Obituaries

Jimmie "JC" Cornelius

Jimmie "JC" Cornelius

Apr 28, 2019

Jimmie Mervel Cornelius, “JC”, age 72, of Beaver Lake, MN, died suddenly on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at his home. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Community Lutheran Church in Geneva, MN. Rev. Dr. Kristen Venne will officiate. Burial will follow at the Geneva City Cemetery.

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Arlo Jaspersen

Arlo Jaspersen

Apr 27, 2019

Funeral services for Arlo Jaspersen will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate.  Visitation will be held from 5 – 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service on Wednesday, and again one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment will be in Carlston...

Mary Becker

Mary Becker

Apr 27, 2019

Private family services for Mary Ann Becker, 85, were held at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Interment at St. Theodore Cemetery, Albert Lea. Mary Ann always enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Open House gatherings were held on the previous three weekends, allowing everyone to re-connect, and giving her the time that she so very much loved....

Elaine Johnson

Elaine Johnson

Apr 26, 2019

Memorial Service for Elaine Cynthia Johnson of New Richland will be on Friday, May 10 at 11:00 at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Burial will be at LeSueur Lutheran Church Cemetery at a later time. Elaine was born on July 11, 1922 in Waseca County, Minnesota and...

Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson

Apr 24, 2019

A memorial gathering for Joan A. Anderson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held between 4 until 7 PM Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Joan died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, MN. She was 78 years of age. Joan was born April 23, 1941 in St Peter,...

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Apr 19, 2019

Funeral Service for Frances E. “Dolly” (Kerwin) Williams will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, April 24, at Bonnerup Funeral Service. The Reverend Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Oakland, MN. Visitation will be one hour before services. Dolly died on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society. She was 95. She...

Monica Root

Monica Root

Apr 19, 2019

A Celebration of Life memorial service for Monica Root will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 26, 2019 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN, with the Rev. Scott Williams officiating.  Visitation will take place Thursday evening from 4 – 7 PM at the church, as well as one hour prior to the funeral on...

René Davis

René Davis

Apr 18, 2019

A Celebration of Life open house for René Davis will be held from 5-8 PM on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Come tell stories, laugh, and share a drink with the family in René’s honor.

René passed away to soon on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at her home outside of Albert Lea....

Jean Severson

Jean Severson

Apr 17, 2019

Jean Severson passed away Wednesday April 17th at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community after a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted by Bonnerup Funeral Home at Grace Lutheran Church at 11:00 am on Tuesday April 30th.    The Reverend Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate.  Interment will be at Lakewood Cemetery.  Visitation is at Bonnerup Funeral Home on Monday,...

Annette Hagen

Annette Hagen

Apr 17, 2019

Memorial services for Annette Marie Hagen will be held on 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Bonnerup Funeral Services in Albert Lea. Reverend John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral chapel. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery, Albert Lea.

Annette passed away on Wednesday, April...

Roland "Ron" Leak

Roland "Ron" Leak

Apr 17, 2019

Funeral services for Roland “Ron” Leak will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at First Lutheran Church, Blooming Prairie, with Rev. Mike Walerius officiating.  Visitation will take place two hours prior to the service.  Interment will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery – Danville Township, in Blue Earth County.

Ron passed away suddenly...

Kenneth Adams

Kenneth Adams

Apr 15, 2019

Funeral Services for Kenneth L. Adams, of Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, April 22 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Don Malinsky will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the funeral...

Gene Fossum

Gene Fossum

Apr 14, 2019

Funeral Services for Gene “Gene-O” Fossum will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 22, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Mark Boorsma will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Odin, MN at 3:00 PM. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family. Gene...

Elvern Holland

Elvern Holland

Apr 13, 2019

Funeral services for Elvern H. Holland of rural Ellendale, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartland, MN. Pastor Shawn Stafford will officiate. Visitation will be held from 9 until the time of the service at the church. Interment will be in the Hartland, Cemetery. Elvern died Saturday, April...

Margaret Flugum

Margaret Flugum

Apr 11, 2019

Margaret Ann Flugum, age 83, of Albert Lea, MN, formerly of Lake Mills, IA, passed away on April 11, 2019, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Bonnerup Funeral Services in Albert Lea. Chaplain Todd Walsh will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour prior to...

Jacob Twito

Jacob Twito

Apr 11, 2019

Memorial services for Jacob H. Twito will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, with Rev. John Holt officiating.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service, and interment will be at Graceland Cemetery.

Jake died on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society. ...

Barbara Kleinpaste

Barbara Kleinpaste

Apr 10, 2019

Barbara Jean Kleinpaste died Wednesday, April 10, 2019. She was 95 years old Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Hollandale Reformed Church. Reverend Neal Ooms will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Hollandale Cemetery. Barbara Jean Hanson was...

Kendra Schaub

Kendra Schaub

Apr 9, 2019

Kendra Sue Schaub was born on May 26, 1953, in Freeborn County, the daughter of Frederic L. and Dorothy B. (Hill) Schaub. She graduated from Glenville High School. Kendra obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in sociology and corrections and began her career in chemical dependency counseling. Above all Kendra loved being grandmother, and she was a fantastic one....

Philip Van Beek

Philip Van Beek

Apr 4, 2019

Funeral services for Philip G. VanBeek of Hollandale, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Military honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans Groups.

Philip died...

Virginia Venem

Virginia Venem

Apr 4, 2019

Memorial Services for Virginia A. Venem, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 13 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before the service at the church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family. Virginia died on Thursday, April 4, at St. John’s...