Steven (Steve/Lars) Edward Larson, 55 of Apple Valley, formerly of Kasson MN, passed away quietly with his family at his side, Saturday morning April 28, 2018, after a lengthy illness.  Steve was born to Sterling and Phyllis Larson of rural Kasson.  After graduating from KM High School in Kasson, he attended Rochester Vocational School, working with electronics.  He worked as a Network Administrator in Eden Prairie, MN for 31 yrs. 

Lowell Blair Klinepier, 83, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. Lowell Blair Klinepier was born on July 20, 1934, on the home farm in Mantorville. He graduated from Mantorville High School in 1952.

Ethel (Osterberg) Denny passed away on April 27, 2018 at Kingsway Retirement Living in Belle Plaine where she resided for nine years.
Ethel was born in Kensington, Minn., on Nov. 24, 1913 to Emma and Arthur Osterberg. She married Harold Denny on Nov. 30, 1939. They resided in Mantorville where they farmed and Ethel taught school for 46 years. Ethel loved teaching, music and chatting. She loved to tell stories and she had many.

James Edward Engvall, 61, of Hastings, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at United Hospital in St. Paul. 
He was born March 8, 1957 in Owatonna the son of Victor and Betty (Bell) Engvall.  Jim graduated from West Concord High School and attended Mankato State University. He moved back to West Concord, where he farmed with his parents and worked at Foldcraft and Cannon Equipment. He married DeAnn Casselton June 29, 1996.  

Marilyn Burnette Svenby, 81, passed away on March 18, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
Marilyn was born on Oct. 3, 1936, in Lockhart, Minn., to Alfred and Sophie (Ellingson) Thronson. Her youth was spent on the farm in Waukon Township in rural Gary Minn. 

James “Jim” W. Johns, 74, of Blooming Prairie died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Jim lost a long battle with a brain disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
Jim graduated in 1961 from Blooming Prairie High School.