Obituaries

Mar 27, 2019

Daniel A. Stegenga passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at his home in Canyon Lake, TX. He was 62. Dan was born on June 2, 1956 in Albert Lea, MN to Albert (Dutch) and JoAnn Stegenga. He was a 1974 graduate of Albert Lea Senior High School. Dan is survived by his two brothers: Ron (Wendy) Stegenga of...

Mar 26, 2019

Funeral services for Arthur “Art” Anderson will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Salem Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Erica Cunningham will officiate.  Visitation will begin at 9 AM and continue until the start of the service at church.  Interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Art passed away on Tuesday, March...

Mar 25, 2019

On Monday, March 25, 2019, Lois Joan Janowitz passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea. She was 85. Lois was born December 4, 1933 in Hartland to Theodora (Ramsey) and Morris Jordahl. She graduated from Freeborn High School, worked at Wilson’s in Albert Lea; and later, at Vivian’s Cafe in Hartland. On June 29, 1952, she...

Mar 24, 2019

A gathering of family and friends of Thomas M. Brewster of Albert Lea, MN, will be held from 4 until 6 PM on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. A private interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Brewster died Sunday, March24, 2019 at the St John’s Woodlands in Albert Lea. He was...

Mar 23, 2019

Memorial services for Yvette Ann Williams of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Yvette died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Mayo Health Systems Albert Lea after a...

Mar 18, 2019

Memorial Services for Donna Mae Brua of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Interment will be at a later date in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea. Donna died on...

Mar 15, 2019

Harvey Hofkamp passed away March 15 at St. John’s Woodlands. He was 85. Harvey was born July 14, 1933 at Lake Wilson MN, the son of Tony and Anna (Lolkus) Hofkamp. He graduated from high school in Sioux Falls, SD, received his Bachelor and Masters degrees from South Dakota State University, Brookings SD and his Specialist Degree from Boston University,...

Mar 11, 2019

Funeral Services for Nancy L. Timm, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 15, at Zion Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Matthew Lehman will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the church. Nancy died...

Mar 11, 2019

Lyle Kenneth Hanson, 94, was called home to the Lord on Monday March 11th, 2019 at his home with many family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 15, 2019 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Sean Forde will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 4 until...

Mar 10, 2019

Patricia Ann Carlin, age 86, died peacefully on March 10, 2019 in Albert Lea. She was born October 3, 1932 to Thomas Martin and Mary Elizabeth Carlin in Preston, Minnesota. Patty spent a lot of time in her younger years at the Gillette Hospital in St. Paul for surgeries on her legs to help her walk. She attended Preston...

Mar 7, 2019

Herbert Kervin Andersen Jr. passed on March 7 at the Thorne Crest Senior Living Community in Albert Lea where he had been a resident for 2 years. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Herb was born on August 28, 1932, to Herbert Sr. and Grace Andersen. He grew up in Montevideo, Minnesota, served in the Korean War, and...

Mar 5, 2019

Funeral services for Martin “Marty” Bonfy will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Matthew Lehman will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.

Marty passed away of natural causes at his home in Urbandale, IA on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.  He...

Mar 3, 2019

Ronald (Ron) Dale Jerdee, aged 77, was called home to the Lord on March 3, 2019. The son of Orville Jerdee and Bernice Jerdee (nee Hanson), Ron was born on the family farm near Hayward, Minnesota in 1941. Bernice died when Ron was six years old, and he welcomed a new mother into his life, Caroline Jerdee, at the...

Mar 2, 2019

Leah was born on January 19, 1923, in Waseca County, Minnesota, the daughter of Cyrus and Ollie (Hogenkamp) Routh. She was united in marriage to Harlan Berg on June 12, 1940, in northern Iowa, sharing more than 73 years before Harlan died in 2013. Leah and Harlan made their life on a farm near New Richland, where they raised...

Feb 28, 2019

Bert Nelson, 96, died February 28, 2019.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service which is Thursday,  March 7 at 11:00 at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, Ellendale MN with interment following at the Pontoppidan Cemetery.

Bert was born on August 16, 1922 in Freeborn County to A. K. (Andrew) and Carrie (Lonning) Nelson.  After attending...

Feb 27, 2019

Funeral Services for Kenneth G. Gayken will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN.  Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial will take place in Hillcrest Cemetery.  Military honors will be performed by local veteran organizations.

Kenneth passed...

Feb 25, 2019

Bruce Arbic was born in 1960 in Minneapolis and graduated from Burnsville High School. Bruce received great joy in helping others. Through these activities he established long lasting relationships. Ones that will forever keep the memories of him alive. Along with being very generous throughout the community, Bruce loved sunny mornings on the lake. He would wake up early...

Feb 24, 2019

Funeral Services for Daniel S. Borland will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 2, at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the church.Dan died unexpectedly on...

Feb 23, 2019

A memorial gathering for Helen E. Oquist of Albert Lea, MN, will be held from 9 until 11 AM on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Helen died Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Home in Albert Lea. She was 84 years of age. Helen was born January 2,...

Feb 23, 2019

Memorial services for Betty Marie (Kropf) Johannsen of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Freeborn Cemetery at a later date. Betty was born to Marvel and Hilda (Schoeberlein) Kropf...