Obituaries

Mar 20, 2022

Fredrick John Nelson, age 78 of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on March 20, 2022.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00pm on Thursday, March 31,...

Mar 19, 2022

Beverly Marie Field, age 86, of Albert Lea, passed away on March 19, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Beverly was born on October 11, 1935, to Lyle and Lillian Larson in Frost, MN.

She enjoyed cooking, baking, entertaining and making her guests feel special. Family was a big part of Beverly’s life. She loved her...

Mar 19, 2022

Richard Ramsey Miller, age 76 of Albert Lea, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at St. John’s Lutheran Home.

Private family services will be held. A public visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Bonnerup Funeral Service. Family burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery,...

Mar 18, 2022

Justine M. Van Ryswyk, age 86, of Albert Lea, passed away on March 18, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Justine was born on April 6, 1935, to Julius and Stella Hoverson where she grew up on a dairy farm near Twin Lakes, MN.

She married the love of her life, Duane Van Ryswyk at Round...

Mar 17, 2022

Mary Ann Strehlow, age 62, of Albert Lea, passed away on March 17, 2022, after battling with diabetes for 55 years and 3 transplants.

Mary was born on September 27,1959 to Albert J. and Helen Mae Strehlow in Albert Lea, MN. She graduated from Albert Lea high school and a member at Trinity Lutheran Church.

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Mar 16, 2022

Jason Allan Baas age 52, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully at his home on March 16, 2022. Jason was born on September 10, 1969 to Rosanne Baas. He attended Albert Lea High School and later went on to attend Albert Lea Vo-Tech. For most of his life he worked in the auto-body industry. Jason excelled at everything he...

Mar 14, 2022

Mathew G. Beckmann, 44, of Hartland, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Matt was born on October 20, 1977, in Albert Lea to Glen and Paulette (Zabel) Beckmann.  He attended Ellendale Elementary School until the schools merged and graduated from NRHEG High School.  After graduation, he attended Riverland Community College in Austin while...

Mar 14, 2022

Eileen “Emmy” Marie (Wallin) Donovan, 66, of Hartland, MN; formerly of Salt Lake City, UT; raised in Jerome, ID; passed away March 14th, 2022, in Minnesota. Eileen was born on November 16, 1955, in Jerome, ID to John William Wallin and Martha Jean (Yowell) Wallin. She graduated from Jerome High School in 1974 and then from a Radiology Technician...

Mar 13, 2022

Larry G. Lembke, age 81, of rural Alden, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at his home.

Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Conger.   Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church.   Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family...

Mar 10, 2022

LeAnn K. Faith, 55, of Lyle, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Owatonna Hospital.

LeAnn was born on August 28, 1966, in Paxton, IL, to Frank and Ruby Ann (Collins) Johnson, the youngest of 5 children.  She spent the first part of her childhood in Tucson, AZ and in 1974, the family moved to Iowa, where...

Mar 4, 2022

Vernon “Vern” “Ernie” William Rasmussen, 80, of Albert Lea, died Friday, March 4, 2022 following his battle with bladder cancer at his home surrounded by family…at the end of the work week…at exactly 5pm.  A fitting departure for a man that worked until the very end.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2022 at...

Mar 4, 2022

Catherine C. (Thompson) Maas, age 85, passed away at her home in Shrewsbury, MA on Friday March 4, 2022. She died of natural causes. She was known by her family and friends as Kay.  Kay was born in January 1937 in Albert Lea, MN.  She attended school in Albert Lea and earned a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University....

Feb 26, 2022

Waynetta Mae Peterson, 67, of Albert Lea, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus is Rochester.

Waynetta was born on August 28, 1954, in Owatonna, Minnesota to Waylen and Arlene (Jensen) Busho.  Through her life, she enjoyed being with friends and family.  She enjoyed spending every minute she could with her two granddaughters...

Feb 25, 2022

John Henry Kohnke, 77, of Albert Lea, passed away February 25, 2022 at his home.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family.

John was born March 24, 1944 to Herman Sr. and Elsa (Pruter) Kohnke in Postville, Iowa. He graduated from Lyle High School...

Feb 24, 2022

Eric F. Nelson, 48, of Albert Lea, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 24, 2022, at his residence.

Eric was born on April 27, 1973, in Walnut Creek, California to Fredrick and Patricia (Sheehy) Nelson.  As a young boy, he had a sweet, kind, loving soul.  He graduated from Albert Lea High School, and then attended Mankato State...

Feb 23, 2022

The world lost a beloved mother, Ruth Breuer, on February 23, 2022, at Prairie Senior Cottages, surrounded by her family. Ruthie lived with Alzheimer’s Disease for the past 10 years, but it never stopped her from sharing her bright smile and kind heart with those around her. Ruth was born on January 28, 1955, to Luther and Elsie Paulson....

Feb 22, 2022

Robert Freeman Condon, known as Bob, age 90, Rochester, formerly Litchfield and Albert Lea, died on Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 at his residence in Rochester. A Visitation will be held at Ranfranz and Vine on Friday, March 4th from 5 to 7, and for one hour prior to the service. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at...

Feb 21, 2022

Grayden Harland Thompson, age 32, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Albert Lea, MN on Monday, February 21, 2022.

Grayden was born December 1st, 1989 in Albert Lea, MN to Mark Thompson and Dori Etheridge.  Grayden attended school at Glenville-Emmons where he graduated from in 2008.  He played football, dabbled in FFA, and took his fair...

Feb 20, 2022

John Ethan Light passed away peacefully on February 20, 2022, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Albert Lea surrounded by his wife, Ginny, and daughters Cindy and Cheryl.

John is survived by his wife, Virginia Thompson Light (Ginny); children, Cindy Light Wangen, Rick Light (Connie), Alan Light, & Cheryl Light Shriner (Jim); grandchildren, Matthew Trettel (Ryan Hanson), Blake...

Feb 17, 2022

Nina C. Anderson, age 97, of New Richland, formerly Ellendale, passed away on February 17, 2022.

Nina was born on July 8, 1924, in Northwood, Iowa to Martin and Betsy Spilde.

She loved flowers, driving, helping her husband on the farm, dancing, spending time with family and friends, baking/cooking-her apple pies were always made from...