Rushford, MN - Beverly Ann Paulson Boyum, 86, of Rushford, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at Gundersen Health System. Beverly Ann Hatlevig was born August 14, 1933 at home near Peterson, MN to Marvin J. and Mabel T. (Halvorson) Hatlevig. Beverly married Orville Paulson on January 26, 1952. Orville died in 1993. She married Marlow Boyum on October 23, 1998. Beverly worked for Rush Products in Rushford for many years. Bev is survived by her husband, Marlow; children: Nancy (Tim) Williams of Crosby, MN, Deb (Brad) Erickson of Rushford, and Chuck (Kari) Paulson of Oakdale, MN; Grandchildren: Missy (Darrin) Deseth, Amanda (Kris) Jackson, Nicole (Glen) Knutson, Travis (Victoria) Williams, Toni...

Kenneth "Ken" Willard Feine, 88, of Rushford, MN passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Ken was born August 5th,1931, at Hart, MN to Willard and Eleanor (Papenfuss) Feine. He was raised in the Hart area, was baptized, confirmed and will celebrate his final journey at St. John's Lutheran Church at Hart. He attended St. John's Parochial School and graduated from Rushford High School in 1950. On August 25, 1951, Ken married Doris Peterson, daughter of Edward and Josephine (Woxland) Peterson, in Rushford. They enjoyed 60 plus years of marriage, before her death in 2011. Through the early years, Ken and Doris farmed in the Hart area, eventually moving...

Jim Morcomb, 84, died on February 18, 2020. He was born on a farm in Ridgeway, Minnesota on May 16, 1935; the first born of Arlie and Helen Morcomb. He graduated from Winona Senior High School Class of 1953. After graduation and a brief stint in college he married the love of his life Lois (Johnson) on June 23, 1956 at First Lutheran Church in La Crescent, MN and accepted a job at Martin Aircraft in Baltimore, MD. They both longed for home and in May of 1957 he joined IBM and embarked on a wonderful 34 1/2 year career, eventually retiring in 1992 as a Senior Engineer. He was responsible for multiple patents that significantly advanced business technology culminating his career by...

RUSHFORD, MN - Kevin John Klungtvedt, 62, of Rushford, MN died on Friday, February 14, 2020 in Albert Lea, MN after giving one more research presentation on his last day on earth due to complications from glioblastoma. Kevin was born on January 26, 1958 in Rochester, MN to Orrin and Eleanor (Johnson) Klungtvedt. He lived in Rushford until moving to Lanesboro, MN as a child. Kevin was a 1976 graduate of Lanesboro High School, and he received a Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering in 1983 from the University of Minnesota. He married Debra Wobschall on December 22, 1984 in Lanesboro, MN. Kevin worked as a quality and incoming inspection supervisor for EF Johnson Company in Waseca, MN. He...

Rochester, MN - Kristie Lee Benson, 69, of Rochester, MN passed away peacefully at Mayo - Franciscan Healthcare Hospital, La Crosse, WI, on November 25, 2019. Kristie was born to Norman and Norma (Larson) Benson on April 10, 1950. Raised in Houston, MN and a graduate of Houston High School. Kristie continued her education, leading her to a successful career at IBM in Rochester, MN until retirement. To those who knew and loved her, Kristie was a fun-loving, sweet and loyal person. Her no-nonsense outlook on life and her sense of humor made her an example of strength for her family and friends. Despite her physical disability, she was capable of accomplishing any feat. She accepted no...

Steven Orley Redalen, age 68, passed away peacefully December 1, 2019. He was born January 22, 1951 to Elton and Joyce (Grindland) Redalen, the fourth of seven children, and grew up in Root Prairie in rural Lanesboro. Steve attended Wadden Valley School and Lanesboro High School and was exceedingly fond of both, often telling stories of his times there. If ever the opportunity arose, he was quite full of stories of the old days, particularly those of growing up with his siblings and cousins. Steve was admittedly shy as a youngster, but in the summer of 1969 he met Peggi, who encouraged him not to make himself so scarce. After he received permission to drive her home from the fair, they...

Eugene A. Hanson, 92, of Peterson passed away at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, WI on Monday, November 11, 2019. He was born in Winona on October 27, 1927, to Oscar and Gena (Dale) Hanson. He graduated from Peterson High School in 1945, and enjoyed his entire life farming in the Peterson area. On June 28, 1952, he married Bernice Sande at the Arendahl Lutheran Church. Eugene was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Peterson, where he served on the church council. He served twenty years on the Peterson School Board, as well as several years on the Farmers' Cooperative Elevator Board in Rushford. Eugene's lifelong love of horses, family, and farming, translated into many...