Obituaries

Oct 24, 2020

Scott Arlan Overgaard, of Albert Lea, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2020. He was 58 years old.

A public visitation will be held from 4:00PM - 8:00PM on Friday, October 30, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service - Albert Lea. Memorial services will be held privately.

Scott was born on December 13, 1961 to Richard...

Oct 23, 2020

Hazel Elaine Peterson went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 23, 2020 at the age of 86.  She was born January 29, 1934 in Pinckneyville, Il to Joseph Inman and Daisy Hope Moss.

She was married to John David Peterson (Jack) for 61 years before losing him to cancer December 3, 2014.  She is survived...

Oct 22, 2020

Funeral services for Robert S. Gulbrandson will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Rev. Janet Crissinger officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial with military honors will follow the service at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Robert passed away on October 22, 2020 at The Estates of...

Oct 15, 2020

Lorelie Louters was born on May 4, 1938, beloved daughter of the late Laurence and Alice Mae (Hermann) Louters. She grew up in Hollandale, MN, alongside her sisters Cindy and Mary. Lori, as she was affectionately known by many, was a career teacher for Middle School and High School. Most of her career was spent at the Chicago Christian...

Oct 14, 2020

Isabel “Chavela” Guerra-Avelar, 87, of Joplin, MO and formerly of Albert Lea, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Hayward, MN, surrounded by her family

Isabel was born to Manuel and Leonor (Jimenez) Rios on August 3, 1933 in Eagle Pass, TX.  The family moved north to Hollandale, MN in the late 1940’s as migrant workers.  Isabel received...

Oct 12, 2020

Robert “Bob” Hahn, Sr., 93, of Albert Lea, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at his residence.

Robert Donald Hahn was born December 4, 1926 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, to Dr. Christie (MacKenzie) and Arno Hahn.  He graduated from Plainview Highschool in June of 1944 and enlisted in the US Navy on July 1,...

Oct 12, 2020

Funeral Services for Genevieve L. (Paulson) Wayne will be held had 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Randy Cirksena will officiate. Services will be livestreamed at www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the funeral home.

Genevieve was...

Oct 11, 2020

Robert "Bob" “Sonny” Duane Haskins passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Sunday, October 11, 2020. He was 90 years old.

A public visitation will be held from 4:00PM - 6:00PM on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service - Albert Lea. There will be a time of sharing for family and friends during...

Oct 10, 2020

Larry Dean Hamberg passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, October 10, 2020. He was 68 years old.

A funeral service will take place at 1:00PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service – Albert Lea. Pastor Josh Blair will officiate. Family and friends are welcome to join us for a visitation one hour prior...

Oct 10, 2020

Kristine Kay Neumann passed away on October 10, 2020 at Methodist’s Hospital in Rochester, MN at the end of her decades long battle with an auto immune disorder at the age of 62.

Kris was born in Owatonna, MN on October 19, 1957 and attended school there until her family’s relocation to New Richland, MN when she...

Oct 10, 2020

Funeral services for Victoria "Vicki" Westeng will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 19, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church, Albert Lea, with Rev. Dwight Netzer officiating. Friends can arrive beginning at 10:30 AM until the time of the service. Burial will follow the service at Graceland Cemetery.  Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are required....

Oct 8, 2020

Harriet Louise Larson was born on July 3, 1920, in Ellendale, Minnesota, the daughter of Chris and Edna (Folie) Nelson. As a young woman she began working as a switchboard operator for the Lerdal Telephone Company. It was here that she met her soulmate Gilbert “Gib” Larson. The couple was married on September 30, 1939 at the First Baptist...

Oct 6, 2020

Adeline Marie Reese was born on June 17, 1932 to Myrtle (Moen) and Joseph Anderson, in Berlin township, Steele County, Minnesota.  Adeline died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna MN. She was 88     years of age. She attended school in Ellendale and on August 30, 1947 married Donald Merton Reese in Austin, MN.

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Oct 6, 2020

Amy Lee Crawford passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. She was 49 years old.

Funeral services for Amy Crawford will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Bonnerup Funeral Service – Albert Lea. Pastor Dave Klawiter will officiate. Public visitation will take place two hours prior to the service. Burial will follow...

Oct 5, 2020

Funeral services for Jose “Joe” Avelar Jr. will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 9, 2020 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, with Father Kurt Farrell officiating.  Burial with military honors will be at St. Theodore Cemetery.  Visitation for Joe will be from 4 – 7 PM on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, with a time...

Oct 3, 2020

Jerome Mervin Solland born on January 9th,1932  -   Died on October 3, 2020.

Jerome Mervin Solland was born in Mansfield township January 9, 1932 to Jens and May Solland. Graduated from a country school in Emmons, where he walked up the hill both ways in 5 feet of snow with no shoes. Jerome served in the US Army...

Oct 3, 2020

Barbara Jeanne Andersen (nee Canton), 89, passed peacefully on October 3, 2020, at the Thorne Crest Senior Living Community.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Barb was born on August 10, 1931, in Watson, Minnesota. She graduated from Montevideo High School and Macalester College and taught school in Portland, Oregon before moving back to Minnesota to...

Oct 1, 2020

Theresa C. (Balbach) Jackson was born on May 3, 1924, at home in Dotson, MN,  the daughter of Ernest and Sara (Cartin) Balbach. She attended rural schools until high school. She then attended Blooming Prairie High School until her senior year, graduating from Ellendale High School in 1942. She then went on to attend and graduated from the Naeve School...

Sep 29, 2020

Funeral Services for Millard S. Hamborg, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 2, 2020 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. His daughter, Reverend Daphne Hamborg, as well as Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church.

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Sep 29, 2020

Patrick “Sweet P” Joseph Sweet, a Police Officer and school bus driver, died on September 29, 2020 at the age of 78 at his home in Clarks Grove, MN.

Patrick was born in Flint, MI, on January 29, 1942, the only child of Thomas Sweet and Bernadine Frechette. He graduated from Flint Southwestern High School and soon...