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...]
Melvin Eickhoff
Melvin Eickhoff, 94, of Wykoff, Minn., died on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Spring Valley Care Center. Melvin John Henry Eickhoff was born July 16, 1925, in Fountain Township to Arthur and Henrietta (Stender) Eickhoff. He attended school in Wykoff until the ninth grade. Melvin enlisted in the US Army from 1944-1946 during World War II. He was united in marriage to Edith … [Read more...]
Carol Schumacher
On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, Carol Maria Ella Schumacher, 93, entered her heavenly home. Carol was born to William and Dora (Niemeyer) Meyer December 26, 1925, in rural Fountain, Minn. She married Harold C. Schumacher June 1, 1950. They were lifetime farmers and lifetime members of St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn. Carol greatly loved being with her family. … [Read more...]
Konnie E. Vreeman
Konnie E. Vreeman, 74, passed away on November 19, 2019, at his home in rural Fountain, Minn. Konnie was born August 2, 1945, in Fillmore County to Kenneth and Johannah (Hamersma) Vreeman. He attended country school until the eighth grade and graduated from Wykoff High School in 1963. Konnie was united in marriage to Paula A. Lockwood June 12, 1965, in Grand Meadow. … [Read more...]
Shirley A. Albrecht
Shirley A. Albrecht, age 80, of Preston, Minn., died on Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. Funeral services for Shirley will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019, at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with Pastor Dan Bredberg officiating. Burial will take place in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, … [Read more...]
Leon “Rocky” Frederick Vehrenkamp
Leon “Rocky” Frederick Vehrenkamp, 74, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019, in his home near Fountain, Minn. Leon was born on April 4, 1945, at Mrs. Shepherd’s Home in Wykoff to Dick and Linda (Eickhoff) Vehrenkamp. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wykoff, where he was a lifelong member. He went to Wykoff Public School from first through … [Read more...]
Everett E. Grabau
Everett E. Grabau, age 99, of Rochester, Minn., died Wednesday September 18, 2019, at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa. Everett Ernest Grabau was born in Wykoff, Minn., on November 1, 1919, to Ernest and Selma (Fitzthum) Grabau. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn. While serving in the Navy during WWII he was united in marriage to … [Read more...]