Obituaries

Jun 4, 2018

After a pleasant day attending church in Rochester and visiting with his son and daughter in-law, Earl went to bed Sunday night and did not wake up in the morning.  He died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 4, 2018 at his home in Albert Lea.

A gathering for Earl “Jake” Jacobsen will be held from...

Jun 3, 2018

A memorial service for Opal Christensen Thompson Harms will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Pastor John Mitchem will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea.

Opal J. Harms, age 88, died on June...

May 31, 2018

Funeral services for Forrest ‘Forrie’ Claussen will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday,  June 4, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 E Main, Albert Lea, MN and again one hour prior...

May 31, 2018

Memorial Services for Jean L. Wilson will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 6, at South Blue Earth Lutheran Church, rural Bricelyn, MN. The Reverend  Reid Ellis will officiate.  Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea.  Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Jean went to rest peacefully, cared for...

May 25, 2018

Funeral services for Pamela Helmers will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN. Pamela Helmers, age 75, passed away at her home near Albert...

May 24, 2018

Funeral Services for Clair “Terry” Jenson of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.  The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate.  Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea.  Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations.  Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Terry...

May 22, 2018

Memorial services for Margaret Carol Doyle of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Albert Lea Assembly of God Church. Pastor Ryan Quigley will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4 until 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Margaret...

May 20, 2018

Laverne “Vern” A. Roberts passed away on May 20, 2018 at his home in Albert Lea surrounded by family after a two and a half year courageous battle with cancer, he was 78 years old.

Memorial service will be on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Bonnerup Funeral Service with visitation from 5 - 7...

May 11, 2018

Memorial Services for Carol Ann Gilderhus, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 17, at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.   The Reverend John Holt will officiate.  Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea.  Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church.  Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the...

May 11, 2018

George Russell “Rusty” Hargrave of Albert Lea, Minnesota, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at his home after a brief struggle with cancer. Rusty was born December 3, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa and grew up in Webster City, Iowa where he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1959. He graduated from AIB in Des Moines in 1963. He married Judy...

May 10, 2018

Marie Krikava, farm wife and kolache baker, dies at age 87.

Marie Krikava, widely known in southern Minnesota as the “kolache lady,” died on May 10 after a long battle with cancer. She was 87 years old.

For decades, Marie (with assistance of her husband Alton) baked thousands of the Czech pastries to support community...

May 10, 2018

Funeral services for Jerome “Jerry” Rasmussen will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Shane Koepke will officiate.  Visitation will be from     4 – 7 PM on Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Chapel, Albert Lea, and again one hour prior to the service at church.  Interment will be in...

May 5, 2018

Funeral Services for Lily C. Anderson of Albert Lea will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 10th at First Lutheran Chapel, Albert Lea.  The Reverend John Holt will officiate.  Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery.  Friends and family may visit one hour before the service at the church.  Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family.

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May 4, 2018

Funeral Mass for Jacqueline Anderson will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, Minn. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, May 11th at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 E. Main, Albert Lea and again one hour prior to the service at church....

May 4, 2018

Funeral services for Carol Jean Cooper of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Bridge Community Church North in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Clayton Balsley will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at...

May 2, 2018

Memorial services for Betty Jean Abben will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend John Holt will officiate. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Betty Jean was born on August 23, 1932 to parents George and...

May 2, 2018

Memorial Services for Arnold M. Stadheim, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 7, at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.  Interment will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday at Lakewood Cemetery, for those who wish to attend. Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations. Visitation will be from 3-5...

May 1, 2018

Funeral services for Charles (Chuck) Francis Harty will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday May 4, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea and again one hour prior at the church. Interment will be at Geneva Cemetery.

Chuck...

Apr 30, 2018

Funeral services for Audrinne Marie Kormann of New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 4, 2018 at St Peter’s Lutheran Church in New Richland. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 until 8 PM at the Church and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Interment will be in...

Apr 25, 2018

Memorial Services for James E. “Opi” Grodhaus, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, April 30, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Military honors will be accorded by...