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Ruth Eloise Fischer, 98-year-old resident of Ellendale, MN passed away July 28, 2021 at her home.  Ruth was born on December 16, 1922 in McLaughlin, SD in Carson County to Jacob and Rose Fischer. The family moved to New Richland, MN where they lived on a farm owned by O. B. Anderson. Ruth worked for some time at Land of Lake in New Richland. She moved to Richmond, CA and went to work in the shipyards during the war.  She then

A gentle soul of the Ellendale community, Lowell H. Wichmann, age 81, has passed away on June 28, 2021.  Lowell was a loving husband, father, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend.  He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Julia (Smith); children, Barbara (Gary), Debra, Penny (Roger), Emily (Rashad) and Jamie (Jake). Beloved grandchildren, Mark, Chris, Nathan, Kara, Garrett, Rhyse, Rayven, Josef, Danika, Kaleb and Lukas. Siblings, Edward Wichmann, Carol (Ken) Killen, Linda Elstad, Sue (D.R Martin) Wichmann and Dawn

Karen Gimberline passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday June 26, 2021 at Open Doors United Methodist Church in Wells (595 1st Avenue SW, Wells, MN). Visitation will be held Friday, June 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home 1415 Hwy13 N., Albert Lea) and for one hour prior to service at the church. Interment will be at Freeborn Cemetery. Karen's Service will be live streamed.

Constance “Connie” A. Holland went to walk with the angels on Aug. 26, 2020 at age 82. She passed peacefully at her home in Laguna Woods, California, while surrounded by her family.  Connie, a native of Minnesota, was born on Nov. 3, 1937 in Albert Lea to Chester and Adeline Herbst of New Richland, Minnesota.  Connie lived 35 years in Babbitt, Minnesota. She enjoyed raising her two children and the family’s miniature poodle named Jacque. The beloved organist loved playing the keyboard

UNSUNG HEROES - Participating in the Unsung Heroes float are Deb Bently, Brenda Dobberstein, LeeAnn Hojberg, Gene Greenwood, Donna Olson, Paula Conklin, Devin Dobesh, Paul Kampen and Matt Groskreutz.   Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak By DEB BENTLYStaff Writer As the school year drew to a close early in June, all NRHEG staff members were notified of a pleasant surprise. They had been selected as the 2021 recipients of the “Unsung Heroes” recognition offered by the Ellendale Community Action Group (ECAG).  The

Susan (Sue) J. (Christensen) Johnson of Richfield, Mn, formerly of Ellendale, Mn. earned her angel wings on Saturday, March 27th, 2021. She was 73 years old. Sue was born on November 22nd, 1947 in Albert Lea, Mn. to Frederick and Lorraine Christensen. She graduated from Wells-Easton High School in 1965. On July 20th, 1968 she married Jim Johnson in Wells, Mn. Following graduation from high school, she began her 46-year nursing career in long term nursing care. She received her LPN from Faribault

Remember being a kid and yelling things like “We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher!” or “We want a batter, not a broken ladder!”? Or there’s the great scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off where Ferris and his friends are at a baseball game yelling things at the players. Anybody who’s been around baseball or softball has heard plenty of unique sayings that you don’t often hear for other sports, little gems that convey a meaning to the listener

My principal recently nominated me for an Educator of Excellence award with the Minnesota Rural Educators Association. It was nice to be recognized, and the nomination included writing a letter of reflection. It was a chance for me to reflect on my 25 years here at NRHEG, and I thought I would share it with you this week.  Fans of the show The Office know that Dwight Schrutte is jokingly called “Assistant TO the Regional Manager,” a position without any benefit

Syvert A. Berg, age 70, of New Richland, MN, died peacefully, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at his home in New Richland.  The public is invited to the Waseca American Legion Post 228 on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the back hall to greet his family and to celebrate his life. Burial will be in LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2021, with Pastor Dan Kordahl officiating. Full Military honors will

