Harland P. Peterson, age 88 of rural Blooming Prairie, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Austin, to Osen and Ida (Thompson) Peterson. After he attended country school, Harland graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1944. On Nov. 9, 1954, he was united in marriage to Laura Morrissey in Faribault. Laura passed away in 1972. Harland served his country in the U.S.

Marsha Ann Pacolt (Nana), 67, of Mantorville, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at the Methodist Hospital, Rochester from cancer.

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.