Joseph “Joe” C. Lawstuen, 65, of Wykoff, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at his home. Joseph Clifford Lawstuen was born on August 26, 1954, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Donald and Eleanor (Hennessy) Lawstuen. He graduated from Lanesboro High School in 1972. He loved farming and helping other dairy farmers milk their cows. The last few years he worked for … [Read more...]
St. Johns School
Gregory Brand 33 years, Grades 6,7,8; Principal Alexis Jones 2 years, Preschool Sharon Meyer 17 years, Grades 3-5 Susan Nash 12 years, Grades 1-2 Callies Voigt 1 year, Preschool Rachel Welch 25 years, Kindergarten … [Read more...]
Wykoff sets assessment and hearing on County 5 project
The Wykoff City Council held a regular meeting on March 9. All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Mary Tjepkes). Daren Sikkink, from the engineering and planning firm of WHKS, addressed the council regarding two proposed resolutions regarding the County State-Aid Highway 5 … [Read more...]
Janice Vreeman
Janice Elma Vreeman, 81, of Rochester, Minn., passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Cottagewood in Rochester, surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born on November 14, 1938, to Leonard and Elma (Schmidt) Jeche in Wykoff, Minn. Janice graduated from Wykoff High School in 1956. She then moved to Rochester and worked at Olmsted County Bank. On October 4, 1958, … [Read more...]
Donald Eickhoff
Donald William Eickhoff, 91, formerly of Wykoff, Minn., passed away February 15 at Waters on Mayowood, in Rochester, Minn., where he had resided since 2015. Donald was the son of Emil and Irene (Biel) Eickhoff. He was born November 16, l928, in Fountain, Minn. He attended country school, and St. John’s Lutheran School through eighth grade. He graduated from Wykoff High … [Read more...]
Wykoff citizen asks to raise chickens in city
The Wykoff City Council held a regular meeting on February 10. All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Mary Tjepkes). Jason Moore addressed the council, asking to be allowed to keep chicken on his property. He stated, “In the spirit of wanting to be a good neighbor and decent … [Read more...]
Ronald Douglas Kellogg
Ronald Douglas Kellogg passed away on February 2, 2020, at the age of 87, years due to congestive heart failure, following a lengthy and loving stay at Seasons Hospice House. Ron was born in Preston, Minn., October 14, 1932, to Melvin Otto (Speck) and Mamie Ada (Ada Hanson) Kellogg. The Kelloggs lived in Fillmore, Minn., and Ron graduated from Wykoff High School in 1951. … [Read more...]
Wykoff Coffee Company serves up memories with coffee
It all started with a cup of coffee. One night after a concert in La Crosse, where they were living at the time, Rich and Barb Bottorff decided to stop by a coffee shop. To their surprise, the place was packed. “I looked at Barb and I said, ‘You know what? This is a good business to be in,’” Rich explained. When the former Bank Haus building in Rich’s hometown of Wykoff came up … [Read more...]
St. Johns Lutheran School presents “Who Stole the Tarts?”
St. Johns Lutheran School will produce its annual school play, Who Stole the Tarts?, on Sunday, February 23 at 2 p.m. at the old gym in the former middle school at Wykoff. This serves as the largest annual fundraiser for the school and offers the community a chance for entertainment during the sluggishness of winter. Who Stole the Tarts? is a lighthearted, one-act musical … [Read more...]
Ovedia “Pat” Ione Bakken
Ovedia “Pat” Ione Bakken, age 84, of Wykoff, died January 2, 2020, at Grand Meadow Senior Living where she was residing. She was born March 2, 1935, to Casper and Cora (Wead) Bremseth in Fountain, Minn. Ovedia grew up in rural southeastern Minnesota as the youngest of 17 children and attended Country School in Grand Meadow. Ovedia met Alfred (Everett) Bakken in 1953 at the … [Read more...]