Obituaries

Stephen Kassel, 21, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 3:04pm

Stephen Michael Kassel, 21, of Grand Meadow, died on Friday, May 25, 2018, near Grand Meadow from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

He was born on July 18, 1996, in Austin to John and Marla (Weness) Kassel.

He attended school in Grand Meadow and graduated in 2014.

He was currently employed with Rochester Asphalt.

He enjoyed bow-fishing, hunting and anything outside. He also enjoyed driving around with his friends "wasting gas," but his true passion was for dirt bikes, obtaining first in his class in 2013. His other passion was his son, Jackson.

Robert Skaran, 87, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 3:02pm

Robert "Bob" Skaran, 87, of Grand Meadow, died on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Grand Meadow Health Care Center in Grand Meadow.

He was born on Sept. 30, 1930, in Grand Meadow to Melvin and Marie (Ewert) Skaran.

He attended and graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1949.

Following graduation, he entered the United States Army, serving from 1954 until 1956.

Jeanne Lamp, 84, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 2:59pm

Jeanne Faye (Champine) Lamp, 84, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Grand Meadow Health Care.

She was born on March 7, 1934, to George Lloyd (“Colonel”) and Grace Ellen (Myers) Champine on the farm near Ceylon, Minn., homesteaded in 1877 by her great-grandparents.

She was known for her beautiful red hair, quick wit and superb command of the English language.

She attended the first six grades at the “Champine School,” located on land donated by her great-grandfather. Her remaining years were at Ceylon, graduating as salutatorian in 1952.

Barbara Mosher, 83, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 1:49pm

Barbara Mosher, 83, of Spring Valley, died peacefully in her sleep, on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Spring Valley Living Center in Spring Valley, after a courageous battle with cancer for 15 years.

Barbara Ann Terbeest was born on July 21, 1934, in Forestville Township to Loren and Bernice (Hamlin) Terbeest.

She grew up in rural Spring Valley, graduating from Spring Valley High School in 1952.

On May 6, 1956, she was united in marriage to Gordon Mosher in Spring Valley. They later divorced after 44 years of marriage.

Loren Lex, 77, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 4:18pm

Loren Lex, 77, of Spring Valley, died on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at his home surrounded by family.

He was born on Aug. 22, 1940, in rural Spring Valley to Harry and Francis (Bornfleth) Lex.

He attended school in Spring Valley, graduating from Spring Valley High School in 1959.

On Jan. 28, 1963, he was united in marriage to Joan Riddle, and together they lived in Rochester for a period of time before moving to Spring Valley in 1994.

Loren Lex, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 10:28am

Loren H. Lex died at his home on Sunday May 20, 2018.

Memorial service will be held at 1:30 on Thursday, May 24, at the Fillmore Free Methodist Church in Fillmore with the Rev. Tim Ward officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

A full obituary will be in next week’s paper.

Terry Schumann, 63, son of Spring Valley woman

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 10:26am

Terry Lee Schumann, 63, of Escanaba, Mich., died on Saturday, May 12, 2018, surrounded by loving family.

He was born to Duane and Dona (Watros) Schumann on May 7, 1955, in Austin.

He graduated from LeRoy High School in LeRoy and Dakota County Vocational School in Rosemont.

He was a wonderful father and passed on a great sense of humor, a strong work ethic and dedication to family on to his children.

In 1986, he married Peggy O'Connell in Stewartville.

Esther McCaulley, 92, of Spring Valley

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 1:25pm

Esther McCaulley, 92, of Spring Valley and formerly of Wykoff, died on Monday, May 7, 2018, at Spring Valley Living Center.

Esther Marie Brock was born on July 20, 1925, in Webb, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Marguerite (Miller) Brock.

She graduated with the class of 1943 from Webb High School, where she played on the girls’ basketball team.

On June 12, 1950, she married Arthur McCaulley in Coggon, Iowa. To this union, three children were born, Jean, Judy and Mike. 

Adeline Snyder, 82, of Grand Meadow

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 1:23pm

Adeline “Addie” Marie Snyder, 82, of Grand Meadow, died on Saturday May 12, 2018, at Spring Valley Living Center in Spring Valley.

She was born on June 21, 1935, in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of Leo and Anna (Kofron) Malecek.

She lived in rural Britt, Iowa, until the family moved to a farm near Elkton, where she graduated from Elkton High School in 1952.

Following graduation, she was employed as a teller at the Stewartville National Bank from 1952 to 1955.

Cecilia Halvorson, 81, mother of Spring Valley woman

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 1:18pm

Cecilia Ann (Riepe) Halvorson, 81, of Stewartville, died of natural causes at home on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, surrounded by family.

She was born on Aug. 5, 1936, in Ada, Minn., to Frank and Catherine (Byrnes) Riepe.

She lived with her family where they farmed for many years and graduated from Ada High School. She later moved to Rochester.

She was married on Nov. 17, 1956, in Ada to M. Richard "Dick" Halvorson.