Obituaries

Roger Folven

Roger Folven

May 10, 2013

Beloved husband, father and grandfather Roger Folven passed away on May 10, 2013 at the age of 72 after a courageous battle with cancer at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Memorial services will be held at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN on Friday, May 17, 2013, at 11 am with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor John Holt...

Lorraine Meyer

Lorraine Meyer

May 10, 2013

Funeral services for Lorraine E. Meyer of New Richland, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the First Congregational Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Pamela Jensen will officiate. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 4 until 7 PM at the Friedrich Funeral Home in New Richland, MN. Interment will be in...

Kent Olsen

Kent Olsen

May 2, 2013

Funeral services for Kent Roger Olsen, age 72, of Albert Lea, will be held on Wednesday, May 8, at 10:30AM, at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Albert Lea. The Rev. Nancy Overgaard will officiate. Interment will be at the Lakewood Cemetery following the ceremony. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 7, from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Home. Kent...

Maria Garza

Maria Garza

Apr 28, 2013

Funeral services for Maria J. Garza of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour prior...

Merlyn Swearingen

Merlyn Swearingen

Apr 28, 2013

Funeral Services for Merlyn Swearingen of Owatonna, formerly of Ellendale, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the First Lutheran Church in Ellendale. The Reverend Richlard L. Sliper will officiate. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, Ellendale. Military Honors will be accorded by the Ellendale Veteran's. Visitation will be from 4:30p.m. – 7:30 p.m....

Cordelia Bethke

Cordelia Bethke

Apr 26, 2013

Funeral services for Cordelia N Bethke will be held at 11 AM at St Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Interment will be in the Woodville Cemetery in Waseca. Visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Cordelia Bethke passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at County Neighbors in New...

Lyle Byrne

Lyle Byrne

Apr 26, 2013

Funeral services for Lyle (Fred) Byrne of New Richland will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland. Father Swami will officiate. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation from 5-8pm on Monday at Friedrich Funeral Service in New Richland. Lyle Byrne died peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2013....

John Cady

John Cady

Apr 25, 2013

Memorial services for John F. Cady, of Hayward, MN, will he held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 4, 2013 at St. Theodore Catholic Church of Albert Lea. The Reverend Timothy T. Reker will officiate. Friends may visit with family from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour prior to the service at...

Evelyn Larsen

Evelyn Larsen

Apr 24, 2013

Funeral services for Evelyn N. Larsen will be held on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 10:30 AM at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Evelyn Larsen passed away on Wednesday April 24, 2013 at St John's Lutheran Home. She was...

Lucille Hansen

Lucille Hansen

Apr 19, 2013

Funeral services for Lucille "Lucy" E Hansen will be held on Monday, April 22nd at 11 am at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Interment in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Myrtle, MN. Visitation from 3-5 on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea as well as one hour prior to the service at church. Lucille...

Bessie Monson

Bessie Monson

Apr 14, 2013

Memorial Services for Bessie Marie Monson, of Clarks Grove, MN, will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, April 19, 2013 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Pastor Richard Spande will officiate. Bessie died on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Albert Lea. She was 76. She was born on October 13, 1936, in Aurora, Illinois, the...

Walter Boyer

Walter Boyer

Apr 13, 2013

Walter William Boyer Obituary….. The funeral service for Walter William Boyer of Albert Lea, MN will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Father Timothy T. Reker and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before...

Mildred Boyer

Mildred Boyer

Apr 13, 2013

Funeral services for Mildred (Millie) Boyer, 90, of Albert Lea will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 11:00 at St. Theodore's Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Timothy T. Reker and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 P.m. on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service,...

Howard Ashcraft

Howard Ashcraft

Apr 12, 2013

Memorial Services for Howard Glenn Ashcraft, of Albert Lea, will be held on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Albert Lea, Minnesota.Howard died on Friday, April 12, 2013 at Thorne Crest Retirement Center Health Care Wing, Albert Lea. He was 94. Howard was born in Moores Hill, Indiana on March 4, 1919, the son of...

Alice Thompson

Alice Thompson

Apr 11, 2013

Funeral services for Alice M. Thompson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Todd Walsh will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 2 until 4 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Christopher Besser

Christopher Besser

Apr 10, 2013

Funeral Services for Christopher Robert Gary Besser, of New Richland, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 15, 2013 St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Richland. The Reverend Scott Williams and the Reverend Paul Andree will officiate. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 14, at...

Thomas Caporale

Thomas Caporale

Apr 10, 2013

Funeral services for Thomas Bruce Caporale will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Reverend Timothy Reker and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Visitation one hour prior to the service at church. Thomas Caporale died on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Thorne Crest Retirement Center. He was 68 years...

Patrick Fitzgerald

Patrick Fitzgerald

Apr 6, 2013

The funeral service for Patrick A Fitzgerald will be at 11 AM on Saturday, April 13, at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Deacon Mike Ellis and Pastor Curtis Zieske of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery. Visitation from 4-7 on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, and one hour prior to...

Margaret Nelson

Margaret Nelson

Apr 5, 2013

Funeral services for Margaret J. Nelson of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Albert Lea. The Reverend Curtis Zieske will officiate. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Trinity Lutheran Church. Margaret passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at...

Helen Rudolph

Helen Rudolph

Apr 5, 2013

The funeral service for Helen Mary Rudolph will be held at 11AM on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at St Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Timothy Reker and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Visitation starting at 9:30 until the time of the service. Helen was welcomed into God's arms on the morning of April 5th at home with...