Obituaries

Feb 1, 2019

Memorial Services for Theodore J. “Ted” Schrader of Albert Lea will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday February 9, at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church.

Ted died unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 1, 2019. He...

Feb 1, 2019

John “Jack” D. Neale Memorial Services for Jack Neale, 86, will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Rev. Dr. Sean Forde will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Jack passed away February 1, 2019 at Thorne Crest Retirement Community in Albert Lea. Jack...

Jan 27, 2019

Sharon Lavonne Astrup-Scott age 72 of Albert Lea passed away at her home on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday at at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Interment will be in Hillcrest...

Jan 26, 2019

Funeral services for Delores R. Ost will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN.  Reverends Shane Koepke, Jennifer Gonsalves, Roger Haug, and Steve Berkeland will officiate.  Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 PM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN and again one hour prior...

Jan 17, 2019

John Westrum, 87, of Apple Valley, MN died surrounded by family, on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Legacy of Farmington. Born December 11, 1931, to Nora D (Kipp) and Edgar F Westrum, Sr., John William Westrum was the last of six children to join the family, and the fifth boy. The brothers enjoyed hunting and playing together all...

Jan 17, 2019

Memorial services for LaVerne P. Blowers will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Friedrich/Bonnerup Funeral Home in New Richland, MN.  The Rev. Dr. Giles Zimmer will officiate.  Visitation will take place beginning at 1:30 until the time of the service.  Burial with military honors will follow at LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery.

LaVerne died...

Jan 15, 2019

JoAnn Joyce Stegenga passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 15 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. She was 83. She was born on April 15, 1935, in Albert Lea, the daughter of Vincent and Laura (Hannigan) Balfe. She attended schools in Albert Lea. She was united in marriage with Albert Stegenga at St. Theodore Catholic Church in 1954. Together...

Jan 13, 2019

Memorial Services for Dustin James Gullickson, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 20 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Pastor  Anthony Villerreal will officiate.  Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service on Sunday at the funeral home. Dustin died on Sunday, January 13 at St. Mary’s...

Jan 12, 2019

Nancee Joy (Larson) Andresen, 82-years-old, died on Saturday, January 12, 2019, after her valiant fight with cancer.  Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of family, friends, and many supporters carried her through months of struggles.

Nancee was born August 10, 1936 in Rake, Iowa to Thorald (Tork) and Joyce...

Jan 10, 2019

Corley Hendrickson 1932-2019 Corley passed away January 10th, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Visitation will be Tuesday January 15th at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Albert Lea from 4-7 pm. Memorial Services will be Wednesday, January 16th at 11:00 am at Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartland. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to service. Corley Arvil...

Jan 10, 2019

Funeral services for Marlene F. Nordahl of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 18, 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 Hillcrest Cemetery. Marlene died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at...

Jan 10, 2019

Debra K. Beighley passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at her home in Albert Lea.  She was 66 years old.

Debra (Sorenson) was born on November 7, 1952, in Albert Lea, MN to Henry and Lucille (Ashley) Sorenson.  Debbie, as she was known to most people, grew up in Glenville and graduated from Glenville High...

Jan 6, 2019

Funeral services for David D. Johnson of Hartland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, January 14, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, MN. Pastors Larry Griffin and Paul Muther will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea and one hour prior to the service...

Jan 5, 2019

Bryan Boeck, 97 years, 11 months of Albert Lea passed away on January  5, 2019  at St. John’s Lutheran Home under hospice care.  The funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Interment will be at the Alden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 7  pm...

Jan 5, 2019

Funeral services for Charles Ross Harne will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN.  The Reverend Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate.  Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 PM on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment...

Jan 2, 2019

Funeral services for Carmella P. Shelhamer of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 10, 2019 at St Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Father Eugene Stenzel will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Hanover, N.J. at...

Dec 31, 2018

Memorial services for Dorothy M. Boettcher of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Pastor J. Ed Komoszewski will officiate. Visitation will be from 1 until time of service at the chapel. Interment at a later date will be in Graceland Cemetery. Dorothy died...

Dec 29, 2018

DeeAnna Ashpole, 59, of Hensel, ND passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND, after a short but brave battle with cancer. DeeAnna was born September 6, 1959 in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Roger and Bernice (Conley) Ashpole. She graduated Milton High School in North Dakota in 1977. DeeAnna was...

Dec 26, 2018

A time for friends and family to gather to Celebrate the Life of Duane C. McGuire will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 from 4:00-7:00 at Friedrich/Bonnerup Funeral Home in New Richland. A private Memorial Service and interment with Military Honors will be held at St. Olaf Cemetery. Duane was celebrating Christmas with his family in Missouri when...

Dec 25, 2018

Beverly McMullin passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in Springdale, AR, where she had lived with her son and daughter-in-law in recent years. Beverly, formerly of Albert Lea, MN, was born on January 5, 1929 in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Ervin and Gladys (Wefald) Toenges. Having been raised on the family farm near Alden she attended the...