Obituaries
Andrew "Andy" Olaf Dyrdal
Nov 24, 2022
Andrew “Andy” Olaf Dyrdal of Albert Lea, beloved father and grandfather, passed away on November 24th at the age of 99.
Andy was born in Albert Lea on April 17th, 1923, to Theodore and Agnes Dyrdal. He was raised in Lerdal and went to Hoidal School, a one-room country schoolhouse, before graduating from Albert Lea High School in 1941. Following...
Lee Allen Van Guilder
Nov 23, 2022
Lee Allen Van Guilder, 70, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic in Austin, with his family by his side.
Born on September 4, 1952, in Albert Lea, he was a son of the late Lloyd and Katherine (Christenson) Van Guilder. A graduate of Albert Lea High School, Lee proudly served in...
Judy C. Wendland
Nov 23, 2022
Judy Wendland, 68, of Albert Lea, formerly of Austin, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea.
Born on October 18, 1954 in Walnut Grove, MN, she was the daughter of the late Florence Knakmuhs. Known for her strong work ethic and delicious banana bread, Judy enjoyed tending to her flower garden in...
Gertrude Hattie Elaine Johnson
Nov 21, 2022
Gertrude Hattie Elaine Johnson, 93, of Owatonna, MN passed away peacefully on November 21, 2022 at the New Richland Care Center, New Richland, MN.
Gertrude was born on September 15, 1929 to Carl and Edith Johnson in New Richland, MN. She was raised on the family farm in New Richland and attended New Richland District #85 country school. She...
Jean Lois Ahlstrom
Nov 21, 2022
Jean Lois Ahlstrom, 91, of Geneva passed away on November 21, 2022 at Whispering Oaks Living in Ellendale, MN with her loving girls by her side.
Jean was born on June 20, 1931 to Lawrence and Magdalene (Larson) Bartsch in Albert Lea, MN. She attended and graduated from Ellendale-Geneva High School. Following her graduation, she attended Austin Community College in...
Barbara Fraley
Nov 20, 2022
Barbara K Fraley, 80, of Albert Lea, died on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea.
Barbara was born on January 27, 1942 in Albert Lea and was a daughter of the late Vincent and Helen (Larson) Hendrickson. Barbara retired from Streators in Albert Lea.
She is survived by her children, Robin (Larry) Hanson, of...
Laurie Huston
Nov 20, 2022
Laurie Elaine Huston, 70, of Albert Lea died Sunday, November 20, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born November 20, 1952, in Wells, Minnesota to Burdette and Marian (Fethke) Hummer, the third of four children. She graduated from Wells High School in 1971 and lived most of her life in rural Wells.
On January 7, 1972,...
Randall "Randy" Lee Parks
Nov 19, 2022
Randall “Randy” Lee Parks, 72, passed away on November 19, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Austin, MN.
Randy was born on June 17, 1950 to Donald and Fonda (Griner) Parks in Hampton, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Hampton High School. Following graduation he attended Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, IA and later transferred to Mankato...
Gloria Ann Ell
Nov 18, 2022
Gloria Ann Ell, 75, of Albert Lea, MN passed away in her home November 18, 2022.
Gloria was born on January 17, 1947 in Balsam Lake, WI. After graduating from Albert Lea High School, Gloria went on to obtain a Beautician Certification from the Minnesota Beauty Academy in Minneapolis, MN. Returning to Albert Lea, she met John Ell and they...
Ronald Sickels
Nov 18, 2022
Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Sickels, 76, of Albert Lea, passed away on November 18, 2022, at his home.
Born on August 26, 1946, in Albert Lea, he was a son of the late Roy and Hazel (Loge) Sickels. A veteran of the United States Army, Ron bravely served in during the Vietnam War. A member of the Albert Lea VFW Post...
Sharon Haugan
Nov 18, 2022
Sharon Ann Haugan (Tukua), 80, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on November 18th, 2022 at Seasons Hospice House surrounded by family.
Sharon was born on December 28th, 1941 to Norris and Wanita Tukua in Waseca, MN.
She dedicated over 40 years of her life working at Mayo Medical Center in Nursing Education in Rochester, MN. Earlier in her career,...
Rose Ingman
Nov 17, 2022
Rose Ingman, 61, of Albert Lea, MN passed away at his residence on November 11, 2022. Services will be held at the family's convenience.
Arlen Prescher
Nov 16, 2022
Arlen H. Prescher, 86, of Albert Lea, passed away and enter God’s eternal care on November 16, 2022 at his home.
Born on July 17, 1936, in Blue Earth, MN, he was the son of the late Arlo and Adeline (Bassett) Prescher. A graduate of Bricelyn High School, Arlen proudly served his country in the United States Army. On November...
Franklin Richard Means
Nov 14, 2022
Franklin Richard Means was born in Albert Lea, MN on February 10, 1934 to Henry and Stella (Madson) Means, the youngest child in the family of 7 children. Frank, died November 14, 2022 at the Eagle Claw group home where he was a resident for several years. He had the privilege of helping name this facility and this showed his...
Lyle Curtis Boelter
Nov 13, 2022
Lyle Boelter, 89, of Albert Lea, MN died on Sunday November 13, 2022.
Lyle was born on April 24, 1933 to Albin and Verna (Swanson) Boelter in Mankato, MN. At a young age he moved to Albert Lea with his family and attended and graduated in 1952 from Albert Lea Schools. Following graduation, Lyle attended Dunwoody Industrial Institution in Minneapolis;...
Joanne Mary Cromwell
Nov 12, 2022
Joanne Mary Cromwell, 84, of Geneva, MN, passed away on November 12, 2022 at her home; surrounded by her loving family.
Joanne was born on January 26, 1938 to Clarence and Della (Waldemar) King in Geneva, MN. She attended and graduated from Albert Lea School. On October 27, 1957 she married the love of her life, Donly Cromwell at...
Donald Root
Nov 12, 2022
Donald E. Root, 91, of New Richland, passed away on November 12, 2022.
Donald was born on January 25, 1931, in New Richland, MN, to the late Bert and Myrtle (Groth) Root. A veteran of the United States Army, Don proudly served his country during the Korean War and was a member of the Waseca VFW “Sweet-Sommers” Post 1642 Honor...
Eldora Johnson
Nov 11, 2022
Eldora Jean Johnson, 83, of Albert Lea passed away November 11, 2022 in Rochester, MN with her daughters by her side.
Eldora was born on November 7, 1939 to Ray and Martha (Jensen) Heskett in Albert Lea, MN. On October 10, 1964 in Sioux Falls, SD, Eldora was united in marriage to Norman L. Johnson. They continued to make Albert...
Scott Neumann
Nov 11, 2022
Scott Kenneth Neumann, age 52, of Waterville, MN, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022 at his home with his mom by his side.
Scott was born September 14th, 1970 in Owatonna, MN, the son of Margaret “Margie” (Lambrecht) Neumann Jacobson, of Waterville, MN, and the late Kenneth R. Neumann. He attended school in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School...
Donald Entwisle
Nov 11, 2022
Donald John Entwisle, 91, of New Richland, MN, passed away peacefully at his home on November 11, 2022, surrounded by family.
Don was born to Richard and Cecelia (Reckers) Entwisle in Sioux City, IA on May 13, 1931. He attended school in Adrian, MN at St. Adrian’s Catholic School. After graduation, he attended South Dakota State College where he...
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