Gene Frederick Stensland, 68, of Buffalo passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital after a 22 day stay due to COVID-19.
Gene was born Nov. 14, 1952 in Rochester, the son of Fred and Edna (Erath) Stensland. He attended high school in Kenyon and went on to graduate from UM Waseca School of Agriculture in 1973.

Dorothy Alice Diercks, 89, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on Oct. 15, 1931, the daughter of Gladys and Victor Moreland. She, along with her parents and five siblings lived in Dodge Center, where she graduated from Dodge Center High School. 

Barbara Lee Pike, 83, of Kasson, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at the Seasons Hospice House in Rochester. 
Barbara was born on Nov. 22, 1937 in Red Wing, to Stanley and Marion (Lee) Knutson. She married Robert Pike on Dec. 15, 1955. They were one day away from celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.  

Robert Duane Nelson, 72, Kasson, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Mayo Clinic St. Marys campus.
Bob was born Sept. 13, 1948 in Rochester to Howard and Fern (Frost) Nelson. He was a graduate of Kasson-Mantorville High School and went on to become a certified painter. On April 22, 1967, at Byron Methodist Church, Bob Married Loah King.

Richard Eugene Dessner, 87, of West Concord, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital.
He was born Nov. 30, 1933 in Strool, S. D., the son of Frederick and Dorothy (Sanford) Dessner. Richard grew up near Elgin. 

Merece K.E. Langworthy, 91, of Rochester, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester. 
Merece was born on Oct. 20, 1929 in Kasson to Joel and Grace (Lane) Engelstad. 
After graduation from St. Olaf College, she married Erwin L. Langworthy; she and Erwin raised their family in Dodge Center.