Syvert A. Berg, age 70, of New Richland, MN, died peacefully, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at his home in New Richland.  The public is invited to the Waseca American Legion Post 228 on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the back hall to greet his family and to celebrate his life. Burial will be in LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2021, with Pastor Dan Kordahl officiating. Full Military honors will

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I got a newspaper insert saying a big box store was having a 10% off everything in the store sale. Did you take advantage of that discount? I couldn’t afford to buy everything in the store.   Driving by Bruce's drive I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. Back before I’d forgotten where I parked my car while shopping online, I spoke at and taught classes at a Barnes & Noble

Pastor Brian Kenneth Gegel, 63, of Campbell Hill, IL; born on October 22, 1957 in Sparta, IL; passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, IL. Pastor Brian grew up working on the family farm in Baldwin, IL, graduated from Sparta High School, and received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Illinois.   He was united in marriage with his high school sweetheart, Jane, on May

Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting Did you fix my car?  I couldn't. There wasn't anything wrong with it.  I wish I'd have known that. I could have fixed it myself. Driving by Bruce's drive I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. Once upon a time, there were more mother-in-law jokes than there were mothers-in-law. My mother-in-law was no joke. I loved her and she, the baby of six, has died at 93. Even though she

Pamela Marie Schultz, age 72, of Wells, MN, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at her home in Wells, MN, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells, MN, with Father Greg Havel officiating. Public visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. (10 a.m. -11 a.m.) Interment will be private with her family as per Pam’s wishes.  Face masks

Lorraine Donna (Rugroden) Nelson, 93, of New Richland passed away March 30, 2021 at the New Richland Care Center. A private family graveside service will be held at the St. Peters Cemetery of New Richland. Bonnerup Funeral Service of New Richland is assisting the family. www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com. Lorraine was born in her family home near New Richland on June 21, 1927 to Oscar and Clara (Knudson) Rugroden. She was the youngest of 6 children. She attended country school through grade 8 and graduated from

Editor's note: Looking Back is a regular feature on the pages of the Star Eagle   75 Years Back - 1946 • With a good crowd present, the revived business men’s basketball tournament started off with a close game between Kruezer’s Red and Johnson’s Gray Ghosts. George Mobley, New Richland’s shoemaker, made the first points of the game on a short field goal. Kreuzer’s team won 44-13. Other first-round actions saw the Yellow team beat the Purple squad 18-14 and, in the final

Ralph M. Klinder, of Minnesota Lake, MN, age 95, died Monday, March 1, 2021 in Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, MN.  A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2021 at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Danville Twp., Blue Earth Co., MN, with Pastor Michael Mathews officiating.  For those attending, please bring your own seating.  Masks will be required and social distancing guidelines will be followed.  Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells was entrusted with

Mildred Juanita Ferguson Flugum went to meet her Lord and Savior face to face on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 3:05 p.m. at Centennial Villa, Annandale, Minnesota. Millie was born on April 28, 1929 to Harold and Nelsena (Skow) Ferguson of rural Ellendale, MN. She grew up on the family farm learning and doing everything a dairy farm girl did. She taught herself to drive by practicing in the hayfield. She did get in trouble with Pop because the hay hadn't

Curtis “Curt” R. Frisk, 67, of Dodge Center, Minnesota and formerly of Byron and New Richland, Minnesota, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester. Curt was born in Waseca, MN on August 7, 1953 to Richard and Isabel (Stennes) Frisk. He was baptized through Trinity Lutheran Church at home on the farm near New Richland due to the polio outbreak.  He graduated from New Richland Hartland High School in 1971. He graduated from Rochester Junior College

Verdelle Hansen passed away January 19, 2021 at Good Samaritan Retirement Home in Albert Lea, MN.  A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Griggs presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at North Freeborn Cemetery immediately following the service. The Funeral Service will be livestreamed from Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home’s Facebook page.  The livestream will start about five minutes prior to