Obituaries

Jan 14, 2018

Funeral services for Brennan Robert Cather of Rochester, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Hope Summit Christian Church in Rochester, MN. Pastor Jeff Matteson will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4 until 8 PM at the Church and one hour prior to the service.

Brennan died Sunday,...

Jan 14, 2018

A visitation for Albert M. Chavez, 61, formerly of Albert Lea and Owatonna will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2201 East Main,  Albert Lea.

Albert died on Sunday, January 14, at Woodlyn Heights Senior Living in Inver Grove Heights, MN. He was born on April 8, 1956, in Phoenix, AZ,  one...

Jan 13, 2018

A memorial service for Elaine Jahns will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 17, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Elaine Marilyn Jahns, 78, died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Calhoun...

Jan 13, 2018

A memorial service for Beth J. Cole will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel. The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 PM on Thursday, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place at a later...

Jan 13, 2018

Caren Grace (Cornick) Oster passed away too soon on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul.  She was 57 years old.

Caren Grace (Cornick) Oster was born on October 29, 1960 to Roger and Donna (Beckjorden) Cornick in Albert Lea.  She was baptized and confirmed at the First Baptist Church in Albert Lea. ...

Jan 13, 2018

Funeral Services for Gladys (Kuiper) Shortenhaus, age 99, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday January 19, 2018 at Crossroads Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Jeff Phelps and the Reverend Bruce Schoeman will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will in Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center, Iowa at a...

Jan 13, 2018

Funeral Services for Burnette Edna Sanderson, age 101, of Albert Lea, formerly of Glenville, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 20, at the First Lutheran Church of Glenville. The Reverend Nancy Hansen will officiate. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, Glenville. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Burnette died...

Jan 12, 2018

Funeral services for Bradley J. Graves will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel, Albert Lea.  Pastor Kaleb Hurley will officiate.  Visitation will begin at 11:30 and continue until the time of the service on Wednesday.  Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Brad passed away of natural causes stopped...

Jan 9, 2018

A memorial service for Barbara Varner will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  The Reverend John Holt will officiate.  Visitation will take place from 4 – 7 PM on Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Home, and again one hour prior to the service.  A private family interment will happen at...

Jan 7, 2018

Funeral services for Larry D. King will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, January 15, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.  The Reverends John Holt and Daphne Hamborg will officiate.  Visitation will take place from 3 – 5 PM on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at...

Jan 7, 2018

A memorial gathering will be held from 5pm to 7pm Monday, January 15th at Radiant Church, 850 Hwy 14, Winona, Minnesota.

June Mary Ann Menke, age 78, died on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Community in Albert Lea, Minnesota. June was born on June 12, 1939 to parents Floyd S. and Ella (Hansen) Chadbourne in...

Jan 5, 2018

Funeral services for Lois Williams will be held at 2PM Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Chaplain Don Malinsky will officiate. Visitation will begin two hours prior to the service. Burial will be in Hollandale Cemetery at a later date.

Lois Jane Williams, age 66, died on Friday, January 5, 2018...

Jan 4, 2018

Funeral services for Easton LaFrance, 1, of Albert Lea will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 13th at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea. Friday night visitation will be at Bonnerup Funeral Home from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Easton Bryan LaFrance...

Jan 1, 2018

Funeral services for Sylvia Elsie Thrond of Byron, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 8, 2018 at the West Freeborn Lutheran Church rural Hartland, MN. Pastor Steven Schwartz will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 PM Sunday, January 7, 2018 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN, and one hour prior to...

Dec 31, 2017

Raymond Hernandez Sr., 73, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at his granddaughter’s home in Albert Lea. Raymond had complications of diabetes which led him to having a stroke in the hospital. There wasn’t much more the doctors could do for him, so his family thought the best thing for him was to come home and spend his...

Dec 30, 2017

Memorial Services for Harriett F. Vandegrift, of Albert Lea will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 6 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Don Malinsky will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery at a later date. Friends may call at Bonnerup Funeral Service one hour before services. Harriett died on Saturday, December 30, 2017...

Dec 30, 2017

Funeral services for Rodney J. Spooner will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 6, 2017 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Following the service, the body will be cremated.

Rodney passed away of natural causes at his home on Saturday, December 30, 2017 in Albert...

Dec 28, 2017

Funeral services for Grace A. Hansen of New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 5, 2018 at St Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in St Peter’s Cemetery, New Richland. Grace died...

Dec 25, 2017

A funeral service for Cathy J. Haugerud will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood, IA.  The Reverend Randy Baldwin will officiate.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at...

Dec 23, 2017

Funeral services for Larry Schutrop will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 29, 2017 at First Congregational Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Pamela Jensen will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 PM Thursday, December 28 at Bonnerup-Friedrich Funeral Chapel, New Richland and again one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be...