A regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council was held on February 12. Members in attendance were Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Luann Hare, and Richard Gleason. Mary Sackett and City Clerk Becky Schmidt were absent. Donna Erdman spoke to the council, saying she was driving in the city on the evening of February 4, and got her car stuck in ice. … [Read more...]
Irvin Ernest Carl Evers
Irvin Ernest Carl Evers, age 91, of Wykoff, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. Funeral service for Irvin Evers will be held 1 p.m. Monday January 29, 2018, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff, Minn., with Rev. Michael Harman officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. Sunday, January 28, … [Read more...]
Wykoff to offer open gym and walking
Approximately 10 citizens were in the audience for the Wykoff City Council meeting that was held on January 8, with all council members in attendance (Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Deputy Clerk Luann Hare, Mary Sackett, and Richard Gleason). City Clerk Becky Schmidt was absent. Richard Gleason updated the council on his efforts at arranging for Wykoff … [Read more...]
Irwin R. “Irv” Stender
Irwin R. “Irv” Stender, 78, of Elkhart, Ind., died at home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Irv was born on February 10, 1939 in Wykoff, Minn., to the late August and Eldora (Horstman) Stender. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Ruth Garnatz. On August 13, 1960, Irv married the love of his life, Linda L. Moore. Linda died August 30, 2016. Surviving are three sons: … [Read more...]
Wyatt Stephen Cox
Funeral services for Wyatt Stephen Cox will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Rochester Assembly of God Church, 4240 18th Ave. NW Rochester, Minn. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. on Friday at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Please come as you … [Read more...]
Wykoff fire bylaws discussed
Fire department bylaws were a main topic of discussion during the regular meeting of the Wykoff City Council held on December 11, with all members in attendance (Rocky Vreeman, Mary Tjepkes, Mayor Al Williams, Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett, and Richard Gleason). Wade Baker, representing the fire department, said, “It’s been a pretty busy month. We’ve had six calls in … [Read more...]
Wendell George Stender
Wendell George Stender, 82, of Wykoff, Minn., passed away peacefully on December 7, 2017, at home. Funeral service took place 1 p.m. Monday, December 11, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Visitation was 2-4 p.m. Sunday, December 10, at the Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Wykoff and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Wendell was born on the family … [Read more...]
Rodel Eberle
Rodel Eberle, 94, of Spring Valley, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2017, at the Spring Valley Living Center. Rodel was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on February 1, 1923, to Joseph and Frances (Sell) Eberle. Rodel graduated from High School in Milwaukee and from the Lutheran Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., in 1948. He began his pastoral career at Immanuel Lutheran … [Read more...]
Arthur Wilbur Blade
Arthur Blade “Junior”, age 89, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Rocky Mountain Care Center in Helena, Mont. He was born in Chester, Iowa, the first of five children to Arthur R. Sr. and Iness O. (Simons) Blade. Art graduated from Wykoff High School, Minn. Art enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1949 and his unit was activated in 1951. While serving in Korea … [Read more...]
McKenna Rae Niemeyer
McKenna Rae Niemeyer, infant daughter of Blaise Niemeyer and Danielle Anderson of Chatfield, Minn., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 17, 2017. McKenna was born on September 21, 2017, in Rochester, Minn. She was loved tremendously by her parents, sister, and extended family in the short time that she was with us. We will cherish our time with her forever. She … [Read more...]