Obituaries

Sep 4, 2018

Memorial Services for Margella L. Besser of Waterville, formerly of New Richland, and Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 Friday, September 7,  2018 at LeSueur River Lutheran Church in rural New Richland. The Reverend Brian Gegel will officiate. Interment will be in LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Margella...

Sep 2, 2018

Funeral services for Elmer N. Morgan of Hayward, MN, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, September 10, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in...

Sep 2, 2018

Wilma Johnston, age 106, died peacefully September 2nd, at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, MN. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Friday, September 7, at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Dwight Netzer officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. Mrs. Johnston was born July...

Aug 31, 2018

Marjorie “Marge” Leak, age 85, of Ellendale passed away surrounded by her family on August 31, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

A public visitation for Marge will be held from 5:30 – 8:00 PM on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Ellendale, MN.  Private family services and burial will follow on...

Aug 31, 2018

Funeral services for David J. Johannsen will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, with Father Kurt Farrell officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be in St. Theodore Cemetery.

David passed away with his wife at his side...

Aug 30, 2018

Peggy L. Bangert, age 89, passed away on Thursday, August 30, at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, with family by her side.  Memorial Services will be held on 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 15, at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. Visitation is one hour before the service at the church.  Interment will be in Alden Cemetery. Peggy was born on...

Aug 28, 2018

Funeral services for Norma J. Schneider will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Rev. John Holt will officiate.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Norma passed away at her home in Albert Lea on Tuesday, August...

Aug 27, 2018

Funeral Services for Vivian I. (Troe) Toenges will be held at 10:00 A.M on Thursday at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt and the Reverend Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in Shady Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 -6:30 on Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service...

Aug 26, 2018

Funeral Services for Russell John Paczkowski, of Albert Lea, will be held at Noon on Friday, August 31 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church. Military honors...

Aug 25, 2018

Don Buley, of Albert Lea, passed away on August 25, 2018 at the age of 70. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 30 at 11am at Bonnerup Funeral Home, Albert Lea, followed by interment at the Hollandale Cemetery. The Rev. Jeff Phelps will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans Organizations. Visitation will...

Aug 24, 2018

John LeRoy King, 80 years old, formerly of Albert Lea, has passed away on August 24, 2018 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL.  He has been living in Dothan with his wife and near his son and family for the past year.

Funeral services for John will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 1, 2018...

Aug 21, 2018

Memorial services for Robert “Jack” Westendorf will be held at 4:30 PM on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date.

Robert “Jack” Westendorf, age 86, died on August 21, 2018 at Prairie Senior...

Aug 11, 2018

A memorial service for Richard F. Herwig Sr. will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church, Albert Lea, with burial following at Lakewood Cemetery. The Rev. Dwight Netzer will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The remembrance service scheduled for 6:00 pm on Friday,...