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Funeral services for June Lageson will be held Saturday, April 16 at Community Lutheran Church in Geneva, MN. Reverend Dr. Kristen Venne will officiate. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery in Ellendale, MN. Bonnerup Funeral Service is handling the arrangements.

June Lageson, of Geneva, passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. She was 74 years old. June Marie Ottesen was born at her home in Clarks Grove on April 9, 1942 to her parents, Clarence and Bernice (Hansen) Ottesen. She was raised in rural Ellendale and was a member at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale for many years. In 1949 when June was 7 years old, she had Polio and was admitted to the Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis.

Funeral services for Curtis L. Miller, age 75, of Alden, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Cross of Glory Church. Rev. Charles Espe will officiate. Interment will be at West Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Friday, April 15 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Curtis died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Community.

Curtis LeRoy Miller was born April 24, 1940 in Alden, the son of Serinus and Margaret (Hansen) Miller. Curtis was raised on the family farm south of Freeborn. He graduated from Freeborn High School in 1958. Curtis married Shirley Thompson on October 8, 1960 at Salem Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.

Lee Emerson Bass, 81, of Owatonna, formerly of Hope, passed away April 10, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Lee was born February 10, 1935, in Westbrook, MN. He was the son of Harrison and Dorothy (Berger) Bass.

Lee graduated from Westbrook High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. Lee was united in marriage to Marlys Leske on May 12, 1957, at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Buffalo Lake, MN. He managed the Hope Elevator from 1960 to 1976. He later worked at various grain companies and retired from Jennie-O-Turkey Store.

Caroline J. Prehn, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at New Richland Care Center.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 11 a.m. at North Waseca Lutheran Church in rural Waseca with Pastor Nancy Hansen officiating. Interment will be held at North Waseca Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Arrangements are being completed by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory of Waseca, Minnesota.

Terence Austin Leonard Dosh died of Parkinson’s Thursday, April 7, 2016, believing: “Whether in life or in death we belong to God.”

Terry was born in St Paul on Nov 22, 1930, the sixth of seven children born into the loving family of Charles M and Lilly Olson Dosh. 

He was nurtured in Catholic parishes and schools (St. Helena Mpls.) until he moved to St John’s in Collegeville (1944) for Prep School and University. An avid sportsman and curious, passionate student, he applied his scholarship as a social justice activist. He became a Benedictine Oblate Nov 21, 1945 (Gregory). On July 11, 1950 he joined the monastic community, receiving the name Leonard. He was ordained a priest June 1, 1957 and taught at St John’s Prep and University and St. Ben’s in St. Joseph, MN. He shared his enthusiasm and vast knowledge of history, geography and art with his students being mentored by Fr Walter Reger. He served as prefect, Oblate director and publisher of the Oblate newsletter.