Virginia Busho, age 90, of Ellendale passed away on Thursday, Feb. 18, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna from complications of congestive heart failure. 

Guillermo Memo Dominguez, age 68, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota died Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.  

Virginia Elaine Durst, 94, died of natural causes on Feb. 9, 2016 at Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island, Minnesota.
Virginia was born on Nov. 27, 1921 in Pine Island, Minnesota. She grew up on the Egger family farm in Milton township in rural Pine Island.

Donald Lee Harker, 89, of Dodge Center, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota.  
He was born on Dec. 14, 1926, in San Francisco, California, to Robert Dexter Harker and Mamie Hazel Ballard. Donald was educated in California.  He later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he met his wife, Marjorie.  

Darlene J. (Peggy) Poffenberger, 87, of Kasson passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center.
Darlene was born Sept.13, 1928 in Fairmont to Virgil and Florence (Simpson) Louks. She grew up in the Hayfield area.  
Darlene worked as a cook for several different establishments in the Kasson-Mantorville area including the Country Club, Drive-In and Haven’s Bakery. 

Betty June (Larsen) Knudson peacefully passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, surrounded by family.  
Betty was born May 6, 1931 in Redwood Township, Minnesota.  Betty came to teach at the Dodge Center Seventh-day Adventist Church School where she met and married the love of her life, George Knudson. Betty and George were married on Aug. 6, 1951.