Obituaries

Maxine McDaniel

Jan 24, 2021

Maxine Muriel McDaniel, 95 of Albert Lea, passed away at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community on Sunday, January 24, 2021.  A private memorial service will be held at Bonnerup Funeral Home with Rev. Dwight Netzer officiating.  Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery.

Maxine was born on May 4, 1925 to Percy and Hazel Swenson in Belmond, IA....

Curtis Frisk

Jan 21, 2021

Curtis “Curt” R. Frisk, 67, of Dodge Center, Minnesota and formerly of Byron and New Richland, Minnesota, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester.

Curt was born in Waseca, MN on August 7, 1953 to Richard and Isabel (Stennes) Frisk. He was baptized through Trinity Lutheran Church at home on the farm...

Albert Horrocks

Jan 18, 2021

Albert Edward Horrocks, 93, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Senior Prairie Cottages in Albert Lea from cancer.

Albert was born on January 20, 1927 in Hamilton, ON to Edward and Mary Jane (Roberts) Horrocks.  He was raised in Hamilton, ON and lived there until 1950, when he married his first wife, Evelyn (Lafferty) Horrocks.  They...

Elaine Kappas

Jan 17, 2021

A private memorial service for Elaine will take place on Friday, February 12, 2021. Pastor Gordon Gathright will be the officiant. She will be interred at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea. A livestream of her service will be available around 2:00PM.

Elaine N. Kappas, beloved mother of Dennis and Pat, cherished grandmother of Michelle, Jarrod and Brittany,...

Edward "Ed" Tweed

Jan 14, 2021

A memorial service for Edward “Ed” Tweed will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Chaplain Don Malinsky officiating.  Masks and social distancing are required.  Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Ed passed away at his REM Lakeview home in Albert Lea on his birthday, January 14,...

Rose Zgoda

Jan 13, 2021

Funeral services for Rose Ann Zgoda will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at St. Theodore Catholic Church after she died peacefully at rest five nights earlier at home in Albert Lea. She was 93.

A resident at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community for five happy years, Rose Ann came home on Christmas Eve to live with...

Donna Heilman

Jan 13, 2021

Donna Jean Heilman, age 93, died peacefully on January 13, 2021 from the effects of COVID-19 at St. John’s Lutheran Community where she had been a resident for the past 4 years.

A private family service will be held, followed by interment at Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea. The family asks that memorials be directed to the...

Rodger F. Christenson

Jan 12, 2021

Rodger Fred Christenson, 81, of Albert Lea passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at St. John's Luther Place of Albert Lea.

A Memorial service is scheduled for Monday, January 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea, with military honors following at the church. A public visitation will be held one hour prior...

Patricia Linnes

Jan 11, 2021

Patricia Louise (Rustand) Linnes passed away unexpectedly at St. John’s Luther Place on January 11, 2021. She was 90 years old.

A funeral service will take place at 1:00PM on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Grace Lutheran Church – Albert Lea. Pastor Shane Koepke will officiate. Due to Covid-19, no formal visitation will take place prior to the...

Todd Nelson

Jan 10, 2021

Todd Nelson, 51, of Blooming Prairie passed away at his home surrounded by family on January 10, 2021.

A public, walk through visitation will be held Friday, January 15 from 5:00 - 7:00pm at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel in Albert Lea. A private Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 16.

Social distancing and...

Gloria Ugland

Jan 10, 2021

Gloria Jean (Seberson) Ugland passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on January 10, 2021. She was 79 years old.

A memorial service will take place at 2:00PM on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Grace Lutheran Church – Albert Lea. Pastor Shane Koepke will officiate. Due to Covid-19, no formal visitation will take place prior to...

Lillian 'Lilly' Laite

Jan 8, 2021

Lillian ‘Lilly’ Sophia  Laite passed away suddenly at her home after a long ongoing fight with epilepsy on January 8, 2021. She was 19 years old.

A public visitation will take place on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 4:00-7:00pm with a time of sharing following from 7:00-8:00pm at Bonnerup Funeral Service – Albert Lea. Masks are required, social...

Sao Rattanasithy

Jan 6, 2021

Sao Rattanasithy passed away peacefully at her home in Hayward, on January 6, 2020. She was 95 years old

A private service will take place on Sunday, January 10, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea.

Sonia Willaby

Jan 6, 2021

Sonia K. (Fredrickson) Willaby passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at her home in Glenville, MN.  She was 67 years old.

A public visitation for Sonia will take place on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 4 – 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Masks are required, social distancing and current COVID restrictions will be...

Arlene Busho

Jan 2, 2021

Arlene M. Busho, 88 of Ellendale, MN passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the New Richland Care Center.  A private family graveside will take place at the First Lutheran Cemetery in Ellendale.  Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family (www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com)

Arlene Mae (Jensen) Busho was born May 18, 1932 to John and Effel (Olsen) Jensen...

Marjorie Distad

Jan 1, 2021

Marjorie Louise (Kamp) Distad, age 78 of Albert Lea, MN passed away peacefully at the Pleasant Manor Care Facility in Faribault, MN on Friday, January 1, 2021.

Marjorie was born December 11, 1942 near Brownsdale, MN to Vernon and Mildred (Stiele) Kamp.  She grew up around the Austin area and attended local schools.  She worked at Streaters...

David Drescher

Dec 26, 2020

David Albert Drescher of Conger, MN, passed peacefully on December 26, 2020, at his home. He was 81 years old.

A memorial service will take place during the spring of 2021.

David was born on January 2, 1939, to Albert and Roslyn (Biesterfeld) in Albert Lea, MN. In 1957, he graduated from the...

Bryan Willmert

Dec 22, 2020

Bryan Arthur Willmert, 85, of Albert Lea, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Sunrise of Edina.

Bryan was born on August 16, 1935 in Blue Earth, MN, the son of Orthwin and Dorothy (Hestermann) Willmert.  He was baptized and confirmed in Christ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hollandale.  Bryan graduated from Albert Lea High...

Carolyn Schmitz

Dec 21, 2020

Carolyn peacefully left this world at Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea, MN on December 21, 2020. She was born on December 22, 1931 on the Dahl farm in Freeborn County to Alvin and Vivian (Overgaard) Dahl. Carolyn was the youngest of 5 children.

She attended school in Freeborn County and graduated from Albert Lea High. After...

James 'Jim' Krueger

Dec 20, 2020

Private services for James R. Krueger, 70, of New Richland, will be held on Wednesday, December 23rd at LeSueur River Lutheran Church, rural New Richland.  Reverend Charles Espe will officiate.  Interment will be in the LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery.

Mr. Krueger died Sunday morning, December 20th, at his home in New Richland after a strong battle with...