Obituaries

Jun 5, 2019

Funeral services for Marjorie Lukecart will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church, 308 Water St. Albert Lea, MN 56007.  The Reverend Dwight Netzer will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery with military honors provided.

Marjorie Lukecart, who is...

May 30, 2019

Jodi Lynn Brown, age 49, of Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 3, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend Matthew Lehman will officiate. Burial will be at the Orthel Township Cemetery near Britt, IA.

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May 29, 2019

Funeral Services for Dale Newgard, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. His years of service with be recognized with Military honors by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations. Dale died...

May 27, 2019

Memorial services for Dale Turner will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 31, 2019 at the United Methodist Church, Albert Lea with Rev. John Mitchem officiating.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Thursday with a Masonic Service held at 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  There will also be visitation one hour prior...

May 27, 2019

Memorial Services for James “Jim” L. Sabin, of Emmons will be held at 1:30 on Friday, June 7,  at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, MN.  The Reverend Dr. David Schafer will officiate. James passed away on Monday, May 27, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Albert Lea.  He was only 59 years old. He was born on February 28, 1960 in...

May 27, 2019

Memorial services for Barbara K. Soper will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN with Rev. Randy Baldwin officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service, and burial will be at a later date.

Barb passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 surrounded by family...

May 22, 2019

Funeral Services for Orren E. Olson will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will take place on Monday from 4-7 p.m. at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with a time to share memories at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be held one...

May 22, 2019

Funeral services for Maves M. Zimmerman will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church, rural Albert Lea, MN, with the Rev. Matthew Griggs officiating.  Burial will be in the Clarks Grove Baptist Cemetery.

Maves passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 with family by her side at the St....

May 21, 2019

Our feisty, red-headed, little warrior, Kim Riemann, lost her battle to colon cancer on Tuesday, May 21, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN,  at the age of 43. We will celebrate her life on Monday, June 3, 2019 and 12:00 Noon, at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Friends may visit with family one hour before...

May 20, 2019

Memorial services for Michael “Mike” P. Kruse will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 26, 2019 at St Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be held Saturday evening from 4 until 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment at a later...

May 17, 2019

Memorial services for Janice “Cooki” Westrum will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday at Trinity Evangelical Free Church 10658 210th St W Lakeville, MN  55044 Following the service, please stay for dessert and fellowship.

Janice (Cooki) Westrum, 84, of Apple Valley, MN died surrounded by family on Friday, May 17th, 2019 at the Legacy of Farmington....

May 15, 2019

Funeral services for Geraldine (Jerrie) Faye Gunderson will be held at 1:30 PM Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Howie Krienke will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Albert Lea. Jerrie passed away peacefully on Wednesday,...

May 14, 2019

Eileen Chicos, age 83, formerly of New Richland, MN, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.  Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019, at Friedrich’s Funeral Chapel in New Richland.  Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at All Saints Catholic...

May 13, 2019

Connie Marie (Garner) Bergland was born on April 4, 1951 in Huron, SD to Walter and Ardith (McLagan) Garner.  Her family would move frequently throughout her childhood. She graduated from Lindberg High School in St. Louis, MO in 1969, and attended a few years of college following.  While in St. Louis, she had several jobs, but a favorite of...

May 11, 2019

Funeral Services for Joanne E. Christensen will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 15, at the Community Lutheran Church in Geneva, MN. The Rev. Dr. Kristen Venne will officiate. Interment will be in Geneva Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Ellendale and one hour before services at the church. Joanne was...

May 8, 2019

A memorial service for Trena M. Espe will be held at 4 PM on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, with Captain Jim Brickson officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, and interment will follow the service at Hollandale Cemetery.

Trena passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, May...

May 4, 2019

Celebration of Life services for William Logan Bankester of New Richland, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Private family interment will be in the Hollandale Cemetery.Military honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area...

May 2, 2019

Funeral services for Ladyne Keller of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:30 AM Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in LeRoy, MN. Pastor John Kerr will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Riceville, Iowa. Ladyne died Thursday, May 2, 2019...

May 1, 2019

Funeral services for David E. Wenzel of New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Church of All Saints in New Richland, MN. Father Michael Cronin will officiate. Visitation will be held Saturday morning from 9 until the time of the service. Interment will be in the LeSueur River Cemetery, New Richland....

Apr 29, 2019

Joanne E. (Overgaard) Schrader, of Albert Lea, died peacefully on Monday, April 29 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Friends may visit with family and share memories from 2-4 on Sunday, May 5 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. There will be a private interment at Lakewood Cemetery in Albert Lea. Joanne was born April 30, 1936, in Albert...