Obituaries

David Higgins, 71, brother of Spring Valley man

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 10:14am

David Lee Higgins, 71, of Eyota, died peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys Campus, surrounded by family.

He was born on April 4, 1947, to Lester and Inez (Nichols) Higgins.

He lived in Eyota his entire life, graduating from Dover-Eyota High School in 1965.

He married Dawn Raddatz on June 3, 1967.

He was self-employed as Dave Higgins Home Builder from 1971 until his retirement from Higgins Custom Cabinetry in 2006.

Dale Leonard, 82, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 10:13am

Dale “Curly” Patrick Leonard, 82, of Spring Valley, died on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at the Ostrander Care Center. 

He was born on May 8, 1936, in Cylinder, Iowa, to Walt and Edna (Rath) Leonard.

On May 24, 1957, he was united in marriage to Beatrice Westphal at the Methodist church in Spring Valley.

After they were married, they lived in Spring Valley for 12 years before moving to Cloquet, Minn., Sulfur, La., and Lakeland, Florida, before moving back to Spring Valley where he worked as a truck driver.

Harold Jensen, 94, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 10:11am

Harold Harry Jensen, 94, of Grand Meadow, died on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by his family.

He was born on Jan. 13, 1924, in Renville County, Minn. He was the son of Jens and Mabel (Kenning) Jensen.

He grew up with a twin brother, (Howard) and younger sister, Elvine Jensen (Vinnie).

He moved to Grand Meadow in 1948 where he met his wife Frieda through his future brother-in-law, Mel Anderson, who set them up on a blind date.

Doris Daskam, 97, mother of Spring Valley woman

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 10:09am

Doris Daskam, 97, of Harmony, died on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony. 

She was born on Dec. 24, 1920, in rural Bluffton, Iowa, to John and Ruth (Sjobakken) Greenslade.

She married Gerald Daskam on June 1, 1941, on her parent’s farm near Cresco, Iowa.

Betty Livingood, 82, of Ostrander

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 10:07am

Betty Jean (Raaen) Livingood, 82, of Ostrander, died on Sunday morning, Sept. 2, 2018, at the nursing home in Ostrander.

She was born on June 18, 1936, in a log cabin near Peterson to Gilmer and Cora (Fossum) Raaen.

After attending country school, she married Robert Kenneth Livingood on Feb. 9, 1957, at Grace Lutheran Church in Peterson.

Virginia Hoffman, 99, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 10:05am

Virginia Hoffman, 99, of Grand Meadow, died on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester.

Virginia Sprimont was born on April 5, 1919, in Jefferson, Iowa, to Willard and Fern (Marks) Sprimont.

On Jan. 24, 1939, she was united in marriage to Leonard Hoffman in Roselle, Iowa. To this union, six children were born.

She worked as a supervisor in the housekeeping department at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, where she retired after 25 years.

Glenn Zell, 78, father of Ostrander woman

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 09/06/2018 - 11:07am

Glenn Allen Zell, 78, of Plainview, died peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at his home.

He was born on Aug. 28, 1939, to Allen and Margaret (Hoffman) Zell in Lake City. The family lived in Millville until they moved to Plainview in 1950.

He attended Plainview High School and graduated in 1957.

Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country proudly for four years until he was honorably discharged in 1961.

He married Bonnie Feehan on Nov. 17, 1962, at St. Felix Catholic Church in Wabasha.

Doris Holm, 93, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 09/06/2018 - 11:05am

Doris Holm, 93, of Grand Meadow, died on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at Grand Meadow Care Center, where she had resided a short time.

Doris E. Neel was born on Oct. 31, 1924, in Renwick, Iowa, to Cecil and Leona (Hunt) Neel.

She attended school in Clear Lake, Iowa.

She was united in marriage to Johnie Holm on Jan. 22, 1950, in Mason City, Iowa.

Together, they farmed in the Mason City area, until moving to Grand Meadow in 1958, where they continued farming until their retirement in 1991.

Cheryl Dornink, 79, formerly of Rochester

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 09/06/2018 - 11:04am

Cheryl DeMay Dornink (Wade), 79, died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at her home in Glenwood Retirement Village, Minn., surrounded by family.

Cheryl DeMay was born on Feb. 23, 1939, to parents Percy Wade and Mary Leona (Shafer) in Kenmare, N.D.

After graduating from high school in Kenmare, she moved to Rochester where she completed three years of nursing training at United Methodist School of Nursing. During that time, she met the love of her life, Harley Dornink.

The two were married on Dec. 20, 1959, at Peace United Methodist Church in Rochester.

Curtis Ladsten, 82, brother of Spring Valley woman

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 9:54am

Curtis "Curt" O. Ladsten, 82, of Rochester, died on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at Rochester Methodist Hospital after a short battle with cancer. 

He was born on March 8, 1936, in Decorah, Iowa, to Olaf and Lucille Ladsten.

He graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1954.

On May 1, 1954, he married Juanita Baker and the couple was later divorced.

He later married Barbara Radtke and they were divorced.

He married Virginia Specht on March 7, 1987.