Obituaries

Feb 1, 2020

Dave grew up loving to hunt and fish. His parents took the family on fishing trips to Leach Lake from his early years.  When he was old enough, he hunted pheasant and deer around Albert Lea and was able to take numerous Elk hunting trips out west. Dave continued to fish and hunt and trap shoot until he was...

Jan 31, 2020

Funeral services for Phyllis L. Bangert will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Rev. Matthew Griggs officiating.  Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5 - 8 PM on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and again one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.

Jan 30, 2020

Funeral Services for Doris A. Lindquist, of Albert Lea, formerly of the Sioux City Iowa area, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 3, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in Red Oak Grove Cemetery, rural Austin, MN. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the...

Jan 26, 2020

Thomas Robert Lamp 1948  -  2020

Thomas Robert Lamp, age 71, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2020 at Good Samaritan in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Tom was born on July 22, 1948 in Albert Lea to parents Vernie and Esther (Schwarz) Lamp. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. The family has...

Jan 26, 2020

Funeral services for Shirley A. Wallace will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Rev. Mark Miller officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Shirley passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN at the age of 78....

Jan 24, 2020

Funeral services for Les Tufte, age 82, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday January 29, 2020 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. Pastor Shane Koepke will officiate. Interment will be at East Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-6PM on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the...

Jan 23, 2020

Donald Forrest Porter was born on October 28, 1923, in Northfield, MN, the son of Ray F. Porter Sr. and Henrietta M. (Jensen) Porter. He graduated from Albert Lea High School with the class of 1942. He enjoyed participating in hockey and football during his school years. He served our country in the US Navy from July of 1942...

Jan 21, 2020

Harold B. Reyerson passed away Tuesday January 21, 2020. He was 80 years old.  Private family services will be held, with Bonnerup Funeral Service assisting the family.

Harold was born June 3, 1939 in Northwood, Iowa to Seymour and Hazel (Hansen) Reyerson.  He graduated from Carpenter High School in 1958.

Harold retired from J&R Schugel...

Jan 21, 2020

Funeral Services for Marilyn Ann Remakel, age 77, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Kurt Farrell and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be at St. Theodore’s Catholic Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7pm on Thursday January...

Jan 20, 2020

A memorial service for Patricia A. Hall will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 24, 2020 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, with Rev. John Holt officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date.

Pat passed away surrounded...

Jan 18, 2020

A gathering time for family and friends for Charles “Chuck” Bybee, of Albert Lea, will be held from 4-6 P.M. on Friday, January 24, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.

Chuck died peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Albert Lea. He was 87. He was born on January 31, 1932, in Albert...

Jan 17, 2020

Kenneth E. Moller, age 77, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Thorne Crest. Visitation will be at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea on Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 2:30 p.m. officiated by the Reverend Shane Koepke.

Kenneth...

Jan 17, 2020

Memorial Services for Todd E. Fraley, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 A.M.. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service Albert Lea. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery at a later date. Todd died suddenly on Friday, January 17, 2020. He was 59. He was born in Marinette, Wisconsin on March 26, 1960 and attended Albert Lea Schools....

Jan 16, 2020

Alan Paul Schillerberg, of Alden, MN, formerly of Grantsburg, WI, died after a long battle with cancer on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at his home in Alden, MN. He was born on January 30, 1948, in Denison, Iowa the son of Clarence and Elizabeth (Berens) Schillerberg. He graduated from Denison High School and began his 8 years of service...

Jan 16, 2020

Joy Lorraine Means was born Christmas Eve, December 24, 1928, in Albert Lea, the fourth daughter of Stella and Henry Means.  (Growing up in the depression meant maintaining gardens in various places to feed a family of nine – and only one bike for seven kids!)  Joy attended schools in Albert lea.

Joy met Byrine “Bye” Christian...

Jan 15, 2020

Graveside services 2:00 P.M., Saturday June 6, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Emmons, MN

May 28, 1928 - January 15, 2020

Sweet and polite to the end, this classy lady has joined her husband and daughter in heaven (where the gates probably turned pink in her honor).  One of nine children she was...

Jan 13, 2020

Memorial Services for Lupe Ortiz, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Cemetery, at a later date. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church.

Lupe died surrounded...

Jan 13, 2020

Helen R. Coonradt was a caring sister, mother, grandmother and friend.  She passed away on January 13, 2020.  Just a few days short of her 100th Birthday, which was her lifelong goal.

She was born to Charles and Hannah Christensen on February 4, 1920 in Albert Lea.   She married Leslie “Les” Sorenson in 1940.  After the death...

Jan 13, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Phyllis Bergeson announces her passing.  Phyllis passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community in Albert Lea.  She was 92 years old.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea...

Jan 10, 2020

Funeral services for Audreene J. Smith of New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the First Congregational Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Pamela Jensen will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in St. Peters Cemetery, New Richland. Military honors will be...