Marvel Verna Dockwell

Marvel Verna Dockwell, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Prairie Senior Cottages, New Richland, Minn. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 29, at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minn.

Barbara “Barb” Kay Stille Nickson

Barbara “Barb” Kay (Stille) Nickson, 65, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024 peacefully at her home in rural Lake Mills. Memorial visitation will be held Sunday, April 14, from 4-7 p.m.

Kathleen Ann Colby

Kathleen Ann Colby, mother and friend, passed in peace Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Summit House, Britt. Kathleen honorably donated her body for medical research to the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Duane R. Thompson

Duane R. Thompson, 81, Northwood passed away surrounded by family Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 23, at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Rev.

Carroll “Red” Reines

Carroll “Red” Reines, 86, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024 at his home in rural Lake Mills, surrounded by his loving family.

Robert D. “Bob” Johnson

Robert D. “Bob” Johnson, 92, Lake Mills, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 2, 2024 in Lake Mills. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 7, at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn., with Pastor Ryan M.

Obituaries

Alma G. Gravley

Alma G. Gravley, 100, Lake Mills, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 at the Lake Mills Care Center. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, at West Cemetery, Rake, with Pastor Kevin Olson officiating. Visitation for Alma will be Thursday, Nov. 11, from 1-3 p.m. at Schott...

Glenn Mardell Fjeld

Glenn Mardell Fjeld, 89, Lake Mills, formerly of rural Joice, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021 at the Lake Mills Care Center.Services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church, rurual Joice, with Pastor Kevin Olson officiating. Visitation will be one hour...

Betty Halvorson Colby

Betty (Bliton) Halvorson Colby, 99, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 at the Lake Mills Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Salem Lutheran Church, with Rev. Joel Guttormson officiating. Burial will be in Bristol Cemetery, rural Joice. Visitation will take...

James J. Bryant

On Sunday, October 17, 2021, James (Jim) J. Bryant, loving husband and father of three sons, passed away at age 85. A graveside service will be held Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any donations be made in Jim’s...

Sharon D. Swenson

Sharon D. Swenson, 82, Buffalo Center, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Thompson, with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating.Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 22, at...

Sharlene Mae Low

Sharlene Mae Low, 83, left this world Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Bentonville, Ark., surrounded by loved ones on her passing. A memorial service will be held for Sharlene, Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. at the Lawson Cemetery Pavilion, Yale, Okla. Pastor John Curtis will be officiating. In lieu of...

Carolyn Lea Phillips Okland

Carolyn Lea (Phillips) Okland, 80, formerly of Leland, Iowa, passed away Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Fox Trail Assisted Living and Memory Care, Front Royal, Va. with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. A funeral service will be held Friday, Oct. 8, at Schott Funeral Home-Mittelstadt Chapel, Lake...

Michael A. Gardner

Michael A. Gardner, 45, Lake Mills, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 in Albert Lea, Minn. A memorial service for Mike will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, with Pastor Joel Guttormson officiating. Inurnment will be in the Woodbury Cemetery,...

Gloria Ione Trytten Peterson

Gloria Ione (Trytten) Peterson, 82, passed away Wednesday, Sept., 29, 2021, at Norris Square, Cottage Grove, Minn., from congestive heart failure. A memorial service will beheld at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 4, at Bonnerup Funeral Home, Albert Lea, Minn., with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will...

Celebration of Life

Judith Janette Fenske, 80, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at the home of her daughter, Angel Meyer, in Emmons, Minn. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 3, at Oakwood Park, Lake Mills, with Mr. Kermit Singelstad officiating. This service is open to the...