A Celebration of Life visitation for Janis Pearl Turbenson will be held 5-7 p.m.. Friday, February 1, 2019, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Pearl died Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn. She was born April 4, 1958, in Spring Valley, Minn., to Roy and Margaret (Westphal) Thompson. She attended school in Spring Valley and was united … [Read more...]
Ross Wilson
Ross Wilson, age 28, of Cresco, Iowa, died Friday January 25, 2019, as a result of a snowmobiling accident. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Burr Oak Lutheran Church, 2358 360th St, Decorah, Iowa, with Pastor Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Friday February 1, 2019, at … [Read more...]
Morris L. Dempewolf
Morris L. Dempewolf, age 90, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 31, 2019, at the United Methodist Church in Lime Springs, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., with funeral following at 11 a.m. Rev. Paula Hemann will officiate. Private burial will be at … [Read more...]
Janice A. Merkel
Janice A. Merkel, 68, of Spring Valley, Minn., died unexpectedly on Friday, January 18, 2019, at St. Marys hospital in Rochester, Minn. Janice Ann Merkel was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on October 20, 1950, to Claus and Della (Kaerls) Ubben of Blue Earth, Minn. On July 22, 1972, Janice was married to Leslie Harold Merkel. Together Janice and Leslie had three girls: Sara, … [Read more...]
Jerry O’Connell
Jerry F. O’Connell, 61, of Naples, Fla., passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019, peacefully in his sleep. Jerry was born in Austin, Minn., on November 24, 1957. He graduated from Spring Valley High School. Jerry started working in the family business with his dad and brothers before and after gradation. Jerry married the love of his life, Ronda. They were joined in marriage … [Read more...]
Shirley L. Deatsch
Funeral Mass for Shirley L. Deatsch will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Spring Valley, with Fr. Marreddy Pothireddy officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. on Thursday December 27, 2018, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the … [Read more...]
Kevin J. Schmidt
Memorial services for Kevin Schmidt will be held 2 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2018, at St Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Pastor Michael Harmen officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, at the Hindt Funeral Home, 316 North Broadway, Spring Valley, Minn., and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. … [Read more...]
Lois Schwinefus
Lois Schwinefus, 96, of Spring Valley, and formerly of Ostrander and Albert Lea, passed away on December 17, 2018. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. on Saturday December 22, 2018, at Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. There will be a short memorial service held at 11 a.m. Saturday following the visitation. A memorial service and burial will be held later in the spring in Albert … [Read more...]
Maggie Gray Walton Ricabaugh Miller Gragert
Maggie Gray Walton Ricabaugh Miller Gragert passed away December 16, 2018. She was born June 28, 1916, in Sandwich Saskatchewan, Canada, to Cecil and Maggie (Gray) Walton, the fourth of nine children. Maggie was a resident of Spring Valley from 1946 until she entered the Pine Haven Community nursing home in October 2018. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in … [Read more...]
Spring Valley taxation discussed, levy set
A large crowd was on hand for the annual Truth in Taxation meeting, which was held immediately prior to the Spring Valley City Council’s regular meeting on December 10. All members of the council were present: Tony Archer, Todd Jones, Mayor Jim Struzyk, John Dols, Mike Hadland, and City Administrator Deb Zimmer. Several homeowners spoke up about the significant increase in … [Read more...]