Harriet M. Wright, 97, a longtime resident of Kasson, died on January 31, 2022, at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester where she resided the past few months.

Marion Lorraine Falch, 90, longtime Austin, resident passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning, January 25, 2022. For the last 10 months, she was a resident at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield.
Marion was born near Hayfield, the second daughter of five, to Fred and Bertha (Olson) Kruger on May 17, 1931. She attended rural grade school and graduated with 22 others from Hayfield High School in 1948.

Em Yennie, 74, of Mazeppa, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Michaelson Funeral Home in West Concord. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. that evening.

Donald Kenneth Spilman, 79, of Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away at Shadow Mountain Memory Care in Phoenix on February 2, 2022.

Eleanor Staplekamp, 95, of Kasson passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester.
Eleanor was born on May 23, 1926 in Salem Township near Rock Dell to George and Ella Amundson. She attended country school in Salem Township and was graduated from Rochester High School in 1941.

Grace K. Nelson of Gainesville passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 28, 2022. She was 84.
Born in Kasson, to Paul and Cecil Kautz, Grace grew up on a dairy farm, spending her days beneath the shade of the lilac bushes.