Memorial Services for Raymond M. Sorensen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Albert Lea.  The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate.  Interment will be in Alden Cemetery.  Friends may visit with family from 4-7 on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church.  Raymond Marshall Sorensen was born May 11, 1943 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Robert and Viola (Tapp) Sorensen.  He...

Patricia Mary (Dunn) Waters passed away June 13 at the age of 83 in Blaine, MN. Pat was born August 22, 1935 in Minneapolis to Patrick & Teresa (Culhane) Dunn. She grew up in Edina, MN, attended Christ the King School and is a proud graduate of Holy Angels Academy. Pat attended the University of Minnesota and received degrees in Home Economics and Elementary Education; she later earned a Master's Degree in Education. She was an active member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Pat enjoyed...

Memorial services for Mervin D. Hanson will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mervin passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Wylie, Texas.  He was 85 years old. Mervin D. Hanson was born on July 19, 1933 in Albert Lea, MN to Robert S. and Minnie M. (Bock) Hanson.  After his schooling in Albert Lea, Mervin started...

Alice E. Daffinrud, age 101, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at the Good Samaritan center in Albert Lea. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Bonnerup Funeral Service with a visitation beginning one hour prior. Rev. Shane Koepke will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea. Alice was born on December 1, 1917, in Thief River Falls, MN to Adolf and Victoria (Olson) Bailey. She went to school in Albert Lea...

Mark G Benschoter, age 63, of Twin Lakes, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. Mark was diagnosed with metastatic stage IV esophageal cancer at the end of September. He fought a courageous battle for eight months. Mark, son of Ardelle L (Urban) (Rehbein) Benschoter and Merle L Benschoter, was born May 22, 1956, in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Mark grew up in the Winnebago area. He married Kathryn L Harnack in Wells, Minnesota on December 28, 1975. They divorced and then were...

Funeral services for David Emmett Poole of Albert Lea, MN, will be held Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4 until 7- and one-hour prior at the church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. David died Saturday, June 8, 2019 at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN surrounded by his loving family. He was 80 years of age. David was born October 6, 1938 in Albert Lea, MN, the son of...

Memorial services for Dale Orland Mowers of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Reverend Richard Hegal will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Private family interment will be held at a later date in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood, Iowa. Military honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans Groups. Dale died Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Blooming...

Funeral services for Marjorie Lukecart will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church, 308 Water St. Albert Lea, MN 56007.  The Reverend Dwight Netzer will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery with military honors provided. Marjorie Lukecart, who is a WWII Navy Veteran, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Coon Rapids, MN.  She was 95 years old. Marjorie...

A Celebration of Life for Thomas “Tom” Weigel will be held from 3 – 5 PM on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service.  Tom will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Thomas John Weigel, 72, of Albert Lea died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.  Tom was born December 1, 1946 to John and Ethel (Hyland) Weigel in Albert Lea.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church in Albert...

DeeAnna Ashpole, 59, of Hensel, ND passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND, after a short but brave battle with cancer. DeeAnna was born September 6, 1959 in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Roger and Bernice (Conley) Ashpole. She graduated Milton High School in North Dakota in 1977. DeeAnna was a caring person who always thought of others before herself. DeeAnna loved her family, especially her nieces and nephews. Her other great loves...