Obituaries

Maxine Rogness

Maxine Rogness

Jul 27, 2020

Memorial Services for Maxine M. Rogness will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 3, 2020 at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Dwight Netzer will officiate.  Masks are required and social distancing protocol will be followed. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Maxine died peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2020, having just...

Randall 'Randy' Holty

Randall 'Randy' Holty

Jul 26, 2020

Randall “Randy” Holty, of Albert Lea, passed away at his home in Albert Lea from complications due to ALS on July 26, 2020. He was 57 years old.

A visitation will take place from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. A graveside service will follow around 3:15 PM...

Alvin Larsen

Alvin Larsen

Jul 24, 2020

Alvin Foster Larsen, age 87, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2020 at St. John’s Retirement Community in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was born on November 13, 1932 to parents James and Ellen (Lundberg) Larsen in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Alvin grew up and attended school in southern Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed...

Ok Sun Lee Nelson

Ok Sun Lee Nelson

Jul 24, 2020

Ok Sun “Lee” Nelson, 73, of Ellendale, MN peacefully passed away on July 24, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea on September 22, 1946. She married Marty Nelson on September 26, 1971 at the Army Chapel in Vint Hill Farms Station in Fauquier County, Virginia. Marty and...

Robert Arnold Sr

Robert Arnold Sr

Jul 23, 2020

Robert “Bob” Arnold, Sr. succumbed to injuries received in a single-vehicle car accident on Tuesday, July 21. Bob was born and raised in Clear Lake, Iowa attending Clear Lake Community Schools. He left school to join the US Army. In 1960, following his tour of duty, he and his bride settled in Clear Lake. Bob worked a number of...

Joan Vanden Heuvel

Joan Vanden Heuvel

Jul 20, 2020

Joan Marjorie (Thompson) Vanden Heuvel, 86, went home to Jesus on July 20, 2020, at her home in Geneva, Minn., following a short battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Joan was born on Sept. 12, 1933, on the family farm outside of Ellendale, Minn., to Anna Julia (Thompson) and Ole O. Thompson, the youngest of three children. She graduated from...

Linda Sanden

Linda Sanden

Jul 18, 2020

A memorial service for Linda K. Sanden will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Crossroads Church in Albert Lea, with Pastor Jeff Phelps officiating.  Interment will follow at Bristol Cemetery, rural Joice, IA.  Visitation will be from 11 AM until the start of the service at the church.  Per the new state mandate, masks...

James Mely

James Mely

Jul 16, 2020

James J. Mely, ‘Jim’, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at St. John’s Lutheran Home – Luther Place in Albert Lea, MN. He was 79 years old. Family is planning a celebration of life to take place once the Covid restrictions are over.

The youngest child of 10, Jim was born to John and Mary on...

Sheri Lahn

Sheri Lahn

Jul 16, 2020

A private family service for Sheri L. Lahn will be held on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN, with Rev. Shane Koepke officiating, with burial following at East Freeborn Lutheran Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed to the Bonnerup Funeral Service website beginning around 3:00 PM on Friday. To view the livestream, simply go...

Jeanne Boyd

Jeanne Boyd

Jul 13, 2020

Jeanne E. Boyd was born on December 9, 1950, in Waseca, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Edna (Roeker) Tesch. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Waldorf and also graduated from Waldorf High School. Jeanne had currently been living at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato. Jeanne died on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Mayo...

Jason Attig

Jason Attig

Jul 13, 2020

Jason Attig, 46, of Albert Lea passed away on July 13, 2020 at the Regions Hospital Burn Center in St. Paul due to complications after a farming accident.

A public visitation will be Sunday, July 19 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Bonnerup Funeral Service. Masks will be required, and social distancing protocol will be followed.

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Patricia Rasmussen

Patricia Rasmussen

Jul 11, 2020

Patricia J. (Boe) Rasmussen was born on July 8, 1936, in Albert Lea, the daughter of Leonard and Althea (Ruble) Boe. She was an Albert Lea High School graduate. She was married to John C. Rasmussen on August 12, 1952 at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. To this union, five children were born, Cindy, Scott, Jack, Buck...

Leon Steffen

Leon Steffen

Jul 9, 2020

Leon Jon Steffen, 82 died with his wife at his side after a brief courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, July 9th at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community in Albert Lea where he spent the last week in hospice.

Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am Monday, July 13 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. Visitation will...

Kenneth C. Skogheim

Kenneth C. Skogheim

Jul 9, 2020

A public visitation for Kenneth C. Skogheim will be held from 5 – 7 PM on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Social distancing guidelines will be enforced, and masks are strongly encouraged.  A private family committal service with military honors will take place Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery, with Father Kurt Farrell officiating.  A livestream...

Delores Brandt

Delores Brandt

Jul 7, 2020

Private funeral services for Delores Brandt will be on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  Pastor John Holt will officiate. Interment will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in South Branch Township. A livestream of the service will be available on her obituary page at Bonnerupfuneralservice.com beginning around 1:00 PM Sunday.

Delores passed...

Lynn Grieger

Lynn Grieger

Jul 3, 2020

Lynn Robert Grieger, 69, of Emmons MN, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 3rd, 2020 at his home.

A private family ceremony with Military honors will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery of Minneapolis.

Lynn Robert Grieger was born in New York Mills, MN on June 12th, 1951 to Robert and Arberta (Mosher) Grieger....

Odean Berg

Odean Berg

Jul 2, 2020

Odean Berg, 89, of Albert Lea passed away on July 2nd with family by his side after complications following emergency back surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

Memorial Mass will be Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 11:00 am at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, with public visitation from 9:30am – 11:00am...

Suzanne Gutknecht

Suzanne Gutknecht

Jul 1, 2020

Suzanne “Sue” Gutknecht, 85, of Albert Lea, passed away July 1, 2020 at the St. John’s Lutheran Community on Fountain Lake.

Memorial Mass will be Friday, July 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, with public visitation from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM at the church. Burial will be private. Masks...

Betty Callahan

Betty Callahan

Jun 27, 2020

Graveside services for Betty L. (Halverson) Callahan, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on  Thursday at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery in Albert Lea. Visitation will be from 5-7 on Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 East Main, Albert Lea, MN. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.

Betty was born on May 15, 1928, in Glenville,...

Margella Johnson

Margella Johnson

Jun 27, 2020

A visitation for Margella LaVoy Johnson will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service - Ellendale Chapel in Ellendale, MN. Burial will immediately follow at Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea.

Margella was born on August 2, 1933 in Steele County, Minnesota to Lloyd and Mabel (Erickson) Johnson....