Obituaries

Dora Hallum

Dora Hallum

Jun 27, 2016

Dora May (Wysong) Hallum, age 100, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society, Albert Lea, MN. Dora was born August 25, 1915 near Manchester, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in West Freeborn Lutheran Church. Dora and Herman Hallum were united in marriage in the chapel in Hartland, MN. They farmed south of Manchester for 13...

Bette Henrichs

Bette Henrichs

Jun 25, 2016

Memorial Services for Bette J. Henrichs of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea . Pastor Diane Odermann will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family. Bette was born on June 12, 1925, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Wallace and...

Rita Bergen

Rita Bergen

Jun 25, 2016

Rita Katherine Bergen Funeral services for Rita K. Bergen will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at St. Theodore Catholic Church 315 E. Clark St., Albert Lea, MN. Father Russell Scepaniak will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Rita passed away on...

Erlis Sime

Erlis Sime

Jun 23, 2016

Funeral services for Erlis M. Sime will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel, Albert Lea. The Reverend Janet White will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery, Albert Lea. Erlis passed away surrounded in the presence of family...

Bernard L'Esperance

Bernard L'Esperance

Jun 20, 2016

Dr. Bernard Francis L'Esperance was born on September 30, 1926, in Trenton, Ontario, Canada the son of Alfred George and Albina (Allore) L'Esperance. He graduated from Catholic school in Trenton, Ontario and continued on to graduate from A.L. Richard University of Ottawa, Canada, as a medical doctor, cum laude. He had served in the Royal Canadian Airforce Reserve from 1949-1950....

Rebecca Collins

Rebecca Collins

Jun 20, 2016

A memorial service for Rebecca Jean Collins will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Pastor Lydia Mittag will officiate. Visitation will take place from 4 – 8 PM on Saturday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN and again one hour prior to the service at the...

Pauline Iverson

Pauline Iverson

Jun 17, 2016

Funeral services for Pauline G. Iverson will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Father Russ Scepaniak will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St. Theodore Cemetery. Pauline G. Iverson, of Austin, MN died Friday June 17, 2016 at Mayo Clinic...

Ellen Harrison

Ellen Harrison

Jun 16, 2016

Funeral Services for Ellen D. Harrison, of Albert Lea, will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, June 20, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before...

Donna Neeley

Donna Neeley

Jun 15, 2016

Donna Neeley, of Albert Lea, died at Mayo Clinic St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN on June 15, 2016 at the age of 58. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on September 10, 1957 to Rea and Edward Jerome Sanderson. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be very missed by her daughter, Jena Niemeier; 3 granddaughters, Greta...

Clair Dahl

Clair Dahl

Jun 12, 2016

A memorial service for Clair N. Dahl will be held at 11 AM on Friday, June 17, 2016 at First Lutheran Church, Ellendale. The Reverend Richard Sliper will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Central Freeborn Cemetery. Clair passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2016 at his...

Dennis Clausen

Dennis Clausen

Jun 10, 2016

Dennis C. Clausen was born on January 16, 1952, in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of Sylvester and Dorothy (Wallace) Clausen. He served our country in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1982 until his honorable discharge in 1984. Dennis had worked for the Hollandale Marketing Association. Dennis was very quiet and humble, but his caring nature was evident by his...

Marjorie Jensen

Marjorie Jensen

Jun 9, 2016

Marjorie was born March 19, 1927, in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Nels and Ruby (Tapager) Turtness. She graduated from Albert Lea High School. On April 13, 1947, she was united in marriage to Albert (Alby) Jensen in Albert Lea. Marjorie had been self-employed along with her husband as owners of the Midway Dairy Bar and Sub-Café. She also...

Arlene Wacholz

Arlene Wacholz

Jun 8, 2016

Arlene Frances Wacholz, 82, of New Richland died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Traditions II in Owatonna. Arlene was born Sept. 29, 1933 in Waseca, to Jacob and Frances (Echternach) Hoelz. She grew up and graduated from high school in New Richland. She attended teacher training for one year in Austin, and began teaching in a one-room school in rural...

Maynard Rathai

Maynard Rathai

Jun 6, 2016

Funeral services for Maynard John Rathai of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Father Dale Tupper will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Richland, MN. Maynard died Monday, June 6, 2016 at the...

Jeremy Jensen

Jeremy Jensen

Jun 5, 2016

Funeral Services for Jeremy C. Jensen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, June 9, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Joshua Enderson will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, MN. Visitation will be at Bonnerup Funeral Service from 11:30 A.M. Thursday, until the time of the service.Jeremy died unexpectedly on...

Irene Lamping

Irene Lamping

Jun 4, 2016

Funeral services for Irene M. Lamping will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the Emmons Lutheran Church. The Reverend Christopher Martin will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place...

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

May 27, 2016

Funeral services for Bob Steele will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Tuesday, May 31 at Bonnerup Funeral Service and again one hour prior to the service at church. Robert F. Steele...

Laura Attig

Laura Attig

May 24, 2016

The Celebration of Life for Laura A. Attig, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Janet White will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. on Friday at Grace Lutheran Church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the...

Beulah Jensen

Beulah Jensen

May 23, 2016

Memorial services for Beulah M. Jensen will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday, May 26, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale. Pastor Mark Henry will officiate. Private interment will be held at First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Beulah M. Jensen passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the New Richland Care Center....

Melvin Bangert

Melvin Bangert

May 21, 2016

Funeral services for Melvin Bangert will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Reverend Janet White will officiate. Interment will be in Alden Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 P.M. Friday May 27 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea and again one hour prior to the service at...

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