Obituaries

Feb 16, 2019

A Celebration of Life for Thomas “Tom” Weigel will be held from 3 – 5 PM on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service.  Tom will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Thomas John Weigel, 72, of Albert Lea died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Tom was born...

Feb 16, 2019

Memorial services for Alvin W. Putman of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans Groups. Alvin died...

Feb 9, 2019

Larry Dean Tlamka, 59, of Albert Lea passed away on Saturday, February 9, at his home after a courageous battle with kidney cancer.  A private family service will be held at First Lutheran Church, but at Larry’s request no further arrangements will follow.  He asked instead to be remembered as he once was, happy and healthy!

He...

Feb 9, 2019

Funeral services for Carmen Opal Meyer will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. The Reverend Don Rose will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Kiester, MN, at a later date. Carmen died Saturday, February 9,...

Feb 9, 2019

Laura Lenora Kuck, of Circle Pines, MN, formerly of Albert Lea, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, February 9, at Prairie Cottages in Albert Lea.  She was 88. She was born on September 11, 1930, in Stutsman County, North Dakota, the daughter of Jacob and Ida (Gahner) Lippert. She grew up in North Dakota and married Jerry E Kuck February...

Feb 8, 2019

Memorial services for Clara N. Satre will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Pastor Erica Cunningham will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at a later date.

Clara passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Pathstone Living Community in...

Feb 7, 2019

Funeral services for Fern M. Nock will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland.  Pastor Paul Andree will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service, and burial will be in St. Olaf Cemetery.

Fern passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Prairie...

Feb 6, 2019

Funeral Services for Rose I. (Ponto) Roell will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Rose died on Wednesday, February 6, at...

Feb 5, 2019

Funeral Services for Ardis E. Madson, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at West Freeborn Lutheran Church. The Reverend Steven Schwartz will officiate. Burial will take place in West Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and again one hour prior to services at the church....

Feb 4, 2019

Funeral services for George F. Feuerhelm will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 8, 2019 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Rev. John Holt will officiate.  Burial will take place in Graceland Cemetery following the service.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Thursday February 7th at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and will...

Feb 1, 2019

Memorial Services for Theodore J. “Ted” Schrader of Albert Lea will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday February 9, at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church.

Ted died unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 1, 2019. He...

Feb 1, 2019

John “Jack” D. Neale Memorial Services for Jack Neale, 86, will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Rev. Dr. Sean Forde will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Jack passed away February 1, 2019 at Thorne Crest Retirement Community in Albert Lea. Jack...

Jan 27, 2019

Sharon Lavonne Astrup-Scott age 72 of Albert Lea passed away at her home on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday at at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Interment will be in Hillcrest...

Jan 26, 2019

Funeral services for Delores R. Ost will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN.  Reverends Shane Koepke, Jennifer Gonsalves, Roger Haug, and Steve Berkeland will officiate.  Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 PM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN and again one hour prior...

Jan 17, 2019

John Westrum, 87, of Apple Valley, MN died surrounded by family, on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Legacy of Farmington. Born December 11, 1931, to Nora D (Kipp) and Edgar F Westrum, Sr., John William Westrum was the last of six children to join the family, and the fifth boy. The brothers enjoyed hunting and playing together all...

Jan 17, 2019

Memorial services for LaVerne P. Blowers will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Friedrich/Bonnerup Funeral Home in New Richland, MN.  The Rev. Dr. Giles Zimmer will officiate.  Visitation will take place beginning at 1:30 until the time of the service.  Burial with military honors will follow at LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery.

LaVerne died...

Jan 15, 2019

JoAnn Joyce Stegenga passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 15 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. She was 83. She was born on April 15, 1935, in Albert Lea, the daughter of Vincent and Laura (Hannigan) Balfe. She attended schools in Albert Lea. She was united in marriage with Albert Stegenga at St. Theodore Catholic Church in 1954. Together...

Jan 13, 2019

Memorial Services for Dustin James Gullickson, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 20 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Pastor  Anthony Villerreal will officiate.  Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service on Sunday at the funeral home. Dustin died on Sunday, January 13 at St. Mary’s...

Jan 12, 2019

Nancee Joy (Larson) Andresen, 82-years-old, died on Saturday, January 12, 2019, after her valiant fight with cancer.  Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of family, friends, and many supporters carried her through months of struggles.

Nancee was born August 10, 1936 in Rake, Iowa to Thorald (Tork) and Joyce...

Jan 10, 2019

Corley Hendrickson 1932-2019 Corley passed away January 10th, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Visitation will be Tuesday January 15th at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Albert Lea from 4-7 pm. Memorial Services will be Wednesday, January 16th at 11:00 am at Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartland. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to service. Corley Arvil...