Obituaries

Sep 23, 2018

A memorial service for Nancy A. Cornelius will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Community Lutheran Church, Geneva.  The Rev. Dr. Kristen Venne will officiate.  Visitation will take place 4:30 – 7:30 on Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church.

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Sep 23, 2018

Funeral services for Albert Villarreal will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 27, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 P.M. Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea and again one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in St....

Sep 23, 2018

Memorial Services for Marjorie 'Marge’ Sippel, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, October, 1, at the First Presbyterian Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Dwight Netzer will officiate.  Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea.  Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Marjorie Ruth Cecile was born on March...

Sep 17, 2018

Memorial services for Robert “Bobbie) Pleiss of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, September 24, 2018 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 2 until 4 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church....

Sep 13, 2018

Funeral services for Stanley J. Herbst will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland.  Pastor Paul Andree will officiate.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 on Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, as well as one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.  Burial will be in St. Olaf Cemetery....

Sep 10, 2018

Doug D. Lau, age 63, passed away on September 10, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born January 15, 1955 in Texas to Arvid “Bud” and Marjorie Lau.

Doug grew up and attended school in Austin, MN. He later moved and worked the rest of his years in Albert Lea. He worked at...

Sep 8, 2018

David Buhs, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the age of 75. Memorial services will be held on 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 13, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, followed by interment at Graceland Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Meiers of Hosanna Lutheran Church, Rochester, will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea...

Sep 8, 2018

After a reoccurrence of cancer and battling Parkinson’s disease, Richard Neve passed away. A memorial service for Richard “Dick” Neve will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Chapel at St. John’s Lutheran Community in Albert Lea. Chaplain Don Malinsky will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at St. John’s....

Sep 7, 2018

Funeral Services for Delores M. Steele of rural Alden, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 16 at Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake. The Reverend Katelyn Rakotoarivelo, will officiate. Interment will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Saturday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before the service at the...

Sep 5, 2018

Funeral services for Ralph will be held at 3 pm Sunday, September 9, 2018 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1 pm to 3 pm prior to the service at church. Interment will be 10 am Monday, September 10th in Freeborn Cemetery.

Ralph E....

Sep 4, 2018

Memorial Services for Margella L. Besser of Waterville, formerly of New Richland, and Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 Friday, September 7,  2018 at LeSueur River Lutheran Church in rural New Richland. The Reverend Brian Gegel will officiate. Interment will be in LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Margella...

Sep 2, 2018

Funeral services for Elmer N. Morgan of Hayward, MN, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, September 10, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in...

Sep 2, 2018

Wilma Johnston, age 106, died peacefully September 2nd, at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, MN. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Friday, September 7, at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Dwight Netzer officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. Mrs. Johnston was born July...

Aug 31, 2018

Marjorie “Marge” Leak, age 85, of Ellendale passed away surrounded by her family on August 31, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

A public visitation for Marge will be held from 5:30 – 8:00 PM on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Ellendale, MN.  Private family services and burial will follow on...

Aug 31, 2018

Funeral services for David J. Johannsen will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, with Father Kurt Farrell officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be in St. Theodore Cemetery.

David passed away with his wife at his side...

Aug 30, 2018

Peggy L. Bangert, age 89, passed away on Thursday, August 30, at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, with family by her side.  Memorial Services will be held on 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 15, at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. Visitation is one hour before the service at the church.  Interment will be in Alden Cemetery. Peggy was born on...

Aug 28, 2018

Funeral services for Norma J. Schneider will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Rev. John Holt will officiate.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Norma passed away at her home in Albert Lea on Tuesday, August...

Aug 27, 2018

Funeral Services for Vivian I. (Troe) Toenges will be held at 10:00 A.M on Thursday at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt and the Reverend Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in Shady Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 -6:30 on Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service...

Aug 26, 2018

Funeral Services for Russell John Paczkowski, of Albert Lea, will be held at Noon on Friday, August 31 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church. Military honors...

Aug 25, 2018

Don Buley, of Albert Lea, passed away on August 25, 2018 at the age of 70. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 30 at 11am at Bonnerup Funeral Home, Albert Lea, followed by interment at the Hollandale Cemetery. The Rev. Jeff Phelps will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans Organizations. Visitation will...