Obituaries

Sep 22, 2019

A Celebration of Life Service for MarySue Wilson Dowd will be held at 2:30PM on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Chaplain Don Malinsky officiating.  Family and friends may gather one hour prior to the service.  Private family interment will happen at a later date.

MarySue Wilson Dowd born December 16, 1937...

Sep 20, 2019

Funeral Services for Margaret L. Loven, of Owatonna, formerly of Ellendale, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, September 23 at the First Lutheran Church in Elllendale. The Reverend Richard L. Sliper will officiate. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, Ellendale. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting...

Sep 16, 2019

Eugene “Gene” Donald Schlaak, lovingly known as Bumpa, passed away on September 16, 2019, in his home surrounded by his family under the care of St. Croix Hospice. He was 67 years old. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartland, MN. The Reverend Shawn...

Sep 16, 2019

A memorial service for Nicholas Ramirez will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Father Kurt Farrell officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior.  Interment will be at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.

Nicholas R. Ramirez, age 21 of Albert Lea, Minnesota, was found on September 16, 2019,...

Sep 10, 2019

Funeral Services for Joanne Linder, former Albert Lea resident, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, September 16, at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church.

Joanne passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September...

Sep 10, 2019

Funeral services for Harold Dean Nelson, Sr. will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 13, 2019, at First Luther Church, Albert Lea, MN. The Rev. John Holt will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Harold’s earthly journey ended peacefully on September...

Sep 9, 2019

Edna Irene (Olson) Erdmann, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019, at the age of 95. She was born on November 2, 1923 in Marshall, MN, to August and Anna (Bangston) Olson. She lived around Marshall until 1935, when they moved to Amiret, MN, where her father bought a farm. When she finished 8th grade at a rural Amiret school,...

Sep 5, 2019

Funeral services for Karin Mae Mattson age 84, of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 5 until 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the...

Sep 4, 2019

In life one little decision can make an impact on not just you, but all those that love and care for you. Cahler A. Matthies had a loving and supporting family, and had everything going for him, but drugs took ahold of his life. Addiction changed him and destroyed so much of the hope and promise in his future....

Sep 3, 2019

Funeral services for Ardis Arlene Uittenbogaard of Hollandale, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Hollandale Reformed Church. Pastor Neal Ooms will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Hollandale Cemetery prior to the visitation at the church on Saturday. Ardis...

Sep 2, 2019

Robert James Broskoff, 73 passed on September 2, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester after battling Leukemia; he was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Albert Lea, son of Christ and Lois Broskoff; he attended Albert Lea High School, class of 1964. Bob and Sherry shared 53 years of marriage together. As a young man, Bob began working...

Sep 2, 2019

Memorial services for William R. Sturtz of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, September 9, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church of Albert Lea. Pastor Dwight Netzer will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church....

Aug 24, 2019

Raymond Walter Richter, age 86, of Alden, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community. A Celebration of Life Open-House will be held from 4:00-7:00 PM on Friday, August 30, 2019, at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN, with an informal prayer service beginning at 6:30. Interment will take place...

Aug 24, 2019

Memorial services for Timothy C. Boever of Blooming Prairie, MN will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday August 31, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Dwight DoBell will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the funeral home. Tim passed away at his home on Saturday August...

Aug 22, 2019

Memorial Services for Cheryl A. Eiring, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, August 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. The Reverend K.C. Smith will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before the service at the church. Cheryl died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 22, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, MN....

Aug 18, 2019

Funeral Services for Helen E. Dohmeier, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 26, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Pickerel Lake. The Reverend Katelyn Rakotoarivelo will officiate. Interment will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family.

Helen died on Sunday, August...

Aug 18, 2019

Private memorial services for family and close friends will be held Wednesday for Rosalee Grace Ille of Albert Lea, MN. Rosalee passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at St John’s Woodlands in Albert Lea, MN at 99 years young. Rosalee was born June 14, 1920 to Julius and Grace (Kruger) Newgard in Little Rock, Iowa. She graduated from...

Aug 15, 2019

Memorial services for Sharon Lee Rol of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Erica Cunningham will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Sharon died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan...

Aug 14, 2019

An inspiration to many, the legacy of Polly Schiltz will continue to bring fruits to everyone she touched and impacted.

Polly Jo Schiltz of Glenville, MN, went to heaven on August 14, 2019, at the age of 65 from complications due to cancer, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on November 27, 1953, in St....

Aug 10, 2019

Memorial services for Norma C. Peterson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Mansfield, MN. Norma died Saturday, August 10, 2019...