All Obituaries

   June Marilyn (Johnson) Kitzmann, 94 of Stewartville, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 20th at Madonna Towers Nursing Home in Rochester, MN.    She was born on June 3, 1925, the daughter of Eddie and Minnie Johnson and baptized June 12th at Bethany Lutheran Church, Frost MN.    June graduated from Frost High School in 1943.  On March 30, 1947, June Johnson and Otto Kitzmann were united in marriage in Frost, MN.    Over the...

     Dr. Marilyn Sorum, 86 a resident of the Chosen Valley Care Center, died Friday, January 31, 2020. She had been a resident of the Care Center since March 2018.    A celebration of Life Service will be held Friday February 7, at 1 p.m. at Johnson-Riley Funeral Home in Lanesboro, MN. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:15 to 12:55. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Lanesboro Cemetery Association.    Dr. Marilyn...

   Phyllis Jean Waadevig passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Chosen Valley Care Center with her family by her side.     Phyllis was born on June 18, 1933. Her parents were Irvin and Marian (Soiney) Vickerman.  Phyllis married Clifford Waadevig on September 20, 1950.  Together they raised three children.  They loved dancing, camping and getting together with family and friends.  Phyllis enjoyed gardening, reading, going to family...

 Mary Jean Wright, 83, of Chatfield, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center, in Chatfield.    Mary was born on December 05, 1936, in Chatfield, to Isaac and Lula (Marsh) Julian. She graduated from Chatfield High School.  On June 26, 1954, she married William J. Wright, in Preston.   In her early years, Mary enjoyed horseback riding, riding in the buggies/wagons with Bill and roller skating.  Mary always enjoyed her yard...

   Dennis Paul Gunderson, 78, of Spring Valley, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2020 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.    Dennis was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and a friend to all that knew him.  He was born on June 27, 1941 in Spring Valley, MN to Paul and Ida (Hagen) Gunderson.  Dennis grew up in the Spring Valley...

   Dale John Henry, 93, of Chatfield passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center.    Dale was born in Fremont on December 2, 1926, to Paul and Lillian (Tollefsrud) Henry. He grew up on the family farm and attended high school in Lewiston. After graduating with the class of 1944, Dale enlisted in the Army Air Force, which took him to Lincoln, Nebraska for training. The war ended before Dale was ever deployed. Dale went to work for Interstate...

Wayne Walter Bicknese, 83, of rural Fountain, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at Chosen Valley Care Center, with his family by his side.    Wayne was born January 4, 1937, to Walter and Dorothy (Boland) Bicknese in Wykoff, MN.  He graduated from Wykoff High School in 1957. On June 9, 1962, he married Helen Opsahl at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Wanamingo, MN.   Wayne was elected and served on the Fillmore County SWCD Board....

   Anna Mae (Sabatke) Allen, 88, of Chatfield, MN went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 20, 2020.    Anna Mae was born to Arthur and Gertrude Sabatke at home in rural Fountain, MN on April 16, 1931.  She was raised in rural Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1949.  She met the love of her life, Wesley Allen, at Country School #98.     Wes and Anna Mae were united in marriage on March 10, 1950 at Emmanuel Lutheran...

Sherry Lee Manahan, 59, of Chatfield, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 16, 2020.     Sherry was born June 10, 1960, to Robert and Phyllis (Jacobson) Jorgenson in Snoqualmie, WA. She Graduated from Billings Senior High, in Billings Montana. On July 11,1987 she married Kevin Manahan, in Chatfield, were they raised their 2 daughters.     Sherry was employed at Tuohy Furniture in Chatfield for 38 years doing payroll and data entry. Sherry was the acting...

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