Obituaries

Vernon Rasmussen

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...

Catherine "Kay" Maas

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....

Waynetta Peterson

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...

John Kohnke

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...

Eric Nelson

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...

Ruth Breuer

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....

Robert Condon

Feb 22, 2022

Robert Freeman Condon, known as Bob, age 90, Rochester, formerly Litchfield and Albert Lea, died on Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 at his residence in Rochester. A Visitation will be held at Ranfranz and Vine on Friday, March 4th from 5 to 7, and for one hour prior to the service. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at...

Grayden Thompson

Feb 21, 2022

Grayden Harland Thompson, age 32, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Albert Lea, MN on Monday, February 21, 2022.

Grayden was born December 1st, 1989 in Albert Lea, MN to Mark Thompson and Dori Etheridge.  Grayden attended school at Glenville-Emmons where he graduated from in 2008.  He played football, dabbled in FFA, and took his fair...

John Light

Feb 20, 2022

John Ethan Light passed away peacefully on February 20, 2022, at Prairie Senior Cottages in Albert Lea surrounded by his wife, Ginny, and daughters Cindy and Cheryl.

John is survived by his wife, Virginia Thompson Light (Ginny); children, Cindy Light Wangen, Rick Light (Connie), Alan Light, & Cheryl Light Shriner (Jim); grandchildren, Matthew Trettel (Ryan Hanson), Blake...

Nina Anderson

Feb 17, 2022

Nina C. Anderson, age 97, of New Richland, formerly Ellendale, passed away on February 17, 2022.

Nina was born on July 8, 1924, in Northwood, Iowa to Martin and Betsy Spilde.

She loved flowers, driving, helping her husband on the farm, dancing, spending time with family and friends, baking/cooking-her apple pies were always made from...

Betty Caballero

Feb 17, 2022

Betty Caballero of Albert Lea, MN passed away peacefully on February 17, 2022 with her loving family by her side.

Betty was born on May 15, 1933 in Benjamin, Texas to Enrique and Manuela (Gonzales) Zamora.  She later moved to Wichita Falls, Texas where she was joined in marriage to Carlos B. Caballero II on June 26,...

Jacob Del Cornick

Feb 16, 2022

 

On Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022, our son and brother Jacob Del Cornick “Jake” passed away tragically and unexpectedly at the age of 21 at his home.

 

Jake was born February 1, 2001, to mother, Melissa Henrickson and father, Hugh Cornick. He was raised by his mother and father in Albert Lea along with his brother, Hugh Benjamin Cornick,...

James "Jim" Poole

Feb 16, 2022

James R. Poole, 85 of Albert Lea, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2022, at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN.

James was born April 23, 1936, to John and Ruth (Streeter) Poole in Sioux City, IA. In 1948 he became the foster son of Garwin and Evelyn Paulsen and lived on a farm in Lake Mills, IA.  He went...

Douglas Schroeder

Feb 13, 2022

Douglas “Snug” Schroeder, age 57, of Alden, passed away peacefully due to complications from Covid on February 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Douglas Charles Schroeder was born in Albert Lea to Charles “Chuck” and Ruth Ann (Jepson) Schroeder on August 15, 1964. He attended Alden Conger school and later received his GED. He met the love...

David Swanson

Feb 13, 2022

David A. Swanson, 80, of Glenville, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Rochester East Health.

David was born on July 7, 1941, in Lake Mills, IA to Earl and Thelma (Hagen) Swanson.  He attended school in Lake Mills until the 11th grade.  After school, he worked various jobs, but mainly worked as a mechanic.  On October...

James Hanson

Feb 11, 2022

James “Jim” A. Hanson, 71, of Albert Lea, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at his residence.

Jim was born on November 20, 1950, in Albert Lea to Theodore and Margaret (Wolden) Hanson.  He attended school in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School 1969.  After graduating, he entered the United States Army and deployed...

David Lerum

Feb 10, 2022

David J. Lerum, 83, of Ellendale, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his home.

David was born October 8, 1938, in Austin, MN to Chester and Esther (Anderson) Lerum.  He attended school in Austin until, at the age of 17, he joined the United States Air Force.  While enlisted, he...

Todd Braget

Feb 9, 2022

Todd Dennis Braget, 58, of Albert Lea passed away on February 9th.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend to many.

Todd was born in St. Louis Park, MN on June 7th, 1963 to parents Dennis Braget and Tamra (Ginkel) Toso.  He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1981.  He soon...

Evan Piltingsrud

Feb 8, 2022

Evan D. Piltingsrud, 56, of Mankato, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at is residence.

A private family service will take place at a later date.

Rosemary "Cookie" Dowling

Feb 6, 2022

Rosemary "Cookie" C. Dowling, 84, of Albert Lea, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Thorne Crest Retirement Center.

Born on Sunday, March 14, 1937 to Tony and Frances (Billat) Bok at the Bok family home, on Garfield Ave in Albert Lea, Cookie died just up the road in the care of Thorne Crest on Sunday, February...