Obituaries

Mar 25, 2022

Richard V. Doppelhammer, age 84, of Albert Lea, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022 at The Woodlands - St. John's Lutheran Community, surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 am Friday, April 1, 2022 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Conger with burial at the Conger Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mar 25, 2022

Lavonne M. Christenson, 89 passed away surrounded by the love of her family and prayers at Thorne Crest Health Care in Albert Lea on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Lavonne Marion and her twin sister Lorraine were born in December 1932 at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, MN to Myrtle (Peterson) and Herbert Christensen. She was baptized and...

Mar 24, 2022

John was a native son of Albert Lea, except for the years spent in college and Army service during the Korean War. He was born in 1928 at the old Naeve Hospital building to Bertha and Elmer Peterson. His mother had the “luxury” at the time of remaining in the hospital for two weeks with her new...

Mar 20, 2022

Harold Lee Christensen, age 64, of New Richland, MN, passed away on March 20, 2022.

He was born on December 11, 1957, to Harvey Lowell and Alice in Albert Lea, MN.

Lee married the love of his life, Diane at the little brown church in Iowa on July 18, 1987. He was employed at Brown...

Mar 20, 2022

Fredrick John Nelson, age 78 of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on March 20, 2022.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00pm on Thursday, March 31,...

Mar 19, 2022

Beverly Marie Field, age 86, of Albert Lea, passed away on March 19, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Beverly was born on October 11, 1935, to Lyle and Lillian Larson in Frost, MN.

She enjoyed cooking, baking, entertaining and making her guests feel special. Family was a big part of Beverly’s life. She loved her...

Mar 19, 2022

Richard Ramsey Miller, age 76 of Albert Lea, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at St. John’s Lutheran Home.

Private family services will be held. A public visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Bonnerup Funeral Service. Family burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery,...

Mar 18, 2022

Justine M. Van Ryswyk, age 86, of Albert Lea, passed away on March 18, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Justine was born on April 6, 1935, to Julius and Stella Hoverson where she grew up on a dairy farm near Twin Lakes, MN.

She married the love of her life, Duane Van Ryswyk at Round...

Mar 17, 2022

Mary Ann Strehlow, age 62, of Albert Lea, passed away on March 17, 2022, after battling with diabetes for 55 years and 3 transplants.

Mary was born on September 27,1959 to Albert J. and Helen Mae Strehlow in Albert Lea, MN. She graduated from Albert Lea high school and a member at Trinity Lutheran Church.

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Mar 16, 2022

Jason Allan Baas age 52, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully at his home on March 16, 2022. Jason was born on September 10, 1969 to Rosanne Baas. He attended Albert Lea High School and later went on to attend Albert Lea Vo-Tech. For most of his life he worked in the auto-body industry. Jason excelled at everything he...

Mar 14, 2022

Mathew G. Beckmann, 44, of Hartland, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Matt was born on October 20, 1977, in Albert Lea to Glen and Paulette (Zabel) Beckmann.  He attended Ellendale Elementary School until the schools merged and graduated from NRHEG High School.  After graduation, he attended Riverland Community College in Austin while...

Mar 14, 2022

Eileen “Emmy” Marie (Wallin) Donovan, 66, of Hartland, MN; formerly of Salt Lake City, UT; raised in Jerome, ID; passed away March 14th, 2022, in Minnesota. Eileen was born on November 16, 1955, in Jerome, ID to John William Wallin and Martha Jean (Yowell) Wallin. She graduated from Jerome High School in 1974 and then from a Radiology Technician...

Mar 13, 2022

Larry G. Lembke, age 81, of rural Alden, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at his home.

Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Conger.   Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church.   Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family...

Mar 10, 2022

LeAnn K. Faith, 55, of Lyle, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Owatonna Hospital.

LeAnn was born on August 28, 1966, in Paxton, IL, to Frank and Ruby Ann (Collins) Johnson, the youngest of 5 children.  She spent the first part of her childhood in Tucson, AZ and in 1974, the family moved to Iowa, where...

Mar 4, 2022

Vernon “Vern” “Ernie” William Rasmussen, 80, of Albert Lea, died Friday, March 4, 2022 following his battle with bladder cancer at his home surrounded by family…at the end of the work week…at exactly 5pm.  A fitting departure for a man that worked until the very end.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2022 at...

Mar 4, 2022

Catherine C. (Thompson) Maas, age 85, passed away at her home in Shrewsbury, MA on Friday March 4, 2022. She died of natural causes. She was known by her family and friends as Kay.  Kay was born in January 1937 in Albert Lea, MN.  She attended school in Albert Lea and earned a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University....

Feb 26, 2022

Waynetta Mae Peterson, 67, of Albert Lea, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus is Rochester.

Waynetta was born on August 28, 1954, in Owatonna, Minnesota to Waylen and Arlene (Jensen) Busho.  Through her life, she enjoyed being with friends and family.  She enjoyed spending every minute she could with her two granddaughters...

Feb 25, 2022

John Henry Kohnke, 77, of Albert Lea, passed away February 25, 2022 at his home.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family.

John was born March 24, 1944 to Herman Sr. and Elsa (Pruter) Kohnke in Postville, Iowa. He graduated from Lyle High School...

Feb 24, 2022

Eric F. Nelson, 48, of Albert Lea, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 24, 2022, at his residence.

Eric was born on April 27, 1973, in Walnut Creek, California to Fredrick and Patricia (Sheehy) Nelson.  As a young boy, he had a sweet, kind, loving soul.  He graduated from Albert Lea High School, and then attended Mankato State...

Feb 23, 2022

The world lost a beloved mother, Ruth Breuer, on February 23, 2022, at Prairie Senior Cottages, surrounded by her family. Ruthie lived with Alzheimer’s Disease for the past 10 years, but it never stopped her from sharing her bright smile and kind heart with those around her. Ruth was born on January 28, 1955, to Luther and Elsie Paulson....