Joan Sullivan, 88, of Albert Lea, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at her home. Arrangements are pending.  Service information and a full obituary will be published soon.

James L. Madson, age 82, of Albert Lea, MN peacefully passed away surrounded by family on May 3, 2021. A public visitation for Jim will take place on Friday, May 14 from 4:00-7:00 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. A memorial service for Jim will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 15 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. Pastor Shane Koepke will officiate. Family and friends may join us for a visitation one hour before the service at the church. Private interment will follow. A...

John R. Schreiber, 58, of Albert lea passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. John was born October 26, 1962 to Raymond and Joyce (Stoltz) Schreiber in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He attended school in Albert Lea and graduated with the class of 1981 from Albert Lea High School. John spent a few years living in Florida and Arizona until the early 1990’s when he returned to Albert Lea. He enjoyed watching the Minnesota Vikings, Nascar races, fishing, and pheasant hunting. He...

LeRoy A. Thoreson, 84, of Albert Lea, Minnesota passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 surrounded by his family at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 11 am until 1 pm at Round Prairie Lutheran Church, 12881 757nd Ave, Glenville, MN. Funeral services will start at 1pm with Pastor Kent Otterman officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Moscow Township. The funeral will be live-streamed and available on his obituary page...

Shirley Ellinghuysen was born September 21st, 1928 to Alden and Leila Hall in Spring Valley Minnesota. She passed on April 8, 2021. She also attended High School in Spring Valley. She worked a short time at Mayo Clinic before marrying Lyle Ellinghuysen in January 1951. She was the mother of two children, Jerry and Jim and one Granddaughter, Anne (Jeneary). She is preceded in death by her parents. Her husband Lyle died in 2007. Shirley was a long-time resident of southern Minnesota and...

Peggy A. Lueck, 69, of Albert Lea, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester from a longtime illness. Peggy was born November 13, 1951 to John "Hughie" and Patricia (Rohde) Courtney in Waseca, MN, and graduated from Waldorf Pemberton High School.  She graduated from beauty college in Mankato and stayed beautiful all her life.  Although she had her degree as a beautician, she worked at Streater as an inventory clerk and then...

This is a story of Corrine Jean (Prestegard) Miller.  Corrine was a wonderful woman that will be missed and will always be cherished.  She was a wonderful and loving wife, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma and Great-great Grandma and a baker of pies like no other could.  Corrine died peacefully on Sunday morning, April 25, 2021 at Abbott Hospital, Mpls, MN Corrine was born in Owatonna, MN on September 20, 1934, the middle child to Evelyn and Julian Prestegard.  She graduated...

Over the course of his 92 years on earth, Alton Leo Krikava did a lot. He was a farmer, a tinkerer, a world traveler … and a husband, a father, a grandfather and a great grandfather. He died of natural causes in Albert Lea on the morning of April 24, 2021.  A Memorial Service will be scheduled at a later date. Alton was born on October 26, 1928, on the farm where he lived and worked for most of his life. He was the fifth of six children borne to James and Blanche (Mudra)...

Janice E. Stevermer, age, 92, died April 19, 2021, at St Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, MN.  Private funeral services will be held on May 15, 2021, with Deacon Gene Paul officiating. Bonnerup Funeral Service of Albert Lea is assisting the family. www.BonnerupFuneralService.com Janice was born on December 4, 1928, at home in Milford, IA, the daughter of Johan and Etta (Gardas) Mertens.  She attended school and graduated from Okoboji Consolidated School in 1947....

Mark Warren Sawyer passed away peacefully on April 17, 2021 in Ellendale. He was 67 years old. Funeral services for Mark will take place at 2:00pm on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Bonnerup Funeral Service - Ellendale Chapel. Pastor Matt Fennell will officiate. Family and friends may join us for a visitation one hour prior to the service. The funeral will be livestreamed and will be available on his obituary page at www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com. Mark was born on March 9,...