Obituaries

Feb 28, 2019

Bert Nelson, 96, died February 28, 2019.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service which is Thursday,  March 7 at 11:00 at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, Ellendale MN with interment following at the Pontoppidan Cemetery.

Bert was born on August 16, 1922 in Freeborn County to A. K. (Andrew) and Carrie (Lonning) Nelson.  After attending...

Feb 27, 2019

Funeral Services for Kenneth G. Gayken will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN.  Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial will take place in Hillcrest Cemetery.  Military honors will be performed by local veteran organizations.

Kenneth passed...

Feb 25, 2019

Bruce Arbic was born in 1960 in Minneapolis and graduated from Burnsville High School. Bruce received great joy in helping others. Through these activities he established long lasting relationships. Ones that will forever keep the memories of him alive. Along with being very generous throughout the community, Bruce loved sunny mornings on the lake. He would wake up early...

Feb 24, 2019

Funeral Services for Daniel S. Borland will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 2, at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the church.Dan died unexpectedly on...

Feb 23, 2019

A memorial gathering for Helen E. Oquist of Albert Lea, MN, will be held from 9 until 11 AM on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Helen died Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Home in Albert Lea. She was 84 years of age. Helen was born January 2,...

Feb 23, 2019

Memorial services for Betty Marie (Kropf) Johannsen of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Freeborn Cemetery at a later date. Betty was born to Marvel and Hilda (Schoeberlein) Kropf...

Feb 22, 2019

Memorial services for Shirley Ann Jensen will be held at 6:00PM Monday, March 25, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Shirley died Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Thorne Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea, MN. She was...

Feb 19, 2019

Funeral Services for Larry M. Christensen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.  The Reverend Eileen Woyen and Reverend George Marin will officiate.Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7 on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the church....

Feb 19, 2019

Floyd M. Christensen, age 97 March 25, 1921 – February 19, 2019 Funeral services for Floyd M. Christensen will be held on Friday, March 1st at Assemblies of God Church in Albert Lea. Visitation will be at the church at 10:00 am, followed by the service at 11:00. Following the service a military salute will take place at the...

Feb 17, 2019

Elizabeth “Liz” E. Hansen passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 in Rochester, MN. At the age of 98. Memorial services for Elizabeth “Liz” E. Hansen of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 23, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Matt Lehman will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Feb 16, 2019

A Celebration of Life for Thomas “Tom” Weigel will be held from 3 – 5 PM on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service.  Tom will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Thomas John Weigel, 72, of Albert Lea died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Tom was born...

Feb 16, 2019

Memorial services for Alvin W. Putman of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans Groups. Alvin died...

Feb 9, 2019

Larry Dean Tlamka, 59, of Albert Lea passed away on Saturday, February 9, at his home after a courageous battle with kidney cancer.  A private family service will be held at First Lutheran Church, but at Larry’s request no further arrangements will follow.  He asked instead to be remembered as he once was, happy and healthy!

He...

Feb 9, 2019

Funeral services for Carmen Opal Meyer will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. The Reverend Don Rose will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Kiester, MN, at a later date. Carmen died Saturday, February 9,...

Feb 9, 2019

Laura Lenora Kuck, of Circle Pines, MN, formerly of Albert Lea, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, February 9, at Prairie Cottages in Albert Lea.  She was 88. She was born on September 11, 1930, in Stutsman County, North Dakota, the daughter of Jacob and Ida (Gahner) Lippert. She grew up in North Dakota and married Jerry E Kuck February...

Feb 8, 2019

Memorial services for Clara N. Satre will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Pastor Erica Cunningham will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at a later date.

Clara passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Pathstone Living Community in...

Feb 7, 2019

Funeral services for Fern M. Nock will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland.  Pastor Paul Andree will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service, and burial will be in St. Olaf Cemetery.

Fern passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Prairie...

Feb 6, 2019

Funeral Services for Rose I. (Ponto) Roell will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Rose died on Wednesday, February 6, at...

Feb 5, 2019

Funeral Services for Ardis E. Madson, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at West Freeborn Lutheran Church. The Reverend Steven Schwartz will officiate. Burial will take place in West Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and again one hour prior to services at the church....

Feb 4, 2019

Funeral services for George F. Feuerhelm will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 8, 2019 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Rev. John Holt will officiate.  Burial will take place in Graceland Cemetery following the service.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM on Thursday February 7th at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and will...