Obituaries

Oct 24, 2018

A memorial service for Lori Beighley will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.

Loretta "Lori" Beighley, age 63, passed away peacefully...

Oct 23, 2018

Funeral Services for Gerald D. Wangen will be held at 2:30 Tuesday, October 30, at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Shane Koepke will officiate. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. at the church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family. Gerald passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October...

Oct 23, 2018

RICHARD LEE ‘DICK’ KOGEL, 82, of Albert Lea, MN passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. He was born August 24, 1936 in Huron, South Dakota to Paul and Jean Kogel. A service of remembrance will be held on Friday, Nov. 2nd at 3:00 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, with a celebration of his life to follow. Dick...

Oct 19, 2018

Funeral Services for Bertell J. “Bert” Nelson will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 27 at Bridge Community Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Clayton Balsley will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the church. Bert died on Friday,...

Oct 16, 2018

Memorial Services for Austin Daniel Kohn will be at 10:30 Friday, October 26, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Visitation will be from 4-6 on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service.  Interment will be in Geneva Cemetery. Our precious Austin Daniel Kohn was called to Heaven on October 16, 2018 at the Methodist Hospital in...

Oct 15, 2018

Carroll L. Marlin, age 72, died on October 15, 2018 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in North Freeborn Cemetery.

Carroll...

Oct 11, 2018

Memorial Services for Rudolph (R.J. “Jim”) Olivero will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 15 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at...

Oct 8, 2018

Funeral services for Ronald A. Hunter will be held at 2:30 PM on Monday, October 15, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Pastor John Mitchem will officiate.  Military honors will be performed by the Albert Lea Area Veteran’s Organizations.  Visitation will take place from 5 – 8 PM on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and again one hour...

Oct 4, 2018

Irene V. Goskeson, age 84, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2018 at her home in Albert Lea, MN. A memorial service for Irene will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 8, 2018 at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church, rural Albert Lea. Visitation will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210...

Oct 1, 2018

Arla Jean Pelzl, 83, of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Ellendale, passed away on October 1, 2018. She was born on June 19, 1935 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin to parents Albert and Dorothy Kaminske. She graduated from Dr. Martin Luther High School in New Ulm, Minnesota and went on to study nursing at the local college. She married her...

Sep 30, 2018

A celebration of life service for Melany M. Gold will be held from 2 – 5 PM on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Edgewater Bay Pavilion, in Albert Lea.  Pastor George Marin will officiate.  In honor of Mel, please wear bright colored clothing to the service.

Melany passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Mankato, MN. ...

Sep 30, 2018

Funeral Services for Jerry Lee Neitzell, of Ellendale, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 6 at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Friday at the United Methodist Church and also one hour before services on Saturday. Interment will be in Geneva Cemetery. Military Honors will be accorded by the Ellendale...

Sep 30, 2018

Jill (Mendenhall) Anderson, age 66, of New Richland, MN passed away on September 30, 2018 in Albert Lea, MN. Jill was all heart and loved by all who knew her. She was genuine, natural, spunky, creative and fun-loving. She loved and was passionately devoted to her entire family. Jill was a talented and versatile musician in many genres, composing...

Sep 28, 2018

Francis “Pat” Chicos, age 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 28, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Community in Albert Lea. Pat was born on April 23, 1933 to Thomas and Monika (Giese) Chicos. He graduated from Freeborn High School in 1950. After high school, he worked on the family farm outside of Freeborn until 1957 when he joined...

Sep 27, 2018

Charles M. Staloch, 83, passed away peacefully in Mesa, AZ on September 27th, 2018. Visitation to be held from 10 a.m. until time of service with funeral service at 11 a.m. at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, MN, on October 13th, 2018 with lunch following. Charles was born July 16, 1935 in LaCrosse, WI and was raised in...

Sep 27, 2018

Funeral services for Darlene M. Dobberstein of rural New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the First Lutheran Church in Waldorf, MN. Pastor Giles Zimmer will officiate. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Friedrich Funeral Home in New Richland and one hour prior to the...

Sep 26, 2018

Tomas V. Garza, age 86, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Janesville, Minnesota. Tomas was born on September 22, 1932 to parents Ramon and Santos (Villanueva) Garza in Robstown, Texas. He was raised in Robstown and moved to Minnesota in 1985. The family had been coming to Minnesota since 1979 to work in fields as migrant workers. Tomas...

Sep 25, 2018

Memorial Services for John I. Sullivan of Albert Lea will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 30 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. John died on Tuesday, September 25 at Good Samaritan Center, Albert Lea....

Sep 25, 2018

Gary Bergeson, age 71, died on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at his home in Waldorf, MN. He was born on August 12, 1947 to parents Leo and Alice Bergeson in Albert Lea, MN.

Gary grew up and attended school in Albert Lea, MN. He became disabled early in life. Gary’s favorite things included attending car shows, going...

Sep 24, 2018

Donald R. Squires, 86, of Albert Lea, died at Oak Park Place on Monday, September 24, 2018. Friends and family may gather to visit and share memories from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00p.m. on Saturday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. Private interment Hillcrest Cemetery. Donald Squires was born December 18, 1931, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the first of five sons of...