Obituaries

Harold Neist

Harold Neist

Jan 11, 2011

Funeral services for Harold J. Neist of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Curtis Zieske will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Lois Jensen

Lois Jensen

Jan 5, 2011

Funeral service for Lois Ann Jensen of Albert Lea will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Albert Lea with a visitation one hour before service at the church. The Reverend Curtis Zieske will officiate. Private family interment will be Monday in the Graceland Cemetery. Lois died on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at St....

Germaine Wangsness

Germaine Wangsness

Jan 3, 2011

The Funeral Service for Germaine "Gerry" O. Wangsness, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 7, 2011 at Calvary Baptist Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Bob Weniger will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4p.m. - 7p.m. on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the...

James Michna

James Michna

Jan 2, 2011

Funeral services for James "Jim" Michna of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, January 7, 2011 at the First Baptist Church, Albert Lea. Pastor Clayton Balsley will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 a�" 7 PM Thursday at the Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before the service...

LuVae Anderson

LuVae Anderson

Dec 31, 2010

Memorial services for LuVae A. Anderson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Dwight Netzer will officiate. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Wells, MN, prior to the service at the church. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 4 until 7...

Francis Janka

Francis Janka

Dec 30, 2010

Remembering the life of Francis (Rudy) Anthony Janka. Rudy was born in Albert Lea, MN on July 17th, 1940. He was the son of Anton and Florence (Kulla) Janka. He married Darla Neitzell on November 24th, 1962 at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Newry, MN. Rudy worked at Wilson Foods, Diekema Construction, Brigg's Trucking, Cenex and the City of Ellendale....

Carol Bye

Carol Bye

Dec 27, 2010

Memorial services for Carol Ann Bye of Kiester, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, December 31, 2010 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Kiester. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at a later date...

Franklin Steele

Franklin Steele

Dec 27, 2010

Funeral services for Franklin C. Steele of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, December 30, 2010, at the Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake. The Reverend Jeffery Laeger-Hagemeister will officiate. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 4 until 7 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Gilbert Larson

Gilbert Larson

Dec 25, 2010

The funeral service for Gilbert "Gib" Larson, of Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Jamie Cameron will officiate. Private interment will be in Geneva Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. a�" 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour...

June Taylor

June Taylor

Dec 25, 2010

The funeral service for June Elaine Taylor of Austin, Minnesota will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Our Saviors' Lutheran Church Albert Lea. The Reverend Wayne Halvorson and Vicar James Kassera will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7p.m. Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before the service at the church. June...

Mildred Bergdale

Mildred Bergdale

Dec 21, 2010

Funeral services for Mildred E. Bergdale of Ellendale, MN, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, December 27, 2010 at the First Lutheran Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Arne Halbakken will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 4 until 6 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Ellendale, and one hour prior to the service at the church....

Eileen Oakland-Farmer

Eileen Oakland-Farmer

Dec 21, 2010

Funeral services for Eileen R. Farmer of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, December 27, 2010 at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Todd Walsh will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will...

George Saunders

George Saunders

Dec 19, 2010

George S. Saunders of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center. He was 82 years of age. George was born September 13, 1928 in Lowell, MA, the son of Stephen and Doris (Stowers) Saunders. He received his BA degree in public education. George proudly served his country in the U.S....

Nellie Johnson

Nellie Johnson

Dec 19, 2010

Nellis Oyer Hahn Johnson lived 102 years, impacting so many lives on her journey. She was born on a farm in Worth County, Iowa, September 29, 1908, and died at St. John's Lutheran Home December 19, 2010. She attended high school at Waldorf Academy, where she sang in their choir under Professor Lyders. She then married and lived in several...

Nellie Johnson

Nellie Johnson

Dec 19, 2010

Nellie Oyer Hahn Johnson lived 102 years, impacting so many lives on her journey. She was born on a farm in Worth County, Iowa September 29, 1908 and died at St. John's Lutheran Home, December 19, 2010. She attended high school at Waldorf Academy, where she sang in their choir under Professor Lyders. She then married, and lived in several...

Nathan Estep

Nathan Estep

Dec 17, 2010

The funeral service for Nathan Alan Estep of Burnsville, Minnesota will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Zion Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Joel Vano will officiate. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Nathan died Friday, December 17, 2010 at his home. He was 30 years old. Nathan was born...

Verdella Farris

Verdella Farris

Dec 14, 2010

The funeral service for Verdella O. Farris of Albert Lea, MN will be 1:00 PM Monday, December 20, 2010 at Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel, Albert Lea. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before service at the chapel. Verdella died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center, Albert...

Harold Boyd

Harold Boyd

Dec 11, 2010

Memorial services for Harold (Bud) E. Boyd of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 1:30 PM Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt of the First Lutheran Church will officiate. Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery at a later date. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service...

Steven Kirsch

Steven Kirsch

Dec 7, 2010

Memorial services for Steven N. Kirsch of Albert Lea, MN will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, December 10, 2010 at St Theodore Catholic Church. Father James Berning and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Friends may call Thursday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Bernice Thompson

Bernice Thompson

Dec 5, 2010

The Funeral Service for Bernice Ella Thompson, of New Richland will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 7, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Richland. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Interment will be in Hartland Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church. Friedrich Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Bernice...