Obituaries

Jul 6, 2019

Joann Shirley Holton, age 82, was born on October 17, 1937 in Wells, MN, the only child of Roger Ellsworth Grant and Audrey Lucille (Vint) Grant. Joann Graduated from Albert Lea Senior High School in 1955, attended Beauty School in Mankato, MN and then returned to live in Albert Lea. On December 9, 1968 she married the love of...

Jul 1, 2019

Memorial services for Burton O. Halvorson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 6, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea. Pastor John Mitchem will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 5 until 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will...

Jun 30, 2019

Memorial services for Jane Elizabeth (Jensen) Reid of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 12, 2019 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson, MN. Jane died Sunday,...

Jun 29, 2019

Funeral Services for Helen R. Johnson, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 3 at Zion Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Matthew Lehman will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery,  Visitation will be from 4-7 on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before services at the church. Helen...

Jun 28, 2019

Funeral services for Lorraine A. Evenson will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, New Richland, MN, with Rev. Scott Williams officiating.  Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 6 – 8 PM on Monday at the Friedrich Funeral Chapel, New Richland, as well as one...

Jun 24, 2019

Memorial services for Blanche Elayne Wichmann will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, with Rev. Matthew Lehman officiating.  Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery.

Elayne passed away peacefully on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Albert Lea.  She was 91 years old.

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Jun 24, 2019

Funeral services for Anita K. Sande will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Salem Lutheran Church, with Rev. Erica Cunningham officiating.  Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 PM Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and again one hour prior to the service at the...

Jun 23, 2019

William Gordon Anderson, 83, of Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019.  William spent 20 years in Arizona, enjoying his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed remodeling homes during his time in Arizona. William was born on December 8, 1936, in Scarville, Iowa. He is survived by his two daughters, Paula Chavez and her husband Michael of Chandler, AZ, Elizabeth...

Jun 23, 2019

Robert “Bob” Nelson, age 92, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in Austin, MN. Funeral Services for Bob will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Church. Visitation will take place one hour prior. Reverend Shane Koepke will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea.

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Jun 23, 2019

Funeral services for Muriel R. Gries will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Concordia Bear Lake Lutheran Church, rural Albert Lea, with Rev. Daphne Hamborg officiating.  Burial will follow in Bear Lake Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and again one hour prior to...

Jun 23, 2019

A Celebration of life of Russ Reistad, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 26 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale.  The Reverend Richard L. Sliper will officiate.  Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, Ellendale.  Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Ellendale, and one hour before the...

Jun 21, 2019

Memorial services for Pamela Slette of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Pastor Daphne Hamborg will officiate. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Pam passed away suddenly at her home of natural causes on...

Jun 19, 2019

Funeral services for Ruth Chicos will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland, MN, with Father Michael Cronin officiating.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 PM on Friday at Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland, and again one hour prior to...

Jun 15, 2019

Memorial Services for Raymond M. Sorensen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Albert Lea.  The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate.  Interment will be in Alden Cemetery.  Friends may visit with family from 4-7 on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church.

Jun 13, 2019

Patricia Mary (Dunn) Waters passed away June 13 at the age of 83 in Blaine, MN. Pat was born August 22, 1935 in Minneapolis to Patrick & Teresa (Culhane) Dunn. She grew up in Edina, MN, attended Christ the King School and is a proud graduate of Holy Angels Academy. Pat attended the University of Minnesota and received degrees...

Jun 12, 2019

Memorial services for Mervin D. Hanson will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Mervin passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Wylie, Texas.  He was 85 years old.

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Jun 11, 2019

Alice E. Daffinrud, age 101, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at the Good Samaritan center in Albert Lea. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Bonnerup Funeral Service with a visitation beginning one hour prior. Rev. Shane Koepke will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery...

Jun 10, 2019

Mark G Benschoter, age 63, of Twin Lakes, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. Mark was diagnosed with metastatic stage IV esophageal cancer at the end of September. He fought a courageous battle for eight months. Mark, son of Ardelle L (Urban) (Rehbein) Benschoter and Merle L Benschoter, was born May 22, 1956, in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota....

Jun 8, 2019

Funeral services for David Emmett Poole of Albert Lea, MN, will be held Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4 until 7- and one-hour prior at the church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. David died Saturday, June 8, 2019 at St Mary’s...

Jun 6, 2019

Memorial services for Dale Orland Mowers of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Reverend Richard Hegal will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Private family interment will be held at a later...