Leona S. Woellert, 92, of Preston, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Traditions of Preston. She had resided there since 2014. Leona was born August 4, 1928 near Black Hammer in rural Fillmore County to Arthur and Lillie Staupe. Her family moved to the Preston area in the 1940's. After graduating from Preston High School in 1946, Leona worked at several different places throughout her lifetime, including the Fillmore County Courthouse, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, the Rebound Inn, Tony's Pizza and Ebert Hardware. She also did wallpapering and painting with her sister-in-law, Phyllis. On November 9, 1952 she was united in marriage to Loyal Woellert in Preston,...

The meeting was called to order at the family farm by Lyle Arthur Affeldt on October 23, 1936 with his parents, Arthur "Art" and Emma (Fitzthum) Affeldt in attendance. Other members of the committee included his two sisters Bernice and Lois. Lyle was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Lyle attended school at Wykoff Public Schools, graduating in 1954. Following his high school graduation, Lyle chose to serve his country by joining the Army. He was assigned office duties and was honorably discharged in 1957. Lyle returned to the family farm to help on the farm. Mutual friends introduced Lyle to a young teacher from Spring Valley named Marilyn Lee Kinder. They...

Melvin W. Schmidt, age 99, formerly of Spring Valley, MN, died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Southview Acres in West St. Paul, MN. Melvin Schmidt was born October 13, 1920, in Jordan Twp., Fillmore County, MN, to Ernest and Alvina (Meisner) Schmidt. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff. Melvin attended school through the 8th grade and entered the Army Air Corp. in August 1942. He served in the European Theater as an Officer's cook and was honorably discharged in September 1945. On May 24, 1946, he was united in marriage to LaVern Schulz at Zion Lutheran Church in Spring Valley. Following their marriage the couple lived on the Schulz home farm. In 1950, they...

Marie Glaser, 91, of Preston, MN passed away peacefully on April 2,2020 at the Chosen Valley Care Center, where she had been a resident since July, 2016. Marie Eileen Glaser was born on Janurary 13, 1929 in Fillmore County, the daughter of Ernest and Olive (Cruse ) McBride. She attended country school and graduated from Wykoff High School in 1946. After graduation she completed the 12 month study course in teachers training, which enabled her to teach in country schools. She taught for three years in York and Forestville townships. On June 22, 1952 Marie married Clifford Glaser at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Preston.,MN. The couple lived on the Glaser family farm for 32 years, and...

Allison Marie Kumm of Austin, MN, passed away from complications of chronic respiratory illness and congestive heart failure on Saturday, March 21st, 2020 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN. Allison was born on February 5, 1965, in Spring Valley, MN, daughter of Everett and Karen (Thune) Kumm. She attended schools in Spring Valley, Rushford, Stewartville, and in the Twin Cities. In 1981, Allison moved to the first group home in MN for persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome. In 1995, Cardinal Circle in Austin became her permanent home. She loved her housemates, staff, and her guardian Judy Bjorndahl, who was very special to her. Allison was an outgoing, loving person whose smile...

Duane Harvey Grooters of Preston, MN, was born on June 19, 1942 in Lanesboro, Minnesota to Levern and Beatrice (Sikkink) Grooters. His family lived on different farms in the area of Greenleafton, MN, before settling on a farm at the intersection of 9 and 44. He attended a one-room school (Bristol Center) all 8 years before attending and graduating from the Minnesota Ag School in Waseca, MN, in 1960. He went to a Christian Liberal Arts College, Central College, in Pella, IA, for a year, and then went to a trade school for welding and drafting. He worked as a welder for a couple years before being drafted into the US Army. He spent several months in Ft. Lewis, WA, before being sent to...

Donald William Eickhoff, 91, formerly of Wykoff, MN passed away February 15th at Waters on Mayowood, in Rochester, MN, where he had resided since 2015. Donald was the son of Emil and Irene (Biel) Eickhoff. He was born November 16, l928 in Fountain, MN. He attended country school, and St. John's Lutheran School through 8th grade. He graduated from Wykoff High School, where he played basketball and baseball. Following high school, Don joined his father on the family farm. On June 3, 1951 Don married Lila Fingerson at Fountain Lutheran Church. The marriage was blessed with five children: Thomas of Minneapolis, MN, Dona (Wayne Hebrink) of Lakeville, MN, Jane (Dennis) Meisner of Wykoff,...

