Obituaries

Penny Purdie

May 10, 2021

Penny Ann Purdie passed away unexpectedly on May 10th, 2021 she was 67 years old. Family will hold a memorial in New Richland, MN at a later date.  Penny was born in Wells, MN on September 17th, 1953 to Marge Krause.  They moved to New Richland, MN where she graduated in 1971.  In 1973 she welcomed son Jason Skelton.  Four...

Thomas Thompson

May 9, 2021

Thomas Arlo Thompson, age 75, of Albert Lea, passed away Sunday, May 9th at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester. Tom died in part from a fall from a high ladder and terminal leukemia.

Tom was born to Lillian and Clarence Thompson in Albert Lea on August 16, 1945. Tom served in the US Navy for 24 ½...

Thelma Isaacson

May 6, 2021

Thelma L. Isaacson, 88, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

Thelma was born on February 22, 1933 to Henry Lewis and Thea (Langfald) Askildson in Lake Mills, IA.  She attended school in Lake Mills.  On October 1, 1949, she married Marvin T. Brackey.  Five children were born to this...

Agnes Boss

May 5, 2021

Agnes Boss of Albert Lea, Minnesota passed at Eventide Living Center, Moorhead, MN on May 5, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at the First Lutheran Church - Albert Lea with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea, MN. A livestream of...

Joan Sullivan

May 5, 2021

Joan Sullivan, 88, of Albert Lea, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at her home.

Joan was born April 9, 1933 in Aberdeen, SD, the daughter of James and Lily (Jones) Cogley.  She graduated from Aberdeen High School, and then attended and graduated from Presentation School of Nursing.  She became a registered nurse, a career which spanned...

James 'Jim' Madson

May 3, 2021

James L. Madson, age 82, of Albert Lea, MN peacefully passed away surrounded by family on May 3, 2021.

A public visitation for Jim will take place on Friday, May 14 from 4:00-7:00 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. A memorial service for Jim will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 15 at Grace...

LeRoy Thoreson

Apr 30, 2021

LeRoy A. Thoreson, 84, of Albert Lea, Minnesota passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 surrounded by his family at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 11 am until 1 pm at Round Prairie Lutheran Church, 12881 757nd Ave, Glenville, MN. Funeral services will start at 1pm with...

Peggy Lueck

Apr 25, 2021

Peggy A. Lueck, 69, of Albert Lea, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester from a longtime illness.

Peggy was born November 13, 1951 to John "Hughie" and Patricia (Rohde) Courtney in Waseca, MN, and graduated from Waldorf Pemberton High School.  She graduated from beauty college in Mankato and stayed...

Alton Krikava

Apr 24, 2021

Over the course of his 92 years on earth, Alton Leo Krikava did a lot. He was a farmer, a tinkerer, a world traveler … and a husband, a father, a grandfather and a great grandfather. He died of natural causes in Albert Lea on the morning of April 24, 2021.

A Memorial Service will be scheduled...

Corrine Miller

Apr 24, 2021

This is a story of Corrine Jean (Prestegard) Miller.  Corrine was a wonderful woman that will be missed and will always be cherished.  She was a wonderful and loving wife, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma and Great-great Grandma and a baker of pies like no other could.  Corrine died peacefully on Sunday morning, April 25, 2021 at Abbott Hospital, Mpls,...

Janice Stevermer

Apr 19, 2021

Janice E. Stevermer, age, 92, died April 19, 2021, at St Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, MN.

Private funeral services will be held on May 15, 2021, with Deacon Gene Paul officiating. Bonnerup Funeral Service of Albert Lea is assisting the family. www.BonnerupFuneralService.com

Janice was born on December 4, 1928, at home in...

Mark Sawyer

Apr 17, 2021

Mark Warren Sawyer passed away peacefully on April 17, 2021 in Ellendale. He was 67 years old.

Funeral services for Mark will take place at 2:00pm on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Bonnerup Funeral Service - Ellendale Chapel. Pastor Matt Fennell will officiate. Family and friends may join us for a visitation one hour prior to the service. The...

Gregory "Norton" Nelson

Apr 16, 2021

Gregory "Norton" C. Nelson, 65-year-old resident of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Albert Lea, MN passed away April 16, 2021, after losing a battle with cancer, at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN.  An opportunity to visit with the family and celebrate Greg's life will be held at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea on Monday, April 26 from 5...

Robert Swearingen

Apr 16, 2021

Robert LuVern ‘Bob’ Swearingen passed away on April 16, 2021 at the Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. He was 96 years old.

A visitation for Bob will take place at 1:00pm on Sunday, April 25, 2021 with a memorial service to follow at 2:00pm at the First Lutheran Church of Ellendale. Pastor Wendell Anderson will...

Marvin "Marv" Gulbrandson

Apr 13, 2021

Marvin “Marv” Odin Gulbrandson, 72, of Albert Lea, passed away suddenly Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at his residence.

Marv was born April 30, 1948 in Freeborn, MN, to Oscar and Gladys (Evenson) Gulbrandson.

He graduated high school in Albert Lea in 1966.  He met the love of his life in high school, Judy Ann Lamp,...

Margaret Tusen

Apr 12, 2021

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Margaret Tusen passed away peacefully on April 12th, 2021 at home in Albert Lea, MN. She was 86 years old.

A walk-through visitation will be Sunday, April 18 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Bonnerup Funeral service. Funeral will...

JoAnn Beckius

Apr 11, 2021

JoAnn Ida Beckius 80-year-old resident of St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, MN, formerly of New Richland, MN passed away April 11, 2021.  A graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, April 19, at Lakewood Cemetery in Albert Lea, with Chaplin Don Malinsky officiating.

JoAnn was born on February 2, 1941 in Easton,...

Mary "Rita" Johnson

Apr 11, 2021

Mary was born on May 22nd, 1936 to Eliceo Perez and Josephine Hernandez. She Married Stanley Melvin Johnson on May 26th, 1970 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They raised nine children together.

Mary worked hard her whole life working in cotton, bean fields and Delgado’s potato farm. She also worked in factories such as Land O’Lakes, Queens...

Cheryl Page

Apr 10, 2021

Cheryl Lynn Page, 67, of Albert Lea, passed away suddenly Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.

Cheryl was born on September 30, 1953 in Iowa City, Iowa to Robert “Bob” and Carol (Kretzinger) Utter.  The family moved around quite a bit due to Bob’s work, which took them to Ohio, Indiana,...

Declan Drescher

Apr 8, 2021

Declan Daniel Drescher, infant son of Courtney and Justin Drescher, of Albert Lea, MN was born and passed away April 8, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin, MN.  A private graveside service will be held.

Arrangements are with the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea.