Obituaries

Sep 22, 2020

Delores L. (Stiehl) Sternhagen passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. She was 86 years old.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private family service will take place.

She was born to Fred and Elsie (Schmidt) Stiehl on December 29, 1933 in Alden Township and was baptized and confirmed at Pickerel Lake Concordia Church. Beginning her education...

Sep 22, 2020

Marilee Elizabeth Citsay, age 84, of Albert Lea, passed away of natural causes at home with family, on September 22, 2020. She was born in Northwood, IA to Thorvin and Rose Hermanson. She was a 1955 graduate of Albert Lea High School.

She was a life-long member of Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Her Norwegian heritage was...

Sep 19, 2020

Strand, Ruth Eloise, 90, of Albert Lea, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society.

Ruth was born December 31, 1929 in rural New Richland, MN, the daughter of Gerhardt O. and Clara O. (Johnson) Hatle and was the youngest of eleven children.

On August 20, 1952, she was married to Lyle J....

Sep 19, 2020

Michael G. Moore, 63, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 19, 2020, after a courageous battle with MSA (Multiple System Atrophy).

Michael “Mike” Gerard Moore, son of William J. and Mary C. (Chambers) Moore, was born August 3, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa.  He moved to Mason...

Sep 16, 2020

WWII Veteran, George (Buddy) Anthony Shurson passed away on Wednesday, September 16 at the New Richland Care Center. He was born on May 12, 1922. Buddy was the third of nine children born to Ben and Agnes Shurson in New Richland, MN.

Buddy attended New Richland school and later entered the Army Air Corp. He was stationed...

Sep 14, 2020

Russell “Russ” P. Olson, 92, of Albert Lea, died Monday, September 14, 2020 at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community.

Russ was born in Albert Lea on March 23, 1928 to Edward “Eddie” and Martha (Bothum) Olson.

He was drafted into the United States Army as a Rifleman Sharpshooter and then to the National Guard.  While...

Sep 14, 2020

A public visitation for John and Audree Wagner will from 12:00PM – 2:00PM on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Salem Lutheran Church – Albert Lea. Pastor Erica Cunningham will officiate. The memorial service will be private. Burial will also be private. Their memorial service will also be livestreamed on the Bonnerup website.  To view the livestream, simply go to...

Sep 13, 2020

A public visitation for John and Audree Wagner will from 12:00PM – 2:00PM on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Salem Lutheran Church – Albert Lea. Pastor Erica Cunningham will officiate. The memorial service will be private. Burial will also be private. Their memorial service will also be livestreamed on the Bonnerup website.  To view the livestream, simply go to...

Sep 13, 2020

Funeral services for Adeline G. (Olson) Baker will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, with Rev. Janet Crissinger officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at the Rosehill Cemetery in Wells, MN.  To view the livestream for her service, simply go to www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com...

Sep 7, 2020

Kenneth G. Hagen, 94, of New Richland passed away on September 7, 2020 at the Lakeshore Inn Nursing Home in Waseca, MN. A private graveside service will be held at the Le Sueur River Lutheran Cemetery of rural New Richland with Pastor Steven Woyen officiating. Kenneth was born October 7, 1925 to John and Hazel (Johnson) Hagen in rural...

Sep 5, 2020

Ramona J. Ramsey, 89, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Oak Park Place in Albert Lea.

Ramona was born in Rake, IA on January 8, 1931, the daughter of Bert E. and Abbie R. (Rake) Lund.  She graduated from Rake High School in 1949, and attended Luther College in Decorah, IA for one year.  On July...

Sep 5, 2020

James A. Lembke, Albert Lea was born at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea on June 8, 1946, the son of August and Bernice (Abbe) Lembke.  He graduated with the Alden High School Class of 1964. It wasn’t long after, that he met the girl he was going to marry, Janice Knaack, while working at Queen Products. They were married...

Sep 4, 2020

Avis died on Friday, September 4, 2020 at the Good Samarian Society in Albert Lea. She was 92.

A public memorial service will take place at 1:00pm on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service – Albert Lea. Friends and family may visit at the funeral home one hour prior to her service. Pastor Josh Enderson...

Sep 3, 2020

John W. Leininger, 85, of Albert Lea, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at The Woodlands at St. John’s on Fountain Lake.

John was born on September 28, 1934 in Whittemore, IA, the son of William and Arela (Rusch) Leininger.  He was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Whittemore on October 28, 1934 and was confirmed at the...

Sep 1, 2020

Cody P. Trott (Cody A. Eckstein)

Cody  age 30, of Albert Lea, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 in Albert Lea.

Funeral services will not be held, instead the family is planning for an upcoming Celebration of Life.

Cody was born on Friday, March 16, 1990 in Faribault, MN. Cody had a great love...

Aug 29, 2020

Ruth M. Schreiber, 80, of Albert Lea, MN, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Prairie Senior Cottages.

A memorial service will be held on September 8th at 2 p.m. at Swensrud Park Shelter, Northwood IA. Private burial will be held at a later date at Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood IA.

Ruth was born February 19,...

Aug 27, 2020

Richard Melvin “Rich” Hobson was born on June 17, 1949, to Letha and Bill (William) Hobson. He died on August 27, 2020 at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, MN following a sudden cardiac event. He was a 1967 graduate of Oakland High School, a 1973 graduate of Iowa State University, and a member of the Iowa National...

Aug 27, 2020

Live streaming of the services will be done through the Grace Lutheran Church Youtube page. Live video will begin Thursday, September 3 at 10:20 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnu3Gd3yGNM&feature=youtu.be

James “Jimmy” Amarosa, 17, of Albert Lea passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2020 as a result of a car accident.

A public visitation will be held...

Aug 22, 2020

Francis M. Johnson died at his home on August 22, 2020 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was 92 years old. Francis was born in Forest City, Iowa to Irene and Telford Johnson on January 1, 1928. He went to country school and Forest City High School graduating in 1945. He then enlisted in the Navy and served for two...

Aug 22, 2020

Funeral Services for Russell “Russ” W. Miller, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 29, at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.

Russ passed away August...