Obituaries
Kent Allen Erlandson
Aug 20, 2023
Kent Allen Erlandson, 78, of Albert Lea, MN passed away Sunday August 20th, 2023 surrounded by his family. Kent was born November 9th, 1944 in Albert Lea, MN to Ralph O. and Dorothy (Hawkinson) Erlandson. A 1963 graduate of Albert Lea High School, Kent went on to receive his BA from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. Kent and his...
Patricia LoAnn Ranum
Aug 20, 2023
Patricia LoAnn (Thorson) Ranum, 76, of Walters, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Born on January 30, 1947, in Winnebago County, Iowa, she was one of five children born to Herman and Laura (Dahlum) Thorson. At the beginning of her life, Pat grew up in the Lake Mills, Iowa...
Linda Frances McColloch
Aug 19, 2023
A memorial service for Linda Frances (Chavez) McColloch will be held on Friday, August 25 at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Albert Lea, Minnesota at 12:00 pm with visitation one hour prior, and a luncheon to follow.
Linda died peacefully on Saturday, August 19th surrounded by her family at her home in Austin, MN. She was...
Margaret Ann Johnson
Aug 19, 2023
Margaret Johnson, 94, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at her home.
Born on June 17, 1929, in Albert Lea, she was a daughter of the late Obell and Evelyn (Berglund) Wayne. On March 5, 1949, Margaret was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Johnson. Together the couple owned and operated the former Sullivan Paint...
Mary Marcus Edon
Aug 19, 2023
Mary Marcus Edon, 64, of Geneva, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at her home with her family by her side.
Born on August 24, 1958, in Albert Lea, she was a daughter of the late Donovan and Ruth (Emmons) Marcus. A 1976 graduate of Ellendale-Geneva High School, Mary received her Associate’s degree from Riverland Community College in...
Arelabell "Arelly" Badje
Aug 16, 2023
Arelly Badje, 96, of Albert Lea, MN passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at St. John's Luther Community surrounded by family and friends. She went to be reunited with the love of her life, husband John Badje.
Arelly spent her early years working on the family farm and raising three amazing daughters in Thompson, IA. After retirement and moving...
Diane Marie VonHagen
Aug 11, 2023
Diane Marie VonHagen, 74, of Clarks Grove, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 11, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic-Methodist Campus in Rochester.
Born on October 26, 1948, in Albert Lea, she was a daughter of the late Harry Clifford Hanson and Marvyl (Johnson) Hanson Haefner. On June 15, 1996, in a pink wedding gown, Diane was united in marriage to...
MaryLou M. Jacobson
Aug 11, 2023
MaryLou Margaret (Moyer) Jacobson, age 92, of Albert Lea, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, August 11, 2023, at Thorne Crest Nursing Home in Albert Lea, MN.
MaryLou was born on March 7, 1931 in Albert Lea to Ferris and Alma (Carlson) Moyer. She attended Albert Lea Schools and graduated from Albert Lea High School in...
Katherine M Rogers
Aug 10, 2023
Katherine Mary Rogers. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on August 10, 2023, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. She was surrounded by her loving family as she peacefully passed into the arms of her Savior. Kathie was born on April 27, 1942, in her hometown of Foley, Minnesota. She was the daughter of James and Anna Hromatka....
Jack Lee Nelson
Aug 9, 2023
Jack Lee Nelson, a devoted farmer and military veteran, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2023, at Thorne Crest Senior Living in Albert Lea, MN. He was born on July 29, 1936, in Thornton, IA, to Willie and Alice (Medlin) Nelson.
Before pursuing his lifelong farming career, Jack served honorably in the military. In 1954, he entered the Army National...
Katherine Jean Attig
Aug 7, 2023
Katherine Jean Attig, 79, of Twin Lakes, MN passed away peacefully at her home on August 7, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Katherine was born on June 7, 1944 in Albert Lea, MN to Pearl and Raymond Quam. She was raised in the Emmons area where she attended and graduated from Emmons school. On November 7, 1963 she was...
Bonnie Lou Amann
Aug 5, 2023
Bonnie Lou Amann, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on August 5, 2023, at Thorne Crest Senior Living in Albert Lea. She was surrounded by her loving family as she peacefully left this world. Bonnie was born on November 8, 1945, in her hometown of Albert Lea, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Irving and Blanche Sydnes.
Bonnie's...
Rachelle Lea Bizjak
Aug 4, 2023
Rachelle (Shelley Dale) Bizjak, 54, of Albert Lea, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, at her home with her family by her side.
Second child to Wayne and Nancy (Ranten) Dale, of Eden Prairie, Rachelle was born on November 10, 1968, in Seattle, WA.
A 1987 graduate of Bismarck High School in Bismarck, ND, Rachelle went on to study...
Marlene Joy Overgaard
Aug 2, 2023
Marlene Joy (Anderson) Overgaard, age 90 passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, August 2 at St John’s Lutheran home after a long battle with dementia and COPD.
Marlene was born January 13, 1933 to Victor and Irene Anderson. She lived in Albert Lea all her life. She attended and graduated from Albert Lea High School. She met and...
Mary Katherine Beck
Aug 1, 2023
Mary Katherine (Bergstad) Beck, 70, of Albert Lea, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at her home in Albert Lea.
Mary was born August 4, 1952, in Albert Lea, MN to Carl and Katherine (O’Rourke) Bergstad. Born and raised in Albert Lea, Mary attended Albert Lea High School and worked at Wilsons until she was married and became a...
Wilhelm "Bill" A Groskurth
Jul 29, 2023
Wilhelm Albert (Bill) Groskurth, 89, of Albert Lea MN passed away peacefully at his home on July 29, 2023.
Bill was born April 19, 1934 to Wilhelm T. and Vera A. Groskurth on their farm near Quasqueton, IA. He joined his sister Maxine and was followed by his brother Leon. In 1936 his family moved to a farm near Independence,...
Barbara J Thompson
Jul 29, 2023
Barbara Jean Thompson, 74, of New Richland, MN passed away on July 29, 2023 at the New Richland Care Center surrounded by her loving family.
Barb was born in on June 22, 1949 to Dale and Evelyn Smith in Waseca, MN. She attended and graduated from New Richland-Hartland School in 1967. Following her graduation, she attended Minneapolis Vocational Chef School...
Brian Richard McMullen
Jul 28, 2023
Brian Richard McMullen, 79, of Albert Lea, MN passed away peacefully on July 28, 2023, at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN with his loving family by his side.
Brian was born on March 17, 1944, to Raphael and Velma (Anderson) McMullen in St Paul, MN. His family moved to Albert Lea, MN when he was a toddler.
Brian attended...
Wilma May Turnbull
Jul 15, 2023
Wilma May Turnbull, 93, of Albert Lea passed away on Saturday July 15, 2023, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community.
She was born April 21, 1930 to Oscar and Florence Leir (Millard) in Murdo, South Dakota. As a young child, Wilma moved to Randolph, MN. She graduated from Randolph High School in 1948 and attended Winona State College for elementary...
Matthew Anderson
Jul 13, 2023
Matthew Jay Anderson of Albert Lea, MN age 66 passed away Thursday July 13, 2023.
Matt is survived by his wife, Peggy Anderson of Albert Lea; children, Scott Anderson (Anna) of West Salem, WI and their children, Katie Scott (Quincy) of San Antonio, TX and their children, Kevin Anderson of Albert Lea, and Kristopher Anderson (Kim) of Webster City, IA...
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