Obituaries

Mar 25, 2017

Funeral services for Delores "Dee" Bennett will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place in Lakewood Cemetery following the service. Dee passed away on Saturday March 25, 2017...

Mar 23, 2017

Irene Anna Butler was born June 17, 1913, in Wells, MN, the daughter of Lawrence and Amy (Gillson) Rauenhorst. She grew up near Wells, MN and lived for a short time by Austin, MN before she moved with her family to Albert Lea, MN. On July 2, 1940, Irene was united in marriage to James H. Butler at St. Theodore's...

Mar 23, 2017

A memorial service for John Henry Van Erkel will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Hollandale Reformed Church. The Reverend Neil Ooms will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 PM on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, as well as one hour prior to the church service...

Mar 17, 2017

Ronald A. King, of Hollandale, died on March 17, 2017 after a long illness, at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota. A family service will be held in August with Military Honors. Ronald was born on May 26, 1939 to parents Fletcher E. and Ada E. (McWha) King. He attended grade school in Maple Island and Hollandale and graduated...

Mar 15, 2017

A Celebration of Life service for Irene Catlin will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Thorne Crest Retirement Community (1201 Garfield Ave) in Albert Lea. Chaplain Todd Walsh will officiate. Interment will be in the Alden Cemetery at a later date. Irene F. Catlin, of Albert Lea died on March 15, 2017 at the Mayo...

Mar 10, 2017

Memorial services for Lavonne J. Olson of Albert Lea, MN will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea. Pastor John Mitchem will officiate. Friends may greet the family Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 P.M. at Bonnerup Funeral Service and again one hour prior to the service at church....

Mar 9, 2017

Funeral services for Marjorie "Margie" Wendt will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Bonnerup Funeral Service (2210 E. Main) in Albert Lea. Pastor Matt Hundley will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea. Marjorie Ann Wendt died on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at...

Mar 6, 2017

Memorial services for Janis Marie Klinger of New Richland, MN will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the St Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the St Peter Cemetery, New Richland,...

Mar 4, 2017

Memorial Services for Bernice E. (Jensrud) Himmerich of New Richland, MN will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, March 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be at St. Olaf Cemetery followed by refreshments with family and friends. The Reverend Paul Andree will officiate. Bernice...

Mar 4, 2017

Don Babbitt passed away peacefully on March 4, 2017, in Brooksville, FL. Don was born on February 1, 1924 to the late Russell and Barbara Babbitt in Conger, MN. He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Conger until the 9th grade and then attended Albert Lea High School from which he graduated in 1941. Following high school Don joined his father...

Mar 3, 2017

Funeral services for Lawrence "Larry" Aalberg will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Father Russell Scepaniak will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5 – 7 PM on Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church. Military honors will be...

Mar 2, 2017

A memorial service for Mildred "Millie" E. Paulson will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will begin at 1 PM, and continue until the time of the service. Mildred passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at her...

Mar 2, 2017

Funeral services for Ralph Stegenga of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church of Albert Lea. Pastor Dwight Netzer will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Hollandale Cemetery, Hollandale, MN. Ralph died Thursday, March 2, 2017...

Mar 2, 2017

A Celebration of Life for KayDelle L. Gilbertson of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 10, at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Lake Hanska Cemetery, Hanska, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at...

Feb 27, 2017

Funeral services for Maxine Gavle of Albert Lea, MN will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Lunder Lutheran Church rural Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Randy Baldwin 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 the church. Interment...

Feb 27, 2017

Funeral services for Alfred Ray Schlarbaum will be held on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. with visitation 1 hour prior to service at Bonnerup Funeral Home, 2210 E. Main St. in Albert Lea MN. Pastor Mike Gerhardt will officiate. Interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veteran's Organizations....

Feb 26, 2017

Funeral services for Helen B. Allen of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Bonnerup Funeral Service from 5 until 7 PM and one hour prior to the service at the...

Feb 26, 2017

A memorial service for Richard Knudson will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Sean Forde will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 PM on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and again one hour prior to the service at the church. A private family burial will...

Feb 24, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

A memorial service for Charles A. Lee will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 5 to 7p.m. at Bonnerup Funeral Service (2210 E. Main), Albert Lea and again one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in Hillcrest...