Bonnie Strong, 69 years old of Trapper Creek, Alaska, passed away on July 30, 2015, with family at her bedside.
Bonnie Lou Ann was born in Waseca on July 24, 1946, to Anton “Tony” Brase and Lillian (Ewest) Brase. Bonnie was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Meriden, Minnesota. Bonnie married Steve Strong on March 12, 1977, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Meriden.

Eric Daniel Nelson, 77, passed away at his home in Pearl City, Hawaii, on Jan. 9, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 4, 1937, to Sanford and Edna Mae (Lerum) Nelson in Blooming Prairie.

A private family service for Roger Lynn Saathoff of Blooming Prairie, formerly of Okabena, took place Aug. 24 in the chapel of Macken Funeral Home in Rochester. Roger passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, with his children by his side.

Kenneth (Ken) S. Prestegard, 68, of Owatonna, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Homestead Hospice House. Ken was born Feb. 28, 1947, at the Owatonna Hospital to Ole Joe Prestegard and Helen E. (Moe) Prestegard.

Sylvester (Sal) L. Thompson, 96, of Austin, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home.

Evelyn M. Balzer, 95, of Blooming Prairie, died July 31, 2015, at the Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Blooming Prairie.
She was born June 24, 1920, in Steele County the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Jirele) Wurst.