Obituaries

Lorraine Miller

Lorraine Miller

Sep 6, 2014

Lorraine Miller passed away on September 6, 2014 in Gresham, Oregon, at the age of 87. She was born on September 9, 1926 in Myrtle, Minnesota to parents Alonzo and Hannah Dorothy Mickelson. Lorraine moved to Oregon in 1960 to start a job as the supervisor for the elementary program for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oregon. In 1963 she...

Gertrude Sorenson

Gertrude Sorenson

Sep 4, 2014

Funeral services for Gertrude J. Sorenson will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, September 8, 2014 at Ascension Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Mark Boorsma will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 – 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel, and again one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Graceland...

John Goodman

John Goodman

Sep 1, 2014

John T. Goodman, 72, of Lafayette, CO, passed away September 1, 2014. John was born August 18, 1942 in Albert Lea, MN to Robert and Violet (Kilen) Goodman. John graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1960. Following graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy from July 1960 through August 1963, serving at Guantanamo Bay during the Cuban Missile Crisis. John...

Eleanor Fjone

Eleanor Fjone

Aug 29, 2014

A Celebration of Life Service for Eleanor M. Fjone will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 2, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Richard Spande will officiate. A light luncheon and a time to greet the family will immediately follow the service. Private interment will be in Hartland Cemetery. Eleanor died on Friday, August 29, 2014...

Rock Leier

Rock Leier

Aug 27, 2014

Funeral Services for Rochus "Rock" Wesley Leier Jr., of rural Hartland, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 30, 2014 at Vibrant Life Assembly of God Church in Ellendale. The Reverend Patrick Stitt will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Vibrant Life Assembly of God Church in Ellendale, and continue...

Stella Langlie

Stella Langlie

Aug 26, 2014

Stella Delores Langlie, age 85, passed away at the New Richland Care Center on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Funeral services for Stella will be 11AM Friday, August 29 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale, MN. Reverend Richard Sliper will be officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8PM Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the church and one hour prior to the service....

Alice Richards

Alice Richards

Aug 25, 2014

Memorial services for Alice Richards will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale. The Rev. Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 27 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Ellendale and one hour prior to the funeral service. Alice died at the age of...

Genevieve Katzung

Genevieve Katzung

Aug 25, 2014

Funeral services for Genevieve (Gen) F. Katzung of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:30 PM Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Thorne Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea. Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Genevieve (Gen) F. Katzung was born January...

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Aug 24, 2014

Funeral services for Robert Paul Anderson will be at 10:30am Wednesday at East Freeborn Lutheran Church in rural Albert Lea. Pastor Matt Griggs will officiate. Visitation will be at Bonnerup Funeral Service from 4-6PM Tuesday and one hour prior to the service at the Church. Interment will be at East Freeborn cemetery. Bob died in his home on Sunday August...

Caroline Attig

Caroline Attig

Aug 21, 2014

A memorial service for Caroline J. Attig will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Joel Vano will officiate. Visitation will be from 3-5 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel on Sunday, and again one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Hillcrest...

Albert Doubek

Albert Doubek

Aug 21, 2014

Albert Doubek, age 81, of the Villages in Albert Lea, MN, formerly of Sioux Falls, S.D. died August 21, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea. There will be no service. Private interment will be at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa. Albert was born December 31, 1932, in St. Cloud, MN to John and Anna...

Delores Worke

Delores Worke

Aug 20, 2014

Delores Worke, age 87, passed away surrounded by family at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Monday, August 25 at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea with Pastor Janet White officiating. Visitation will be from 9 AM to 11 AM prior to the service at the...

Merlyn Peterson

Merlyn Peterson

Aug 19, 2014

Memorial Services for Merlyn Dean Peterson, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Richard Spande will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before the service at the funeral home. Merlyn died on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He...

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Aug 19, 2014

Don A. Johnson, age 71, died unexpectedly Tues., Aug. 19 at his home in Albert Lea. He recently retired from a long and distinguished career practicing law and was enjoying fishing, reading mystery novels, woodworking, cooking, traveling and visiting his family in his retirement. Don was born Dec. 8, 1942, in Minneapolis, the son of Selmer and Mary (Empanger) Johnson....

LeRoy Jameson

LeRoy Jameson

Aug 18, 2014

LeRoy "Babe" Alton Jameson, 84, of Hartland passed into eternal life Monday, August 18, 2014 surrounded by family at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, August 22, 2014 at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland, with interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery in Le Center. Father Raul Silva will officiate. Visitation will be held...

Anthony Samudio Sr

Anthony Samudio Sr

Aug 16, 2014

Funeral services for Anthony M. Samudio Sr. will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. The Reverend Wayne Halvorson will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Friday at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel, and again one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery....

Dennis Sorenson

Dennis Sorenson

Aug 7, 2014

Denny Sorenson, age 74, passed away at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea on August 7, 2014. He was born in Albert Lea to Irvin and Helen Sorenson on August 27, 1939 and was a lifetime resident. He attended First Baptist Church and the chapel at Good Samaritan. Denny is survived by sister, Doris Christenson; brother, Robert (Tamie) Sorenson; and...

Alyce Ovrebo

Alyce Ovrebo

Aug 6, 2014

Funeral Service for Alyce Mae (Carter) Ovrebo, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 12, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 East Main, Albert Lea. The Reverend Phil Shaw will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Alyce died on Wednesday, August...

Thelma Hall

Thelma Hall

Aug 6, 2014

Funeral Services for Thelma A. Hall, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 11, 2014 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church....

Vida Tukua

Vida Tukua

Aug 6, 2014

Funeral services for Vida B. Tukua will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland. The Reverend Charles Espe will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at St. Peter's Cemetery, New Richland. Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland is in charge...