Obituaries
Peter E Berglund
Jan 24, 2023
Peter (Pete) Edson Berglund, 81, passed away on January 24, 2023 at Thorne Crest Assisted Living in Albert Lea.
Pete was born June 5, 1941 to John and Eveleth (Ostrander) Berglund, and was raised in Albert Lea, MN.
While attending high school he began dating Patricia Paczkowski. After graduating from Albert Lea High School, he attended Ripon College in Ripon,...
William Edward Neff
Jan 23, 2023
William Edward Neff, 91, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away and entered eternal care on Monday, January 23, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN.
Born on February 19, 1931 in Kankakee, Il, he was the son of the late Edward and Phoebe Neff. He attended grade school and high school in Kankakee, IL and...
Elvira Mildred Young
Jan 22, 2023
Elvira Mildred (Christiansen) Young, 99, of Freeborn, MN, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023 at Season’s Hospice House in Rochester, MN.
Elvira was born on April 24, 1923 to George and Martha (Stoddart) Christiansen in Manchester Township. She attended school at District 16 in Carlston Township through 8th grade and then attended Freeborn High School, graduating in 1941. Following...
Mary M. Dowd
Jan 21, 2023
Mary M. Dowd, 94, of Albert Lea, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea.
Born on June 1, 1928, near Delevan, MN, she was the daughter of Louis and Dorothy (Linder) Lyneis. She lived near Delavan, Easton, and Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1947. In 1949, at...
Marcella Rae Goette
Jan 21, 2023
Marcella Rae Goette of New Richland, passed away at the New Richland Care Center on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the age of 91 years and 21 days. A funeral service will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in New Richland on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 2:30PM with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be...
Dale Howard Lamp
Jan 16, 2023
Dale Lamp, 77, of Albert Lea, MN passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023 at St. John’s Lutheran Community in Albert Lea.
Born September 25, 1945 to Vernie and Esther (Schwarz) Lamp in Albert Lea, he graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1964. Following his graduation Dale served in the United States Army and then returned to Albert Lea. ...
Joan Marie Meixell
Jan 15, 2023
Joan Marie Meixell, 74 of Owatonna, MN passed away peacefully on January 15, 2023 at Kaplan Woods Care Home.
Joan was born on June 3, 1949 in Albert Lea, MN to Merton and Alice (Heggelund) Meixell. Joan was raised in the Albert Lea area where she was a baptized and confirmed, lifelong member of First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. ...
Ruth Elizabeth Spear
Jan 15, 2023
Funeral Services for Ruth Elizabeth (Heimerman) Spear, age 94, formerly of Albert Lea, will be held on Friday, January 20 at 11:00 am at the Church of St. Theodore in Albert Lea, MN. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate, concelebrated by Ruth’s nephew and godson Monseigneur Robert Laliberte. Interment will be in St. Theodore’s Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to...
Harry Allen Hoeve
Jan 14, 2023
Harry Allen Hoeve, a resident of Hollandale, MN, passed away at his residence Saturday, January 14, 2023. Services to be held at the family's convenience.
Thomas James Ness
Jan 12, 2023
Thomas Ness, 75, beloved father, grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully on January 12, 2023, with his daughters by his side.
He entered this world on January 30, 1947 in Albert Lea, MN, born to Ken and Jean Ness. He moved to Wells, MN at the age of five and spent the rest of his childhood there. As one of...
Janice Dero
Jan 11, 2023
Janice Dero, 84, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.
Born on July 16, 1938, in Mora, MN, she was a daughter of the late James and India (Glasgow) Houchin. Living in Albert Lea for most of her life, Janice worked at Kansota Farms and did seasonal work at...
Harold "Billy" Christenson
Jan 10, 2023
Harold “Billy” Christenson, 92, of Albert Lea, passed away and entered God’s eternal care on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic - St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
Born on March 11, 1930, in Manchester Township, MN, he was the son of the late William and Olive (Hunsley) Christenson. He was a graduate of Albert Lea High School in...
James Carl Hansen
Jan 9, 2023
James Carl “Hanny” Hansen, 71, of Glenville, died at his home on January 9, 2023, after a long and courageous battle with diabetes.
Born on February 4, 1951, in St. Paul, he was the son of Carl and Deloris (Rentz) Hansen. He attended schools in Hayward and Albert Lea and was a member of First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea....
Douglas C. Jensen
Jan 9, 2023
Douglas C Jensen, 73, passed away at his home January 09, 2023. Douglas was born to parents Myrlin and Frieda (Kleinschrodt) Jensen on October 25, 1949 in Albert Lea, MN, where he lived out his life with his friends and family. After graduating from Albert Lea High in 1968, Doug pursued a few years of higher learning before meeting his...
James "Jim" S. Guffey
Jan 9, 2023
James “Jim” Smith Guffey, 89, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Good Samaritan in Albert Lea. Born on December 18, 1933, in Newton, IA, he was the son of the late Paul and Minnie (Clement) Guffey. He was united in marriage to Joanne (Wiseman) Guffey, September 5, 1964, until her passing in March 2009....
Roger Dale Stoa
Jan 8, 2023
Roger Dale Stoa of Austin, MN passed away at his home January 8, 2023. Roger was born August 31, 1949 in Austin, MN to Clayton and Darlene (Van Der Voort) Stoa, and was raised in the Moscow, MN area. He spent his first year at school at the Moscow one room schoolhouse, and then attended Albert Lea schools until his...
Marilyn Lee Peters
Jan 8, 2023
Marilyn Lee Peters, 92, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2023 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Albert Lea, MN.
Marilyn Lee (Anderson) Peters was born September 21, 1930 to Clarence and Edna (Turvold) Anderson of Northwood, IA. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Northwood. Marilyn graduated Northwood High School in 1948 and of Waldorf College, Forest...
Joyce A. Schreiber
Jan 5, 2023
Joyce A. Schreiber, 91, of Albert Lea, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Oak Park Place Assisted Living, in Albert Lea, MN.
Born on November 12, 1931, in Wells, MN, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Genevieve (Sorensen) Stoltz. Joyce was united in marriage to Wilfred Moja, who tragically died in 1949. On July 15,...
Lyle D. Bighley
Jan 3, 2023
Dr. Lyle D. Bighley, born in Albert Lea, MN on November 8, 1936 to Delevan and Thelma (Thorson) Bighley.
Lyle graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Pharmacy in 1960, MS in Hospital Pharmacy from the University of Iowa in 1963, and a PhD in Physical Pharmacy from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa...
Sara Cogar
Dec 31, 2022
Sara Louise Cogar, 81, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic- St. Mary’s Campus, in Rochester, MN.
Born on April 25, 1941, in Algona, IA, she was daughter of the late Randall and Elfrieda (Paetz) Clark. In 1986, Sara was united in marriage to Claude Cogar, who passed in 2008.
Following her graduation from the...
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