Mary Ann Anna Lammers (Juenger) went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. She had resided at the Stewartville Care Center since June 2019. Mary Ann was born on June 13, 1926 to Joe and Ida Juenger in Stacyville, IA where she grew up and attended school. In 1945 she married the love of her life, Frances "Frank" Lammers in Stacyville. They farmed in Adams, LeRoy, and Wykoff, MN before making their home in Preston, where Frank owned a Sinclair gas station and Mary Ann worked as a cook at the Branding Iron restaurant. After retirement they moved to Spring Valley. After Frank's passing, Mary Ann lived in The Meadows assisted living in Grand Meadow before moving to Stewartville....

Julie Ann Riehl, 63, of Harmony, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center of Harmony. A visitation for Julie will be held at the Preston United Methodist Church in Preston, Minnesota, on Thursday, January 2, 2020, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., with Pastor David Stoeger. Burial will be in the Preston United Methodist Cemetery. The funeral service will be held at the Preston United Methodist Church following the visitation on January 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home is assisting the family. Julie Ann Riehl, daughter of Roy and Ruby (Broadwater) Riehl, was born February 15, 1956, in Harmony, Minnesota. Julie loved music; she was...

Patricia Heusinkveld, age 91, of rural Preston, MN, passed away December 15, 2019 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, MN. Born in Washington, Minnesota to Guy and Jennie (Smith) Bicknese, Pat attended country school and graduated from Worthington High School. Following high school she attended a year of Normal Training School and taught at Sunnyside Country School in Nobles County. She met Leland Heusinkveld at a Church of the Brethren district conference. They were married in 1949. After moving to southeastern Minnesota to farm on Leland's family farm, she taught at Prairie Queen Country School in Fillmore County. She continued her education with a Baccalaureate Degree in...

Arlynn L. Peirce Arlynn L. Peirce, 83, passed away on Friday, December 13, at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Arlynn was born to Guy and Viola (Wood) Peirce on August 23, 1936 in Preston. He graduated from Preston High School in 1954. He met Valerie Myhre in Spring Grove in 1955. They married in 1956 and had four children but later divorced. Arlynn lived and worked in several states during his lifetime. In Minnesota, he helped build and maintain roads for the State Highway Department in Rushford, was a police officer for the city of Preston, worked in manufacturing in Chatfield and did facilities management for Preston-Fountain High School. Arlynn also worked for The...

Helen Leutink, 93, of Spring Valley, MN, died on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St Marys Campus Rochester, MN. Helen Maxine House was born January 24, 1926, daughter of Alva and Eunice (Wyman) House in Mantorville, MN. While working for Rochester Dairy in the lab, she met her future husband, Leonard Leutink, who was a mechanic for Rochester Dairy. On August 22, 1945, the couple married. To this union 4 children were born Leonard Jr., Janet, Larry, and JoAnn. Helen's pride and joy was her grandchildren. She loved babysitting them and had the magic touch when it came to putting them to sleep. Helen liked to watch and feed the birds. She was very knowledgeable...

Joseph Gosi, age 84, of Fountain, MN, died on Friday, November 29, 2019, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, Christ Lutheran Church, with Pastor Dan Bredberg. Burial will take place later at Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church Wednesday. Joseph "Joe" Gosi was born June 7, 1935, in Tarnokreti, Hungary, son of George and Maria (Doktor) Gosi. Joe escaped from Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. He was sponsored by Charles and Lucille Swanson through the Lutheran Church to come to America as a young man. On November 6, 1965, Joseph...

Bonnie K. O'Connor, 73, of Lime Springs, IA, died Thursday, November 28, 2019, at her home. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, IA, with Pastor Jeff Jacobs officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Burial will be at a later date. Bonnie Kay Engelhart was born September 6, 1946, daughter of Ferd and Violet (Sherriff) Engelhart, in Spring Grove, Minnesota. On October 10, 1965, Bonnie married Patrick O'Connor; they later divorced. Bonnie was a feisty, sweet, and social lady. In Bonnie's life family came first. Her pride and joy was her grandchildren. She enjoyed...