Obituaries

Dec 11, 2018

Memorial services for Dwane “Pete” Peterson will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minnesota.  Pastor Shane Koepke will officiate.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, MN.  Local honors will be performed by the Albert...

Dec 10, 2018

Marlene Susan Skophammer died December 10, 2018 at the Tekamah Care and Rehabilitation Center in Tekamah, Nebraska. She was 85. Marlene was born to Faylon and Pearl Faltys on December 24, 1932 in West Point, NE. Marlene grew up in West Point, Stockton, CA, Fremont, Omaha, and Tekamah. The family moved to Tekamah after her freshman year. Marlene graduated...

Dec 10, 2018

Funeral services for Henry Stephen Seul will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, MN.  Father Kurt Farrell will officiate.  Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial...

Dec 9, 2018

Russell Oliver Anderson of Albert Lea, MN, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Thorne Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea, MN. He was born August 19, 1922 in Faribault, MN, the son of John and Sophia Anderson. He graduated from High School in Faribault and joined the Army Air Corps during WW2. On June 12, 1946 he was...

Dec 5, 2018

Memorial services for Steven J. Spain will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Kent Otterman will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Burial will happen at a later date at the Hollandale Cemetery.

Steven J. Spain was born on May...

Dec 5, 2018

Funeral services for Marleen E. Steen of Freeborn, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 10, 2018 at The Church of All Saints in New Richland, MN. Father Mike Cronin will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Richland.

Marlene died...

Dec 3, 2018

John “Joe” Narverud, 79, of Albert Lea passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Joe passed away after suffering from kidney failure. He was born on May 30, 1939 in Albert Lea to John & Clara (Johnson) Narverud. Joe was a proud “south sider” growing up on the south side of Albert...

Dec 2, 2018

Viola A. Nelsen 1916 – 2018

Memorial Services for Viola “Vi” A. Nelsen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 10, at St. John’s Lutheran Home Chapel, 901 Luther Place, Albert Lea. The Reverend Erica Cunningham will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery at a later date. The key to living...

Nov 23, 2018

Nancy L. Stodola of Hayward passed away peacefully on Friday, November 23, 2018 surrounded by family and friends.

Nancy was born on October 2, 1948 to Larry and Evelyn (Smothers) Stodola.  She was born, raised, and attended school in Rice Lake, WI.  As a young woman, she made her way into the hearts of the Jorgenson family...

Nov 22, 2018

Funeral services for Patrick “PJ” Skelton of New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at St Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. Reverend Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 4 until 8 PM at St Peters Church. Interment will be in St Peters Cemetery, New Richland, MN....

Nov 20, 2018

Memorial Services for Carole Myrna Nelson, age 75, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Shane Koepke will officiate.  Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.  Friends may visit with family from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral...

Nov 19, 2018

Funeral services for Milo S. Madson will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at West Freeborn Lutheran Church.  The Reverend Steven Schwartz will officiate.  Visitation will be from 3 – 7 PM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and again one hour prior to the service on Saturday.  Burial will take place in...

Nov 17, 2018

Funeral services for Carlyle will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2018 at First Lutheran Church, 301 W Clark St, Albert Lea. Pastor Sean Forde will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Thompson, IA.

Carlyle W. Engebretson, age 87, passed away peacefully at...

Nov 16, 2018

Funeral services for Melvin K. Burnett will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, Nov 21 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.

Melvin Kenneth Burnett passed away on Friday,...

Nov 15, 2018

Alton “Tony” Oakland, age 90, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 19, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 E Main, Albert Lea. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in...

Nov 14, 2018

Memorial Services for LeMoine M. Cornelius, of Albert Lea will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Nov 21, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Don Malinksy will officiate. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Oakland, MN. Friends may visit with family one hour before the service . LeMoine Mervel Cornelius, age 94, of Albert Lea, died...

Nov 13, 2018

Memorial services for Paul W. Hanson will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, November 16, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Pastor John Holt officiating.  Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 PM on Thursday, as well as one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Paul died on Tuesday,...

Nov 10, 2018

Memorial Services for Raymond F. Riemer of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Ascension Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Mark Boorsma will officiate. Visitation will be at the church one hour before services. Interment will be in Concordia Bear Lake Cemetery in the spring. Ray died on Saturday, November 10 at Good...

Nov 10, 2018

Funeral services for Thomas Edward Johnson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church....

Nov 10, 2018

Funeral Services for William F. Angell, age 95, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church, rural Austin. The Reverend Lindsay Brennan will officiate. Interment will be in Red Oak Grove Lutheran Cemetery. Honor Guard Services will be provided by the Blooming Prairie Service Mens Club. Visitation will...