All Obituaries

  Joanne Pauline (Kalstabakken) Finley of rural Chatfield passed away June 28th, 2020 at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.   Born July 4, 1934 to Oscar and Frieda (Lundt) Kalstabakken of rural Chatfield. She was baptized & confirmed at St Paul Lutheran Church in Chatfield.   Joanne and Jerry V Finley were married in that same church on September 9, 1950. They were the 2nd couple married in the new church at that time.   Joanne attended two country schools,...

   Adrian R. Keys, 43, of rural Lanesboro, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at District One Hospital in Faribault, MN.     Adrian Raymaar Keys was born September 10, 1976, in Peoria, ILL., to Ray Charles Mason and Annette Keys. After getting his High School GED, Adrian helped out on the family farm, and did some welding on the side, but his favorite thing to do was work on his art projects.    He is survived by his son, Jeremiah; mother and step-dad,...

Rosella Marie (Kelly) Bernard, age 96, a lifetime resident of Chatfield, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, June 12 at the Chosen Valley Care Center. Rosella was born on August 25, 1923 to Rose (Heanie) and Arthur Kelly of Simpson, Minnesota.   She married Melvin Bernard, son of Earl and Dorothy (Vehrenkamp) Bernard, on August 10, 1946.  She graduated from college and also earned her master’s degree.  She went on to teach in Blooming Prairie, MN, Rochester public...

   Donna Mae Torres, age 62, of Stewartville passed away on June 12, 2020 after battling cancer.    Donna was born in Preston, Mn to Orrin and Verna (Johns) Ayers on Dec 29, 1957. She attended Chatfield school, and was married to Dennis Moen on March 25, 1978. They had 3 children together before being divorced in 1989. She was then briefly married to Ignacio Torres and divorced. She then met Larry Turner. They had 1 child together before he passed away in 1996.  ...

   On Thursday, May 28, 2020 Gary Wayne Hanson (Amos), loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at the age of 58 years old.     Amos was born on July 21st, 1961 in Harmony, MN to Bob and Janice (Finley) Hanson.  Gary grew up in Chatfield, MN with his eight siblings on the family farm.  He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1979.  In his younger years he loved trail riding and spending time with his cousins. He later worked as a skilled...

Gerald “Jerry” Gammell, age 83, formerly of Mounds View, MN passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in St. Paul, MN.  Jerry was born January 8, 1937 in Grand Rapids, MN, to Paul and Luverne (Mueller).  He was a graduate of Chatfield High School in 1956 and later served in the United States Army.    Jerry was united in marriage to Patricia Mitchell on August 23, 1959, at United Methodist Church in Chatfield. After settling in Mounds View, he became a very active...

  With a life surrounded by family and friends, Troy Stephen Fox of Chatfield passed away on May 25th, 2020, at the age of 52.  Troy was born on September 5th, 1967 in Rochester, Minnesota to Robert and Mary (Swiggum) Fox. He grew up in the Rushford area with his siblings until 1974. From there, Troy lived in various places in the Rochester area until he met his soulmate, Amy, in 1997, and moved to Chatfield, Minnesota. They married on September 16th, 2000, then...

 Laurel Manford Hilden, 91, of Harmony, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center, in Harmony, MN.    Laurel M. Hilden was born march 5, 1929, in Lanesboro, MN., to Martin and Sarah (Motland) Hilden. He was the fifth born of nine children.  After his 8th year in school Laurel worked for many different farmers around the Lanesboro area.  In 1951 he moved up to Minneapolis and work for Armor Meats.  In 1953 he went into the Army...

  Donna Mae Gullickson, 88, of Lanesboro, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at her home with her daughters by her side.    Donna M. Jacobson was born Nov. 11, 1931, in Lanesboro, to Selmer and Alvilde (Dahl) Jacobson.  She graduated from Lanesboro High School. On June 26, 1949 she married Arden Gullickson, at Union Prairie Lutheran Church, in rural Lanesboro.  They went on to raise 5 daughters.    Donna was involved with the Whalan...

John Thomas Power Jr., was born November 3, 1941, in Mpls, MN.; and passed away peacefully at Chosen Valley Care Center, in Chatfield, on May 7, 2020. He is preceded in death by his mother, Martha and father, J. Thomas Powers. He graduated from St Thomas military Academy and Mankato State University with a BS. John was given an award from Senator Dole for his volunteer work at the American Red Cross.He later worked for the Red Cross as a purchasing agent. John had a good...