Obituaries

May 10, 2018

Marie Krikava, farm wife and kolache baker, dies at age 87.

Marie Krikava, widely known in southern Minnesota as the “kolache lady,” died on May 10 after a long battle with cancer. She was 87 years old.

For decades, Marie (with assistance of her husband Alton) baked thousands of the Czech pastries to support community...

May 10, 2018

Funeral services for Jerome “Jerry” Rasmussen will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend Shane Koepke will officiate.  Visitation will be from     4 – 7 PM on Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Chapel, Albert Lea, and again one hour prior to the service at church.  Interment will be in...

May 5, 2018

Funeral Services for Lily C. Anderson of Albert Lea will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 10th at First Lutheran Chapel, Albert Lea.  The Reverend John Holt will officiate.  Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery.  Friends and family may visit one hour before the service at the church.  Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family.

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May 4, 2018

Funeral Mass for Jacqueline Anderson will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea, Minn. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, May 11th at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 E. Main, Albert Lea and again one hour prior to the service at church....

May 4, 2018

Funeral services for Carol Jean Cooper of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Bridge Community Church North in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Clayton Balsley will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 until 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at...

May 2, 2018

Memorial services for Betty Jean Abben will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend John Holt will officiate. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Betty Jean was born on August 23, 1932 to parents George and...

May 2, 2018

Memorial Services for Arnold M. Stadheim, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 7, at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.  Interment will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday at Lakewood Cemetery, for those who wish to attend. Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organizations. Visitation will be from 3-5...

May 1, 2018

Funeral services for Charles (Chuck) Francis Harty will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday May 4, 2018 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea and again one hour prior at the church. Interment will be at Geneva Cemetery.

Chuck...

Apr 30, 2018

Funeral services for Audrinne Marie Kormann of New Richland, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 4, 2018 at St Peter’s Lutheran Church in New Richland. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5 until 8 PM at the Church and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Interment will be in...

Apr 25, 2018

Memorial Services for James E. “Opi” Grodhaus, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, April 30, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Jennifer Gonsalves will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Military honors will be accorded by...

Apr 25, 2018

Remembering Roger Nordahl…….

Funeral Services for Roger A. Nordahl, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 1, at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea.  The Reverend John Holt and Reverend Todd Walsh will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church.  Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, with Military Honors accorded by...

Apr 24, 2018

Funeral services for Harold Byrne will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 at All Saints Catholic Church, New Richland.  Father Michael Cronin will officiate.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Waseca, MN.

Dr. Harold Byrne, long-time Portland, Oregon dentist passed away on...

Apr 23, 2018

A memorial service for Evelyn D. Dolton will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Bonnerup Funeral Chapel.  Chaplain Don Malinsky will officiate.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be held at a later date at the Alden Cemetery.

Evelyn passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018...

Apr 22, 2018

Werner Michael Zent passed away peacefully on Sunday, 22 April, 2018 in Albert Lea, MN. His loving wife and family stayed by his bedside up to his final moments. Werner was born June 28th, 1927 in a two-room farm house in Adams County, North Dakota to Raphael and Mary (Renner) Zent. He was the sixth oldest in a family...

Apr 17, 2018

Richard Bennett Hoium was born on December 29, 1928 to Bennett and Ada Hoium in Albert Lea where he attended school before enlisting in the U.S. Military.  Richard and Beverly Parks were united in marriage in 1948.

Richard was stationed at the Panama Canal as a Military Police.  Richard and Beverly returned to Albert Lea to live...

Apr 16, 2018

Funeral services for Harlan A. Schlaak will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 20th at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland, Minnesota. Reverend Paul Andree will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19th at church and again one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St. Olaf Cemetery.

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Apr 13, 2018

Funeral services for Faye Dettmann of Ellendale, MN, will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Vibrant Life Assemblies of God Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Patrick Stitt will officiate. Visitation will be held Thursday from 9 – 11 at the church. Interment will be in the Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, MN. Faye went home to...

Apr 13, 2018

Funeral services for Grace H. Arneson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the East Freeborn Lutheran Church, rural Albert Lea. Pastor Matthew Griggs will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 4 – 7 PM at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the...

Apr 13, 2018

Funeral services for Homer “Dick” R. Waite of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 4 until 7 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...

Apr 12, 2018

Funeral Services for Mark David Krueger of Rochester, MN, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 21, at Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake, rural Albert Lea, MN. . Interment will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Pickerel Lake. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Mark died at his home in Rochester on Thursday, April 12,...