Willis) Wallis. She married Terry Stackhouse in the late 1980s and they were recently … [Read more...]