Obituaries

Donna Petersen

Donna Petersen

Jun 19, 2018

Funeral services for Donna Eileen Petersen of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, June 25, 2018 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel in Albert Lea. Pastor Ryan Quigley will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Donna Eileen (Olson)...

Howard Attig

Howard Attig

Jun 16, 2018

Funeral Services for Howard Darrell Attig of rural Twin Lakes, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 20, at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, MN. The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at...

Robert "Bob" Westergaard

Robert "Bob" Westergaard

Jun 14, 2018

Robert K. Westergaard, 75, of Albert Lea passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea surrounded with the love of friends and family.

He was born on November 6, 1942, in Albert Lea to James and Ethel (Peterson) Westergaard and was a lifetime resident of the Albert Lea area.

Robert...

Thomas Chicos

Thomas Chicos

Jun 13, 2018

Funeral Services for Thomas Mark Chicos of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, June 18, at St. Theodore Catholic Church.  The Reverend Kurt Farrell will officiate.  Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Richland at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7 Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour before the...

Cory Johnson

Cory Johnson

Jun 11, 2018

Funeral Services for Cory J. Johnson, 40, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 16 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6p.m.-9p.m. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before services. Cory died unexpectedly, while at work,...

Wesley Olson

Wesley Olson

Jun 9, 2018

A memorial service for Wesley Paul Olson will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea.  Pastor Don Larson will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will be in St. Peter Cemetery in New Richland, MN.

Wesley passed away too soon on Saturday,...

Rollie Marquardt

Rollie Marquardt

Jun 9, 2018

Memorial Services for Roland “Rollie” R. Marquardt, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 19, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the funeral home. Rollie died on Saturday,...

Denise Ortega-Roseli

Denise Ortega-Roseli

Jun 6, 2018

Memorial Services for Denise Irene Ortega-Roseli, of Albert Lea, Minnesota will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, June 14, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend George Marin will officiate. Friends may visit with family one hour before the service at the funeral home. Denise died on Wednesday, June 6 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. She...

Ronald Swenson

Ronald Swenson

Jun 5, 2018

A graveside service and burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Red Oak Grove Cemetery, rural Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.

Ronald Allen Swenson Sr., age 76, passed away peacefully at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna, Minnesota. He was born on October 1, 1941 to parents Russell and Pearl (Madson) Swenson in Blooming Prairie. He...

Janice Paulson Jacobson

Janice Paulson Jacobson

Jun 4, 2018

A memorial service for Janice K. Paulson Jacobson will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Vineyard Church in Albert Lea.  Pastor Matt Hundley will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  A private burial will take place at Calvary Lutheran Cemetery near Rapidan at a later date.

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Earl "Jake" Jacobsen

Earl "Jake" Jacobsen

Jun 4, 2018

After a pleasant day attending church in Rochester and visiting with his son and daughter in-law, Earl went to bed Sunday night and did not wake up in the morning.  He died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 4, 2018 at his home in Albert Lea.

A gathering for Earl “Jake” Jacobsen will be held from...

Opal Thompson Harms

Opal Thompson Harms

Jun 3, 2018

A memorial service for Opal Christensen Thompson Harms will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Pastor John Mitchem will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea.

Opal J. Harms, age 88, died on June...

Forrest Claussen

Forrest Claussen

May 31, 2018

Funeral services for Forrest ‘Forrie’ Claussen will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday,  June 4, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 E Main, Albert Lea, MN and again one hour prior...

Jean Wilson

Jean Wilson

May 31, 2018

Memorial Services for Jean L. Wilson will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 6, at South Blue Earth Lutheran Church, rural Bricelyn, MN. The Reverend  Reid Ellis will officiate.  Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea.  Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church. Jean went to rest peacefully, cared for...

Pamela Helmers

Pamela Helmers

May 25, 2018

Funeral services for Pamela Helmers will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN. Pamela Helmers, age 75, passed away at her home near Albert...

Clair "Terry" Jenson

Clair "Terry" Jenson

May 24, 2018

Funeral Services for Clair “Terry” Jenson of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.  The Reverend Eileen Woyen will officiate.  Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea.  Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations.  Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Terry...

Margaret Doyle

Margaret Doyle

May 22, 2018

Memorial services for Margaret Carol Doyle of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Albert Lea Assembly of God Church. Pastor Ryan Quigley will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4 until 7 PM at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Margaret...

Laverne "Vern" Roberts

Laverne "Vern" Roberts

May 20, 2018

Laverne “Vern” A. Roberts passed away on May 20, 2018 at his home in Albert Lea surrounded by family after a two and a half year courageous battle with cancer, he was 78 years old.

Memorial service will be on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Bonnerup Funeral Service with visitation from 5 - 7...

Carol Gilderhus

Carol Gilderhus

May 11, 2018

Memorial Services for Carol Ann Gilderhus, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 17, at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.   The Reverend John Holt will officiate.  Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Albert Lea.  Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the church.  Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the...

George "Rusty" Hargrave

George "Rusty" Hargrave

May 11, 2018

George Russell “Rusty” Hargrave of Albert Lea, Minnesota, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at his home after a brief struggle with cancer. Rusty was born December 3, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa and grew up in Webster City, Iowa where he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1959. He graduated from AIB in Des Moines in 1963. He married Judy...